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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 7:53 pm
Anybody watch tonight? I think Kristy is on clound nine. It appeared from the beginning of the season that the judges had picked Jillian as the early favorite, but Kristy had other plans. Kristy and her partner were clearly the better team for the past couple of weeks...I guess that's my horse, now will they win or place?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:10 pm
Is Kristy the one who smacked her face on the ice?
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Yep! One of the risks of being Eisler's partner!
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:26 pm
It looks like there's only one more show (in TWO weeks...what's on next week???), and not only will the 2 finalists compete for the title, but all the other skaters will be back! Hurrah! That means we will have seen Tai and Bruce in every show. Tai/Randy were great in the dance-off tonight, with 3 trick moves, including the death spiral that I love. But it was hard to deny the younger two couples, with Jillian and Kristy, the top two spots. John Nicks said it, that Tai and Bruce were the "sentimental favorites", but he couldn't take that into account in his judging. Tai/Bruce did beat their personal best tonight, and everyone said how much more secure he is on the ice; Dorothy Hamill just wants him to smile!
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:30 pm
AWWWWW, DADGUMMIT! I forgot to record this tonight! Can anyone summarize what happened? Pretty please with sugar on top?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, February 13, 2006 - 9:34 pm
Wow -- hard to summarize a "visual" sport -- All three couples did really well. John Nicks criticized Jillian & Zimmerman's first skate for not doing anything "new" (and listed off "tricks" that he's seen from other couples); he liked Tia and Bruce; the other, younger man judge said he wished Bruce and Tai had done their "signature move" (death spiral) since all couples skaters need just such a move. Kristy did great -- they seemed to get the least criticism. Can't remember scoring exactly, but scores were the highest so far. Kristy got 58 total (and I *think* were last to skate?), so promptly took off her skates. Bruce and Jillian then went to a "Skate Off" to decide who would compete w/Kristy for final show. Each couple skated HALF of the final song. Kristy and Zimmerman did some beautiful lifts, Bruce and Tai came out & did death spiral. Althought both couples gave "their best performance yet," Bruce was eliminated. There was no actual "scoring" for the skate off -- the judges just took both skates from tonight into account and decided which couple they wanted to move on to the finals. There were actually quite a few tears at the end tonight, and Bruce got a huge standing ovation. Hope that helps a little. Sorry I couldn't be more specific. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 8:38 am
Just to add... Bruce and Tai thought they would definitely be in the skate-off. So they "saved" their tricks for last. While Nicks kinda dinged them for not doing the death spiral or any other new tricks, they had a new one up their sleeve. So they did the last half of the song in the skate-off and did a death spiral and another sort of drop throw (can't remember the name of it!). I actually thought they did harder elements than Jillian and partner, but... Bruce doesn't look as comfortable on the ice. Bruce and Tai did speed up their skating, though! And the one thing I did notice with Kristy and Jillian tonight... both pairs came out and really skated. You could almost think that they weren't novice skaters. They had a lot of speed. I think it was a bit unfair that the professionals in the three teams left were two men versus one woman. I think Bruce had a harder time of it, since he's supposed to lead the woman. Kristy and Jillian were really "led" on the ice (watch the spirals), and that makes a HUGE difference if you can "lean" on your partner. Of course, I had figured out finally that the final two would be K & J. <sigh>
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 10:16 am
On the figure skating boards they are saying that Kristi and Lloyd have hooked up and that he has left his wife and 2 kids. They also say Kristi is moving to Canada. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but I suppose it will eventually end up in the tabloids if so.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 12:36 pm
I absolutely love this show. My jaw was dropping watching them skate so well last night. I really thought Jillian would have scored a little higher than 55.+ and I honestly thought Kristy and Lloyd were going to score a 60 last night. I am absolutely amazed and impressed at how much better these teams got every week.
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Lori
Member
04-18-2003
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 5:07 pm
Alisons...I thought at the end of Kristy and Lloyd's performance they seemed to be so intimate with each other. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if that gossip were true.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 5:44 pm
I thought the same thing, Lori. The rumor was just confirmed on Inside Edition. The young male judge was interviewed and said this will surely put more focus on Lloyd and Kristy during the show that hasn't yet aired. IE interviewed a woman they claimed was Lloyd's wife by phone. She disputed the claim that Lloyd and she (who was pregnant at the time) had split before he became involved with Kristy.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 8:37 pm
Oh, my. That's a shame. And weird, since Lloyd and Kristy didn't seem to be enjoying each other very much in previous practice sessions. Thank you, Teachmichigan and Costacat, for catching me up on what I missed. Still can't believe I forgot the show was on. Okay, so it's Jillian vs. Kristy now? Hmm. I might miss the next show, too. Not that I don't like them, but it was just more fun watching Bruce and Tai. Now that the Olympics are on I'm getting my ice skating fix with that. Oh, wait. Did y'all say the other teams are returning next time?
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 9:10 pm
well i was hoping for a upset against jillian, but if the rumors are true, i cant root for the cheating couple.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 9:32 pm
Yes, Curlyq, ALL the teams are coming back next time! Hurrah!!! And it won't air for two weeks; I think they have an episode of "House" slated for next week; I guess they want to get past the Olympics air dates? I'm delighted because with Tai and Bruce on the last show also, they will have been on every "episode"!!! I wonder if Bruce will continue skating after the show ends; he was certainly getting good! Oh, Curlyq, since you missed it, was also interesting when Scott told about Bruce coming to his house to ask about participating in the skating show and Scott tried to discourage him!
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The_beav
Member
08-07-2005
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 4:46 am
I can tell you that it is definate that this show lead to the breakup of Lloyd and his wife. She was in fact pregnant during the taping and Lloyd was kicked out after the show was over. She was home in Canada during the tapings (pregnant & with a pre-schooler). I don't know about Kristy moving here though.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7:27 am
Didn't Kristy go to Canada with Lloyd one time? I seem to recall him thanking her for going with him. Weird...
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Fiat
Member
10-07-2004
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7:29 am
Oh, that is horribly depressing news. After their program, I thought, "Wow, they look like they've got some great chemistry going. cool!" I didn't know he was married. And his wife is pregnant, too. How sad. I really wanted them to win, but not now. Go Jillian!
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 10:19 am
I did not want to believe this story, but they were talking about this on the View today--guess its official.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 1:07 pm
Oh, Lloyd! I'm so disappointed.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 1:20 pm
I replayed my tape of Monday's show before erasing and two things really struck me: 1. How much I enjoyed Tai and Bruce's skate-off performance! There were three strong elements: the death spiral, the pull waltz jumps (Bruce looked SO solid in this), and the new trick, which John Nicks called a "flip-over" (Bruce held Tai's hands for a sort of twist turn, hard to describe). 2. How the judges comments re Lloyd and Kristy ring so oddly now: saying things like "you can now see the bond", "you were missing the connection before, but now you have it" and the like.
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The_beav
Member
08-07-2005
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 2:52 pm
I have known about this since before Xmas but couldn't say anything. It has been really interesting knowing what I knew to watch the interaction develop and listen to the judges comments. You definately read more into it. I felt very bad for his wife Marcia. Kristy was in Lloyd's home town for a special event a few weekends ago, so they are no longer trying to hide anything, so I feel like I am no longer bound to secrecy either.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 3:25 pm
The beav...how did you know? What prevented you from saying anything?
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 6:53 pm
gosh, are anyone's vows 'vows' these days? he only got married in 2002. shame shame!!! and to leave his wife with a preschooler and a newborn for someone he worked with for a couple of months? i hope he does the same thing to this gal down the road. i'm sorry if that sounds mean, but it takes two to tango. how could anyone leave a marriage and family that young? i give him and kristy about a year, tops, before there is something to change this pairing. and i hope his wife has the sense and grace and strength to never let him back into her heart! i know i sound really mean, but marriage is tough. marriage is a commitment on both parts. it should not be a 'throw away' commodity. if it was that bad--that he could fall in love with someone else when the marriage was only a few years old--why would he have made a second baby with the wife? i hate all these immature people who go with the moment and what currently feels good, rather than commiting to something..... it reminds me of 3rd grade where you went steady with one person from just before class started til first recess, had another steady up til lunch and usually were going with someone else by afternoon recess. it's acceptable and cute at age 8. not so cute for adults. IMO, of course.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7:03 pm
ethan eisler turns two in mid-may... and that's lloyd's older child. i am so disappointed with lloyd!! and with kristy!! go jillian!!!!
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 9:24 pm
Remember she dated Alan Thicke when she was a teenager and he was in his early 40s.
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