QISE Review - Winter Edition - Day 13 / by Mark

I’m falling farther and farther behind—let’s see what we can get through.

  • Extreme facial closeups, the coaches are miked, there’s a hush in the arena—must be time for the top women in Figure Skating.
  • (In my best Howard Cosell) Down goes Lipnitskaya! Down goes Lipnitskaya! We’ll see if she can come back in the Free Skate.
  • Ashley Wagner—the only US skater who didn’t get an intro package—had some problems, but didn’t generate a meme-worthy face this time.
  • In the late show, Nancy Kerrigan is wheeled in to give some post-game analysis.
  • Parallel Giant Slalom?  OK—now you’re just picking sport terms out of a hat.

Onto Thursday’s coverage…

  • Hockey is well suited to DVR-viewing (at least for me). Fast-forward, watch the score at the upper left, then back it up when it changes to see the goal. I got through Canadian women's win over the US in about 10 minutes.
  • Ski Snowcross—because Snowboard Cross is too safe. I say we up the stakes—have them juggle chainsaws while they do it—blindfolded!

More to come, including the finale of women’s Figure Skating. Get ready for kissing and crying.