Have you ever watched pairs skating and thought, ‘Well, that’s not terrifying enough’? Or thought that synchro was heading in the right direction but just had too many people and not enough danger? Maybe you would have liked synchro pairs fours skating!

There’s not much info out there about this former event; the Wikipedia page is four sentences long. As far as I can tell, in the more recent past, it was mostly performed in Canada by pairs skaters and was an event at Canadian Nationals for many years, until it was discontinued in 1997. Elements included side-by-side lifts, side-by-side throw jumps, side-by-side death spirals, as well as double death spirals, four-person spins, and the whole team jumping at once. (A little more information if you’re curious: skateguard1.blogspot.com/2015/01/threes-company-fours-crowd-skatings.html)

Personally, while I think some of the elements are really cool (look at that double death spiral and the spins!), I would not be suprised if the main reason it was discontinued was the danger - imagine any one of those jumps or lifts going awry, and you have great conditions for a pileup.

Needs to make a comeback

Hey guys,I finally finished the @monthofloveart challenge of 2019 :D Thanks to @kristinacarroll and @JennaKassArt for inviting me again! I’ve decided to sell my Month of Love pieces in my INPRNT store so do check it out and support a fellow freelancer! 

all the women that had to grown up being super self-aware of what they wear, what they think, what they say, how they act, where they are, with whom, etc in every aspect of their life, all the time, in this sexist society (especially women of color, non-straight women and trans women): good. finally you all have to learn how to behave.  

Requirements for Level 4 Step Sequence:

Complexity: Must include at least 11 difficult turns and steps. None of the types of turns and steps can be counted more than twice. 5 types of turns and steps must be executed in both directions.

Rotations in either direction (left and right) with full body rotation covering at least 1/3 of the pattern in total for each rotational direction

Use of body movements for at least 1/3 of the pattern

Two different combinations of 3 difficult turns on different feet executed with a clear rhythm within the sequence. Only the first combination attempted on each foot can be counted.

Patrick Chan’s “Chopin” Step Sequence:

16 difficult steps/turns attempted. 11 difficult turns/steps counted when only two of each step/turn are counted. 5 steps and turns in each direction.

Rotations in either direction (left and right) with full body rotation covering at least 1/3 of the pattern in total for each rotational direction

Use of body movements for at least 1/3 of the pattern

Two different combinations of 3 difficult turns on different feet executed with a clear rhythm within the sequence

Left foot cluster: RFI-Choctaw (RFI to LBO) CCW/LBO to LBI Change of Edge/LBI-Rocker (LBI to LFI) CCW/LFI-Counter (LFI to LBI) CCW/LBI-Counter (LBI to LFI) CW/LFI-Three Turn (LFI to LBO) CW/Knee Slide

Right foot cluster: Toe steps/RFI-Rocker (RFI to RBI) CCW/RBI-Counter (RBI to RFI) CCW/RFI-Twizzle CCW/Toe Hop

a man

is acting

These are all from a Christian meme group that I joined for some reason but fell in love with

And around 31 October, reformation/Lutheran memes start to make an appearance in my social circles!