Lynn Rutherford

@lizwoolf @rockerskating Plus it isn't only the number of fans, it's the demographics. Golf fans tend to be affluent, with a net worth far above average, thus appealing to brokerage firms, automobile companies and other advertisers, not to mention golf apparel and equipment manufacturers.

@rockerskating I mean, if we could get 12.7M people to watch skating we'd probably get more coverage. (Also the 40th anniversary retrospective on the 1986 Masters was actually really good.)

Skating competitions are too long and American networks showing the Master’s (golf) have two hours of pregame analysis and fluff pieces, two hours of early coverage, and five hours of prime coverage

@spencertbarber Could be because they just met you and golf is a benign conversation starter, as is the stock market.

I hate to play into generational stereotypes, but they can feel very real sometimes. I was traveling with my family last night, and we were in the hotel hot tub with two baby boomer couples. They were going off about how much golf they’re playing. The conversation shifted to the war, and first they complained about Trump’s speech interrupting their shows, then about how the war is hurting their retirement accounts. It was amazing to me that two couples who probably don’t have more than 15 years left didn’t say one thing about their posterity for a whole hour, but talked about golf, TV, and stock prices. I’m a millennial, but I have daily conversations with multiple people from Gen Z, and the attitude feels completely different. Gen Z seems optimistic but realistic. They know the fate of the future is in their hands, and they’re focused on making sure things are better for their future kids. I honestly don’t know what happened to the baby boomers. I know many are great, but many can also be intolerable.

@AngiTalkSkating @UpholdTheISUBan A lot of it is due to the "stigma" of being a country's 3rd team. Few ice dancers have overcome this at worlds. I thought G/P were good here, really compelling. Mrazeks got bit of that home country boost.

@UpholdTheISUBan Yeah but their PCS were only around 50 and lower then the Mrazeks, they are so much better than it’s a huge sign for a change to be made

The GOEs are not really there for Green/Parsons, they are missing speed and the sharpness they had and looked a bit undertrained to me, but for them to finish with 61 TES means they will barely touch 110, and they are a team that should be scoring 120+. A change needs to be made.

Daniel Grassl is telling us that the Pope saw his “Conclave” performance and he liked it and now wants to meet him! It’s happening in April! #worldfigure #figureskating

#WorldFigure Interesting mixed zone comments from Andrew Torgashev (old photo): "I don't see much point to continue skating if I'm not able to add more quads. I achieved my goal I set when I was young to .... be top 10 and do Olympics. So I will go home and start to train the Sal, and if it starts to click, add it to the programs."

I am thrilled to share that VERSA is finally streaming on @DisneyPlus ! It was such an honor to choreograph and perform reference skating for this beautiful short film with @khill_co, filmed by @IcePerspectives. Thank you @malconpierce for sharing your and Keely’s story!

Amber Glenn after placing sixth despite the only clean triple axel of the event: "I just lost focus. I did the tough stuff & let the easy things kind of get away from me."

#WorldFigure Isabeau Levito, 4th in Prague, on her triple lutz, triple loop, which got < call: "It's a fun combo for me. I felt confident going into the free skate. I was surprised & disappointed it didn't go the way that would make sense, given my consistency. But 4th at Worlds is a good accomplishment." usfigureskating.org/news/2026/3/27…

#WorldFigure IIia Malinin, who won the SP with a PB 111.29 points, is getting a lot of love from the Prague crowds: "The main thing I want to stick to is how I feel inside, how I feel about myself, and if I feel good and can show that to people, I'm sure they will be able to feel that love and support I have for myself." usfigureskating.org/news/2026/3/26…

Chan & Howe sit sixth after a solid short with five Level 4 elements. Only error was on side-by-side triples: "We were happy but I thought, yes, we could get more points with our jumping pass," Howe said. "I'm proud of Emily because all of our other elements including the throw were strong."

#WorldFigure Isabeau Levito on putting triple lutz, triple loop into her SP: "My coach showed me a list of different combinations I could do & the points ... . I got bored. I wanted to do something more interesting." usfigureskating.org/news/2026/3/25…

On returning to her Firebird FS: "They told me to try it out and see how it feels. And I started skating, and doing the choreo, and I realized how much I love the program and I missed it. It just feels like me."

#WorldFigure Sarah Everhardt on subbing for Alysa Liu: "I honestly don't think I wrapped my head around it until I got here...I wasn't really training. Then I was told Bradie wasn't first alt anymore, so then I really started training...When I was told I would go, I had two weeks of preparation."

@lauren_tho4607 @noirgal17 IDK. From all I've read, he was a bit rough around the edges but a good guy.

@LynnRutherford @noirgal17 Raft was sometimes surly, if some of his quotes are to be believed.

I don’t know if it’s true or not that EGR and George Raft got into a real brawl on the set of MANPOWER (4/26/41, photographed and reported in LIFE magazine). But I want it to be true.

@thinman_2001 @classic_film Wasn't Muni more a stage actor? I thought he overacted at times in his films.

@classic_film Based solely on their work in the 30’s, I see two items to take note of. IMHO, Grant is somewhat too high at #2, likely achieved more on his overall popularity over the decades. Tracy at #7 had at least a good decade as Grant, possibly better. Muni at #16? A gross injustice.

Here is the bracket for the #1930sLeadActor Tournament, which starts tomorrow. Actors who just missed the field include: Charles Laughton, Lionel Barrymore, and Groucho Marx.

@Nerdspringbreak But without older, persnickety white women, who is left for a self-described hater to hate?

I can't believe this old bag is alive and still torturing retail works all over NYC.

@lauren_tho4607 @noirgal17 I believe Raft thought Robinson was condescending to him, giving him too many suggestions about bits of business and line delivery. Legend also has it they were both attracted to Dietrich.

@noirgal17 Manpower (1941) was held up by two incidents involving EGR and George Raft. 18 April Raft verbally abused EGR after a disagreement about dialogue. On 26 April Raft again, verbal abuse and pushed EGR around on set witnessed by Life magazine photographer.🤔 starsandletters.blogspot.com/2018/12/contro…

@UpholdTheISUBan @vxzilaa He may not have O'Shea's personality and patience but he is a very good pair man. Certainly U.S. pairs can improve, we all can, but take a look at our top men's feet and how they handle lifts vs the Olympic silver medalists.

@vxzilaa The USFS making an ill-advised choice to give ShiNagy all those prime int'l assignments before ShiNagy beat any of the 4 teams ahead of them at Nats 2025 is completely par for the course with them. The only problem is Nagy ain't no O'Shea.

is US pairs finished? we have a team that cannot stand each other (allegedly), a team that is injured and retirement seems very likely, a team USFS invested in ALOT and now they’ve unfollowed each other and are/have split? 😭

@BuckSexton Rachel Getting Married. Always and forever. Abysmal.

What is the worst movie you ever saw in a theater? I'll go first: Magnolia (Honorable mentions: Ferrari, Vanilla Sky, Jury Duty, AI)

Mine is when skaters, especially ice dancers, collapse their postures and attitudes right after the last beat of music, and put their hands on their hips and skate off the ice shaking their heads. Don't advertise disappointment while still on the ice. I think this creates a poor last impression and they lose PCS.

@fullsunify those who skate around, visualizing, talking to themselves, doing jump motions & just generally taking too damned long to get their starting position. hammer toe (toe) jumpers. poor extension/no turnout. busy choreo for features/levels. edea piano boots/revolution blades.

what’s ur guys’ biggest skating pet peeve? i’ll start: eulers that look like stepouts 😵‍💫