#2002 Canadian Nationals

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Joannie Rochette's short program dress at the 2002 Canadian Nationals.

(Photo by Barry Mittan)

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Amtrak 823 kicked the bucket on the Maple Leaf the day before, and a pair of GP38-2s from CSX’s Frontier Yard in Buffalo was summoned to power the train to Toronto. The following day, the pair of CSX units are seen leading the eastbound back towards Buffalo, passing SOR’s Stuart Street yard in Hamilton. August 31, 2002

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Convention: Canadian National (Comic Book/Science Fiction/Anime) Expo 2002

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NATIONS HOSTING BOTH REPLICA AND NON-REPLICA POTO

United Kingdom: The UK saw the world premiere of ALW's POTO in 1986. They've also since seen the RAH staging (2011), the original UK Tours (1993-2000), the UK Tour Revival (2000), and the West End Revival (2021). It was also in the UK the new Restaged Tour was first launched (2012-2013).

United States: The US was the first opening outside the UK, premiering in 1988, and also had three national tours (1989-2010) and the Las Vegas Spectacular (2006-2012). They furthermore hosted the Restaged Tour (2013-2020).

Austria: Austria was the fourth country to host the original staging (1988-1993). In 2024 they welcomed back the musical, this time as the Restaged Tour.

Canada: Canada was the fifth country to host the original staging, in 1989. The production ran for a whopping ten years, closing in 1999. There were also various Canadian tours (1991-1998), touring nationally and internationally. They later hosted multiple visits of both US Tour and the Restaged Tour.

Australia: Australia was the eight country to host the original staging, opening in Melbourne in 1990 and later turning into a Australian and NZ Tour (until 1998). The musical would return many times as a leg of the World Tour. Uniquely, they also hosted the first out-door version at Sydney Harbour in 2022, as well as staging the Restaged Tour in Sydney and Melbourne (2022-2023).

Spain: The original Madrid production ran from 2002-2004. When POTO returned in 2023 it was in the form of the new "Mediterranean" version opening in Trieste in Italy the same year. The production also visited Bilbao, before returning to Madrid.

Dubai: The first POTO production to hit Dubai was the World Tour in 2019. In 2024 POTO returned, this time as a part of the Middle East Tour, presenting the Romanian/Norwegian production.

Switzerland: The original Basel production ran from 1995-1997. This year POTO returned in the form of the Romanian/Norwegian production, touring the Middle East and Europe.

Sweden: Sweden was the sixth country to host the original staging, in Stockholm for an impressive six years (1989-1995). They also later did a revival (2016-2017). They furthermore hosted the Finnish/Swedish version in Gothenburg (2017-2018), as well as a unique new staging in Kristianstad (2000-2003).

Soon to be added: Belgium (1999-2000 / 2025). Ireland was also meant to host the UK Tour Revival in May 2020, but for obvious reasons that was cancelled. They had previously hosted the Restaged Tour in 2012-2013. (Also, I have not included concert versions)

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Updated 100 Memorable Skating Programs

Back in 2018, I created the original version of this list. (You can find the master post here.) Since 2024 marks my 30th year as an official fan of figure skating and there have been some more great programs created since the last time, I thought it was about time to update the list in honor of World Ice Skating Day. Same rules apply as last time:

Only senior competitive programs starting from the 1993-1994 season are eligible, since that's the first season I really started watching figure skating.

Each skater may only be listed once, unless a partner/discipline switch is involved.

Choice of music may also not be repeated. (Yes, there are two James Bond programs on the list, but Yuna and Wakaba use different music for the most part, so I'm letting it slide.)

I debated long and hard about whether or not I should still include programs from skaters who have proven themselves to be not so great people. I'm someone who has little difficulty separating the art from the artist, so in the end, I decided to keep them listed (although most of them got knocked down a few pegs). This list is more about the choreography than the skater anyway, although there are certainly some problematic choreographers out there, too. (Looking at you especially, Morozov!) So, just because a skater is listed doesn't mean that I'm a fan of them or that I condone their actions! I just think certain programs are still great regardless of the skaters' terrible behavior off the ice.

Choreographers are noted if known. If you know who choreographed the programs without a choreographer named, please let me know!

I've also created a handy playlist on YouTube if you don't want to click on all these links.

Ashley Wagner - Moulin Rouge (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2016 Worlds

Jason Brown - Melancholy (Rohene Ward) 2023 Nationals

Patrick Chan - Phantom of the Opera (Lori Nichol) 2011 Canadian Nationals

Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje -Je suis malade (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 Worlds

Meryl Davis/Charlie White - Kajra Re/Silsila Ye Chahat Ka/Dola Re Dola (Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, and Anuja Rajendra) 2010 Olympics

Mao Asada - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tatiana Tarasova) 2014 Olympics

Sui/Han - Rain, In Your Black Eyes (Lori Nichol) 2019 Worlds

Marina Anissina/Gwendal Peizerat - Romeo & Juliet 1998 Olympics

Cain/LeDuc - W.E. (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2022 US Nationals

Daisuke Takahashi - Blues for Klook (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 Worlds

Kurt Browning - Casablanca (Sandra Bezic) 1994 Olympics

Michelle Kwan - Salome (Lori Nichol) 1996 Worlds

Alexei Yagudin - Winter (Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morosov) 2002 Olympics

Jamie Sale/David Pelletier - Love Story (Lori Nichol) 2002 Olympics

Jeremy Abbott - Exogenesis (Jeremy Abbott and Yuka Sato) Nationals 2012

Oksana Grishuk/Evgeni Platov - The Feeling Begins 1997 Worlds

Yuzuru Hanyu - Seimei (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2015 Grand Prix Final

Chock/Bates - Egyptian Snake Dance (Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, and Sam Chouinard) 2019 Grand Prix Final

Javier Fernandez - Guys and Dolls (David Wilson) 2016 Worlds

Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres - Sound of Silence (John Kerr and Silvia Fontana) 2017 Euros

Evgenia Medvedeva - Anna Karenina (Daniil Gleichengauz) 2018 Olympics

Nathan Chen - Philip Glass medley (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2021 Worlds

Gabriella Papadakis/Guilliame Cizeron - Elegie (Saxon Fraser and Marie-France Dubreuil) 2022 Olympics

Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot - La terre vue du ciel (Christopher Dean) 2018 Olympics

Kevin Aymoz - Bolero (Brice Mousset and Kevin Aymoz) 2023 Skate America

Julia Lipnitskaya - Schindler’s List (Ilia Averbukh) 2014 Olympics

Elena Berezhnaya/Anton Sikharulidze - Lady Caliph 2002 Olympics

Yu-na Kim - James Bond medley (David Wilson) 2010 Olympics

Shoma Uno - Buenos Aires Hora Cero (Mihoko Higuchi) 2016 Grand Prix Final

Michal Brezina - The Way You Look Tonight (Jeffrey Buttle) 2016 Skate Canada

Shae-Lynn Bourne/Victor Kraatz - Riverdance 1998 Olympics

Adam Rippon - O/Fly On (Benji Schwimmer) 2016 Trophee de France

Jeffrey Buttle - Bells of Moscow (David Wilson) 2005 Worlds

Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier - Vincent (Carol Lane and Juris Razgulajevs) 2019 Canadian Nationals

Rudy Galindo - Swan Lake (Sharlene Franke) 1996 US Nationals

Sasha Cohen - Malaguena (Tatiana Tarasova) 2004 Worlds

Aljona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy - Pina (Ingo Steur) 2011 Grand Prix Final

Samantha Cesario - Carmen (Inese Budevica) 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard

Tatsuki Machida - East of Eden (Phillip Mills) 2014 Worlds

Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao - Turandot (Lea Ann Miller, Renee Roca, and Gorsha Sur) 2003 Worlds

Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - Liebestraume (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2018 Nationals

Olga Mikutina - My Nocturnal Serenade (Rostislav Sinicyn) 2023 Europeans

Lu Chen - The Last Emperor (Toller Cranston) 1995 Worlds

Giada Russo - Red Violin (Edoardo de Bernardis) 2016 Europeans

Junhwan Cha - Fate of the Clockmaker/Cloak and Dagger (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2022 Olympics

Han Yan - La La Land (Yuka Sato and Kurt Browning) 2019 Chinese Interclub League

Wakaba Higuchi - Skyfall (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2018 Worlds

Kazuki Tomono - Die Fledermaus (Misha Ge) 2022 Japanese Nationals

Yuma Kagiyama - Believer (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2024 Worlds

Karen Chen - On Golden Pond (Karen Chen) 2017 Nationals

Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani - Coppelia (Marina Zueva and Cheryl Yeager) 2016 Nationals

Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirov - Manfred Symphony (Peter Tchernyshev) 2014 Skate America

Philippe Candeloro - The Three Musketeers (Natacha Dabadie) 1998 Olympics

Alexander Abt - Songs from the Victorious City 1998 Nations Cup

Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir - Prince medley 2017 Worlds

Ekaterina Gordeeva/Sergei Grinkov - Moonlight Sonata (Marina Zueva) 1994 Olympics

Satoko Miyahara - Madama Butterfly (Tom Dickson) 2017 Japanese Nationals

Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha - The White Crow (Romain Haguenauer and Ginette Cournoyer) 2023 Four Continents

Anjelika Krylova/Oleg Ovsiannikov - Masquerade Waltz 1997 Worlds

Alena Kostornaia - The Departure, November (Daniil Gleikhengauz) 2019 Grand Prix Final

Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi - Two from the Grave (Ilia Averbukh) 2013 Worlds

Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov - The Man and The Shadow (Nikolai Morozov) 2015 Grand Prix Final

Stephanie Rosenthal - Rockit (Stewart and Christi Sturgeon) 2006 Nationals

Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue - Across the Sky, Caught Out In The Rain (Marie-France Dubreuil) 2018 Nationals

Mikhail Kolyada - The Nutcracker (Ilia Averbukh) 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia

Sinead Kerr/John Kerr - The Landing/Turn Around/Gravity of Love (Evgeni Platov) 2008 Worlds

Kaetlyn Osmond - Sous le ciel de Paris, Milord (Lance Vipond) 2016 Grand Prix Final

Carolina Kostner - Ave Maria (Lori Nichol) 2014 Olympics

Karina Manta/Joe Johnson - Sweet Dreams (Christopher Dean) 2019 Nationals

Gracie Gold - Firebird (Lori Nichol) 2016 Nationals

Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri - Atonement/Song For A Little Sparrow (Barbara Fusar-Poli and Corrado Giordani) 2022 Europeans

Keegan Messing - Singing in the Rain (Lance Vipond) 2018 Worlds

Elizabeth Punsalan/Jerod Swallow - Astor Piazolla medley (Igor Shpilband) 1998 Olympics

Rika Kihira - A Beautiful Storm (Tom Dickson) 2018 NHK Trophy

Mariah Bell - Chicago (Rohene Ward) 2016 Skate America

Brian Joubert - Rise (Evgeni Platov) 2009 Europeans

Stephane Lambiel - Poeta (Antonio Najarro) 2007 Worlds

Kaori Sakamoto - The Matrix (Benoit Richaud) 2020 NHK Trophy

Akiko Suzuki - O (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 NHK Trophy

Qing Pang/Jian Tong - The Impossible Dream (Shae-Lynn Bourne and David Wilson) 2010 Olympics

Takahito Kozuka - Io ci saro (Lori Nichol) 2014 Japanese National

Smart/Diaz - Mask of Zorro 2022 Europeans

Matt Savoie - Ennio Morricone medley (Tom Dickson) 2006 Nationals

Deniss Vasiljevs - Puttin’ On The Ritz (Benoit Richaud) 2016 Worlds

Caroline Green/Michael Parsons - Violin Concerto No.1 Eso Concerto, Clouds, The Mind on the Wind (Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov) 2022 Four Continents

Tara Lipinski - The Rainbow (Sandra Bezic) 1998 Olympics

Denis Ten - SOS d'un terrien en détresse (David Wilson) 2017 Shanghai Trophy

Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek - Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano (Massimo Scali) 2018 Europeans

Krisztina Czako - The Addams Family (Igor Bobrin) 1997 Europeans

Cheng Peng/Yang Jin - My Drag (Lori Nichol) 2016 GPF

Bradie Tennell - Mechanisms, Chronos (Benoit Richaud) 2020 4CC

Evgeny Plushenko - Tribute to Nijinsky 2004 Russian Nationals

Vanessa Gusmeroli - Rats D'Hotel 1999 Worlds

Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau - Monde Inverse (Shae-Lynn Bourne and Shae Zukiwsky) 2015 Skate America

Isabeau Levito - Dulcea Și Tandra Mea Fiară (Yulia Kuznetsova) 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva - Batwannis Beek/Sandstorm (Tatiana Prokofieva) 2015 Europeans

Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi - Soran Bushi (Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, and Koyo Yanai) 2021 NHK Trophy

Amber Glenn - This Time (Kaitlyn Weaver and Randi Strong) 2024 Lombardia Trophy

Ivan Righini - You Raise Me Up (Ivan Righini) 2016 Europeans

Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte - Life is Beautiful (Liudmila Vlasova) 2017 NHK Trophy

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National Poutine Day

In Canada, particularly in Quebec, poutine is a staple food, if not  also an iconic one. It has become a popular food in America as well as  in other countries, and we celebrate it today, on National Poutine Day.  Standard poutine is made up of fresh-cut french fries, squeaky fresh  cheese curds, and brown gravy, but there are many variations of the  dish. Among other possibilities, the name may have come from the word  "pudding," which is spelled pouding in French, or from poutine,  which is slang for "mess" in Quebec. It is pronounced "pou-tin" in the  French-dominated regions of Quebec and New Brunswick, but as "poo-teen"  elsewhere.

According to the most widely known and accepted story, poutine was  first served at L’Idéal (Café Ideal)—a restaurant that later changed its  name to Le Lutin Qui Rit (The Laughing Elf)—in 1957, in the small town  of Warwick, in Arthabaska County, Quebec, a town known for producing  squeaky cheese curds. A usual customer, Eddy Lainsesse, requested curds  on top of his fries. The restaurant owner, Fernand Lachance, supposedly  replied, "Ça va faire une maudite poutine," which roughly translates to  "That's going to make a dreadful mess." A variation of the story says  that Lainsesse asked for the curds and fries to be thrown together in a  paper bag, upon which Lachance looked into the bag and said, "This is  poutine." The dish started being sold in a bag and soon caught on.  Patrons began adding ketchup and vinegar to it. In 1963, Lachance began  serving it on plates. Customers soon noticed that the fries got cold  quickly, so Lachance added gravy to keep them warm.

According to another story, poutine was created by Jean-Paul Roy,  owner of Le Roy Jucep, a drive-in restaurant in Drummondville, Quebec.  He had been serving a dish of gravy and french fries called patate-sauce  since 1958, and in 1964 noticed that some of his diners were adding  cheese curds to it. He soon added a dish that contained all three  ingredients and named it fromage-patate-sauce.

No matter how poutine got its start, it soon could be found being  sold as street food in Canada. By 1969 it was being sold in Quebec City  at the Ashton Snack Bar food truck on Boulevard Wilfred-Hamel, and it  was being sold in Montreal by 1983. By the early 1980s, it had become a  widely popular street food in Ontario and Quebec.

It made its debut in Canadian chain restaurants in 1985, appearing on  the menu at Frits, a now-defunct Quebec-based chain. By the 1990s,  poutine had reached mass popularization in the country, after its  inclusion on the menus of other chains. It first appeared on a Burger  King menu in 1987 in Quebec, and soon spread to other locations of the  chain. The same happened with McDonald's in 1990. Canadian fast-food  chain Harvey's debuted it on menus across the country in 1992.

But poutine wasn't to remain only as street food and fast food. By  the early 2000s, it was appearing in high-end Canadian restaurants. It  was put on the menu at Aud Pied de Cochon in Montreal in 2002, where it  was topped with foie gras. Other high-end Montreal restaurants followed  suit. Garde Manger began serving an Iron Chef America-winning lobster poutine, and Pub Quartier Latin put poutine made with steak, truffles, and red wine demi-glace on their menu.

Some Canadian restaurants have made poutine their main focus. La  Banquise in Montreal began serving it in the 1980s. They started with  the standard version and an Italian version with bolognese sauce instead  of gravy. They have since expanded to serving 30 types. Smoke's  Poutinerie was started in Toronto in 2008, the first poutine-only  restaurant in that city. Other poutine-only restaurants that followed in  Canada are Poutini's House of Poutine, La Poutinerie, and Poutineville.

Poutine made its first foray into the United States in New Jersey and  New York, where a variation of the recipe called "Disco Fries" became  popular. This version substituted mozzarella or cheddar cheese for the  curds. Poutine has since become relatively common in the States, and  took hold in other countries as well, such as the United Kingdom and  Russia.

As mentioned, there are various types of poutine besides the usual  french fries, cheese curds, and gravy combination. Different types of  potatoes, cheese, and sauces can be used. Italian poutine may use  spaghetti sauce instead of gravy; veggie poutine is made with mushroom  sauce and vegetables; Irish poutine is made with lardons. La galvaude is from Gaspésie and is made with chicken and green peas. A variation in Montreal uses smoked meat.

Festivals devoted to poutine are held across Canada throughout the  year. Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto are some cities that hold them. On  National Poutine Day, events are held and specials are available at  restaurants in countries like Canada and the United States. For example,  My Meatball Place in Toronto has given away free samples of meatball  and vegan poutine, and The Hops Spot in Syracuse has offered half-price  poutine. With so many types of poutine—and so many restaurants that  serve it in some parts of the world—there is no reason to remain hungry  on National Poutine Day.

How to Observe National Poutine Day (Canada)

Here are some ideas on how to celebrate the day:

Make your own poutine. You could make the original version or another variation of the dish. You could even make Disco Fries, the Americanized version of the dish.

Check if there is a place near you that serves poutine.

Enjoy poutine at a Canadian restaurant that specializes in the dish, such as La Banquise, Smoke's Poutinerie, Poutini's House of Poutine, La Poutinerie, or Poutineville. Smoke's Poutinerie also has some locations in the United States.

Have poutine at a restaurant in Warwick, Quebec, the town where the dish is said to have originated, or have it at Le Roy Jucep in Drummondville, Quebec, the other location where it is said to have gotten its start.

Eat some poutine at Harvey's or at another fast food restaurant in Canada.

Enjoy poutine at a high-end Canadian restaurant such as Aud Pied de Cochon, Garde Manger, or Pub Quartier Latin.

See if there are any specials on poutine today at restaurants such as My Meatball Place in Toronto or The Hops Spot in Syracuse.

Plan a trip to an upcoming poutine fest, such as Montreal's Le Grand Poutinefest, Ottawa Poutine Fest, or Toronto Poutine Fest.

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[dear-indies]

hi angel! i was wondering if you could suggest some fcs that have the same energy as ksenia solo back in the day? i love love her resources from her lost girl role, but i dont really want to use her right now. thank you for your time and i hope you've had a great holiday season!

Jessica Henwick (1992) Chinese Singaporean / White - The Matrix.

Kiana Madeira (1992) Irish, Unspecified First Nations, Black Canadian / White - in Trinkets.

Lily Sullivan (1993) - in Evil Dead Rise.

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994) Chinese / White - in Ahsoka.

Lyrica Okano (1994) Japanese - in The Runaways.

Adeline Rudolph (1995) Korean / German - in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Resident Evil.

Juliette Motamed (1995) Iranian - in We Are Lady Parts - has spoken up for Palestine!

Tati Gabrielle (1996) African-American, ¼ Korean - in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Uncharted.

Rhea Ripley (1996)

Ruth Codd (1996) - is an amputee.

Kassius Nelson (1997) Black British - in Dead Boy Detectives.

Blu del Barrio (1997) Argentinian - non-binary (they/them) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Lizeth Selene (1997) Mexican [Black and Unspecified Indigenous]- is genderfluid and queer (she/they).

Andy Blossom (1998) Chinese.

Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese, Indonesian - in High School, Unhuman, Light as a Feather.

Mikey Madison (1999) Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Dutch, German, Welsh, and Scottish - on Anora.

Beabadoobee (2000) ilonggo Filipino - has spoken up for Palestine!

Chiara Aurelia (2002) - in Hysteria!

I hope this helps and I also added some non-binary suggestions!

[mutant-what-not]

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) One of the prominent Armenian-Canadian photographers famously known for his portrait photography.

“Humphrey Bogart” 1946

Photograph - gelatin silver print

35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11")

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

[Humphrey Bogart (American actor, 25 Dec 1899 - 14 Jan 1957)]

[bearterritory]

EUGENE, Ore. – Presented with the opportunity to carry on a proud hammer tradition for California track & field at Hayward Field, it took Rowan Hamilton just three throws to find himself in a position that no Golden Bear has in over a century.   The last Cal athlete to win a title in the men's hammer was Jack Merchant in 1922. Now, that distinction belongs to Hamilton, whose personal-best throw of 77.18m (253-2) surpassed 2023 champion Kenneth Ikeji of Harvard's top mark by just two inches; he also became the program's first NCAA men's champion in any event since 2011 (Mike Morrison, decathlon).   "Those are things that people take for granted, but that's hard to do, to keep stepping up when somebody else steps up," said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson.   Hamilton, who hails from Chilliwack, B.C., is also the first Canadian man to win the event since Scott Neilson in 1979. He was the favorite to win after leading the NCAA standings for nearly the entire season and climbing to No. 8 in the all-time men's collegiate hammer standings.   "Rowan was really stable today," assistant coach Mohamad Saatara said. "That's what we were trying to do – we were expecting these other guys to really get going, so for him to succeed, he had to be very stable and just execute. I think there are some really big throws in his future."

 "I think it's really special, just being able to carry on the legacy at Cal that was set by (women's hammer alum) Camryn Rogers, (who won) three consecutive national championships," Hamilton said. "I'm happy that I can come here, compete with Mo, the Cal Bears, and represent the school very well."   Teammate Ivar Moisander joined Hamilton in the men's hammer as the other half of Cal's first-ever duo in the event. Moisander's mark of 68.13m (223-6), while not enough to earn him another three attempts, still earned him a second-career Second-Team All-America nod and his highest career placement (13th) at the NCAA Championships.   The 4x100m relay squad of Chase Williams, George Monroe, Mason Mangum and David Foster followed up Hamilton's school record with one of their own, racing to a time of 38.90 in the semifinal to demolish the program's previous best of 39.11 that had stood since 1975 – old enough that the time itself had been adjusted from a 4x110y result. It was good enough for 12th place overall, earning Williams, Monroe and Mangum their first career Second-Team All-America honors and Foster his second. Foster then competed in the 100m semifinal just over an hour later, finishing third in his heat and 14th overall with a time of 10.28 to become a Second-Team All-American for the third time this season.   In the pole vault, Skyler Magula��passed on the first two heights before clearing his first attempt at 5.37m (17-7.25), eventually matching his season best of 5.52m (18-1.25) to tie for sixth with Penn's James Rhoads and earn First-Team All-America status. It was the best overall finish by any Cal men's pole vaulter since Robert "Bubba" McLean in 2001, who was also the last to make the First Team (2002).

Jeff Duensing, who qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials at the Pac-12 Championships, closed out the night – and the Cal Athletics season – in the shot put, posting a mark of 18.99m (62-3.75) on his third attempt to finish in 13th place and notch a spot on the All-America Second Team; he became the first Cal men's shot putter to repeat as an All-American since Peter Simon in 2017-18.   In total, Cal's men collected nine All-America honors, tying a program record from 1982.   "I am so, so proud of this group," Johnson said. "They worked hard all year and they did what they needed to do at the right time."

[kimingyuslover]

YOU WERE (ARE) BEAUTIFUL

synopsis : their relationship getting harder to the point that they decided to break up for their own sakes, but fate have another plan, they met again after they debuted as idols.

profiles : ricky, when i catch you ricky (young and rich, tall and handsome, charisma boss baby + minions)

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@ rickyhater & @ traumaticrizzy a.k.a Ricky Shen : 04L, friends with riize's anton, TOZ's haruto, evnne's yunseo & seungeon, enhypen's jungwon

we call them, the minions.

the oldest minion is, of course, our lovely father Kim Jiwoong, who was born in 1998. He's an actor too, probably a vampire (@ sluttyman)

the second one is our beloved leader, Sung hanbin, who was born in 2001 and a social butterfly because he literally knows everyone (@ ddungjjungham)

third, he's one of the baby girlz members, Zhanghao, who's born in 2000, can play violin, piano, and he got a teacher certificate (@ sassymf)

fourth, we have Seok Matthew, who's born in 2002. He's the canadian buff man who is a gym bro but also a cutie patootie (@ gymbros)

fifth, another baby girlz member, Kim Taerae, who's born in 2002. he's the sassy church oppa, and he has that deep, sweet voice (@ mothertaeraesa)

sixth, Kim Gyuvin, who's born in 2004. he's basically ricky's bff but he won't admit it. Poor gyuv (@ mangopin)

seventh, Park Gunwook, who was born in 2005, the honorary member of baby girlz, he looks tough but inside he just a pookie (@ gunwookiepookie)

eighth, Han Yujin, who's born in 2007, the loveable maknae, nation's son!!! everybody wants him to be their child (@ ppoddori)

ఇ ◝‿◜ ఇ – ς(>‿<. ) – ఇ ◝‿◜ ఇ – ς(>‿<. ) – ఇ◝‿◜

taglist (open) : @kaynunu @vash-yuu @mimisamisasa @whippedforbeomgyu @xiaoquanquans @lonelyladyghost @s4turnb1tch @marvelfanatic4life @honeywonuu

[gaynfl]

saying shit Saturday, sports (happy birthday!) edition: the reason Mark Messier is known as The Captain™️ and and defacto leader of the of the New York Rangers alumni isn’t because he was their captain when they won the cup, but because he was team captain during 9/11.

the Rangers won the cup in 1994 and went on a subsequent decline, unable to make it far into playoffs (if at all!) and having crushing seasons. Messier left the team during this down stretch, but re-joined a few years later after several incredible acquisitions were made, he’s named captain. the 2001-2002 season was predicted to be a strong team, visions of going the distance.

the twin towers are attacked. the country - the world - freezes, including sports. as things get moving and the huge effort to investigate, clean up, invade innocent nations, etc. gets underway, the Rangers visit ground zero and pay their respects. the team has always had a close association with the FDNY, which now includes an annual award given in memory of a firefighter who had survived the day but became paralyzed and has since passed.

the country begins to unfreeze and one of the first professional sports game to be played after the attack is the New York Rangers opening game at MSG, just blocks from ground zero, and during the anthem Mark Messier wears a fire helmet that has a photo of FDNY Chief Ray Downey, who did not survive the attack, on it. the entire country cries watching this man - this captain, a Canadian - honoring one of our fallen heroes. the opening also features members of the NYPD and FDNY hockey teams, those who survived anyway.

the game is an overtime win against Buffalo, the Rangers going 5-4 with Brian Leetch winning it in OT, the normal goal horn replaced with the sounds of FDNY fire engine. there’s chants of USA throughout and it’s an incredible game, both hockey-wise and for moral. it’s my favorite sports moment ever and one of the few moments I can remember genuinely feeling patriotic. if you’re interested you can watch the game here.

my original statement stands that the imagery of Messier wearing the helmet stuck with the fans and that’s why he’s become the go to NYR alumni leader. I don’t begrudge him that (even if I don’t personally like him) but people should stop pretending it’s because of his playing abilities or that he was captain during their only cup win.

this got much longer than anticipated but I hope you enjoyed my rant and have a wonderful birthday weekend!!!!

thank you for educating me!

[tagirovo]

A New Wallpaper Nickelodeon Backgrounds 2025

Nickelodeon, formerly known as Pinwheel, or C-3, (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks division. The channel's programming is mainly aimed at children and adolescents aged 8 to over, and primarily consists of original first-run television series, along with occasional broadcasts of theatrical and original made-for-television films, as well as other selected third-party programming.

Nickelodeon was first tested on December 1, 1977 as the C-3 channel of QUBE, an early local cable television system in Columbus, Ohio. Initially, the C-3 channel exclusively aired Pinwheel, an educational show developed by Dr. Vivian Horner; the series' success allowed Horner to expand the program into a full channel on national television. The channel, now named Nickelodeon, was launched nationwide as the first cable network aimed at children on April 1, 1979, with Pinwheel as its first program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984.

Today, Nickelodeon's programming runs Mondays - Thursdays from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT Mondays - Thursdays, Fridays from 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT and weekends from 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. ET/PT (if including the Nick Jr. block) (the sign-off time varies with holidays and special programming). Since 1985, it has shared its channel space with Nick at Nite, a nighttime block that airs during interim hours and is treated by Nielsen as a separate channel for ratings purposes. As of 2018, Nickelodeon is available to over 87.1 million households in the United

Nickelodeon's first series Pinwheel was tested on December 1, 1977 as part of QUBE, a local cable system in Columbus, Ohio. The puppet-driven show, created by Dr. Vivian Horner, performed well with QUBE subscribers, and convinced the staff to launch a full children's channel, with Pinwheel as its flagship program.

On April 1, 1979, the channel launched to a national audience under the name Nickelodeon. During its broadcast day, it would air shows such as Pinwheel, Video Comics, America Goes-Bananaz, Nickel Flicks, and By the Way.

In 1980, Geraldine Laybourne joined the network as program manager, and would become vice president of Nickelodeon in 1984 before being named its president in 1989.

During the 1980s and 1990s, the channel became known for its green slime, originally featured in the network's first major hit, the Canadian sketch comedy show You Can't Do That On Television. The slime was then adopted by the channel as a primary feature of many of its game shows and special events.

In 1985, the "Silver Ball" logo (which debuted in 1981) was replaced with the orange shape-shifting logo (introduced in 1984) which would continue to be used for nearly 45 years.

On August 11, 1991, Nickelodeon introduced the Nicktoons, original animated shows created by the network. The first three Nicktoons were Doug, The Ren & Stimpy Show, and Rugrats. The shows became highly popular, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio continues to produce new Nicktoons to this day.

The most successful Nicktoon, SpongeBob SquarePants, premiered as a "sneak peek" on May 1, 1999. By 2004, it had become the most profitable program in Nickelodeon history. In 2002, a cable channel called Nicktoons TV was launched. Several original shows have premiered new episodes on the Nicktoons network.

In the early 2010s, Nickelodeon debuted the first two Nicktoons based on preexisting TV franchises, as opposed to new characters: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Winx Club. These two revamped shows were developed at Nickelodeon Animation Studio following Viacom's purchases of both properties. In 2019, Nick Animation debuted its first streaming-exclusive Nicktoon, Pinky Malinky, which was released on Netflix rather than television. Several months later, the studio announced a multi-year deal to produce animated content for Netflix, including new properties and spin-offs of previous Nicktoons.

This is a list of television programs broadcast by Nickelodeon in the United States. The channel was first tested on December 1, 1977, as an experimental local channel in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel expanded into a national network named Nickelodeon.

The first program broadcast on Nickelodeon was Pinwheel, a preschool series created by Dr. Vivian Horner, who also conceived the idea for the channel itself. At its launch, Nickelodeon was commercial-free and mainly featured educational shows. By 1984, the channel began accepting traditional advertisements and introduced more entertainment-focused programming. In January 1988, the network launched a weekday morning block for preschoolers called Nick Jr., which carried Pinwheel and other educational series. Around the same time, Nickelodeon started to invest in its own original animated shows, which eventually premiered in 1991 under the "Nicktoons" branding. Since then, the channel has consistently aired a mix of original live-action and animated titles.

Nicktoons is the brand name given to the animated television series that are produced and aired by Nickelodeon.

The first three "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show) began production in 1990 before premiering as part of a 90-minute block on Sunday, August 11, 1991. This format was repeated every Sunday, eventually leading to the production of more Nicktoons at Nickelodeon Animation Studio's first facility in California.

1999 marked the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants, which would later become the longest-running Nicktoon. During the same year, Nickelodeon opened a second animation facility in New York City. A spin-off channel named after Nicktoons was established on May 1, 2002.

In the 2010s, Nickelodeon Animation Studio began to produce Nicktoons based on pre-existing franchises that had been purchased by Viacom: Winx Club (in 2011) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in 2012). Both shows had unprecedentedly high budgets for Nicktoons, and a large team of Nickelodeon veterans grouped to work on Winx Club. A series for a third acquired property, Garfield, is in development.

The Nicktoons brand also extends to other media, such as crossover games featuring the Nicktoon characters (including Nicktoons Unite! and the Nickelodeon Super Brawl series). Since 2001, the official slogan for the brand has been "[They're] Not just cartoons, they're Nicktoons".

Nickelodeon also operates language or culture-specific channels for various markets in different parts of the world, and has licensed some of its cartoons and other content, in English and local languages, to TV and cable stations such as KI.KA and Super RTL in Germany, RTÉ Two (English) and TG4 (Irish) in Ireland, YTV and Teletoon (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada, Canal J in France, Alpha Kids in Greece and CNBC-e in Turkey.

As of 2007, the network also broadcasts in Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Scandinavia, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Cyprus, India, Italy, Israel, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Hungary, France, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Africa, Latin America, and Brazil.

On October 11, 2006, Viacom's subsidiary MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage Nickelodeon South East Asia TV based in Singapore. Nickelodeon was launched in Singapore and expanded its services in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Polynesia. Today, Nickelodeon Philippines and Nickelodeon India work independently. They started their new website Nicksplat.com in 2003.

In India, Nickelodeon is available on the One Alliance bouquet, through the Dish TV and Tata Sky DTH services. In the Philippines, it is available on SkyCable Gold, Silver and Platinum channel 45, Sun Cable channel 34 and Global Destiny Cable channel 21. In Hong Kong, it is available on now TV, while in Malaysia, it is available over Astro via Channel 60. In Singapore, it is available over Starhub Cable TV and in Indonesia, Nickelodeon is available on Astro Nusantara channel 14, and is also broadcast on Global TV, a free-to-air television channel.

A pan-Arabia version of Nickelodeon was relaunched in 2008, in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon. From the late 1990s until the mid-2000s, Nickelodeon was offered on the Showtime Arabia and Orbit satellite services until they were removed; today Nickelodeon Arabia is only available on Orbit Showtime (OSN) along with Nick Jr.

Several Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programs can also be seen overseas on the U.S. military-exclusive AFN Family channel. Bubble Guppies NKJR

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob

Gary

Sandy

Patrick

Pearl

Squidward

Mr. Krabs

Plankton

Karen

Mrs. Puff

Larry

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Leonardo/Leo

Michelamgelo/Mikey

Dontaello/Donnie

Raphael/Raph

April O'Neil

Splinter

Leatherhead

Wingnut

Genghis Frog

Ray Filet

Scumbug

Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra

Aang

Momo

Appa

Katara

Sokka

Toph

Zuko

Iroh

Azula

Suki

Korra

Asami

The Loud House & The Casagrandes

Lincoln/Linky

Rita

Lily

Lucy

Lana

Luan

Lori

Myrtle

Shelby

Clyde

Stella

Liam

Zach

Rusty

Ronnie Anne

Adelaide

Sid

Alisa

Rugrats

Tommy

Chuckie

Susie

Phil

Lil

Kimi

Reptar

Hey Arnold!

Arnold

Helga

Gerald

Phoebe

Grandpa Phil

Rocko's Moder Life

Rocko

Spunky

Heffer

Filburt

Rachel Bighead

Really Really Big Man

Invader Zim

Zim

GIR

Gaz

Monster High (2022)

Clawdeen Wolf

Frankie Stein

Craculaura

Lagoona Blue

Deuce Gorgon

Cleo de Nile

Clawd

Zokie of Planet Ruby

Ruby

Zokie

Transformers: EarthSpark

Optimus Prime

Bumblebee

Elita-1

Megatron

My Life As a Teenage Robot

Jenny

Tuck

Brad

Sheldon Lee

Nora

CatDog

CatDog

Winslow

Lola Caricola

Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom

Sam

Tucker

ChalkZone

Rudy

Penny

Snap

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

Manny/El Tigre

Frida

The Angry Beavers

Norbert

Daggett

Treeflower

Bing

Barry

T.U.F.F. Puppy

Dudley

Kitty

Rock Paper Scissors

Rock

Paper

Scissors

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Ren

Stimpy

Powdered Toast Man

The Smurfs (2021)

Smurfette

Papa Smurf

Hefty

Brainy

Blossom

Garfield and Friends

Garfield

Odie

Nermal

Jon

[nctrushh0ur]

  𓆩★𓆪 ׅ 𔐬 Follow me,  the speed limit

   Getting heated up, the pace

  Gotta run to the top

       ‎‎RUSH HOUR ·.༄࿔

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Yoo Jinhwan

BIRTHDATE: 7th of October, 1997

BIRTH PLACE: Busan, South Korea

HOMETOWN: Busan, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean

LANGUAGES: Korean

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Jinhwan

CAREER: Idol, Actor

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2016 — 2018

POSITION: leader, lead vocalist

UNIT: NCT RUSH, NCT U

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Chae Eunwoo

BIRTHDATE: 15th of February, 1998

BIRTH PLACE: Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

HOMETOWN: Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean

LANGUAGES: Korean // Semi-Fluent Japanese

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Eunwoo

CAREER: Idol

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2013 — 2018

POSITION: main dancer, vocalist

UNIT: NCT RUSH

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Song Hyunsoo

BIRTHDATE: 24th of April, 1998

BIRTH PLACE: Incheon, South Korea

HOMETOWN: Incheon, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean

LANGUAGES: Korean // Basic English

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Hyunni

CAREER: Idol, Actor

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2015 — 2016

POSITION: lead dancer, rapper, sub vocalist

UNIT: NCT RUSH, NCT U

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Bonsai Jaran Charoensuk

BIRTHDATE: 4th of January, 2000

BIRTH PLACE: Pattaya City, Thailand

HOMETOWN: Pattaya City, Thailand

ETHNICITY: Thai

NATIONALITY: Thai

LANGUAGES: Thai // Korean // Proficient English

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Bonsai

CAREER: Idol, Actor

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2017 — 2023

POSITION: vocalist, lead dancer, face of the group

UNIT: NCT RUSH

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Kim Seokhwa

BIRTHDATE: 16th of January, 2000

BIRTH PLACE: Busan, South Korea

HOMETOWN: Busan, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean

LANGUAGES: Korean

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Seokhwa

CAREER: Idol

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2015 — 2018

POSITION: main vocalist, visual

UNIT: NCT RUSH

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Sea Chalerm Ayutthaya

BIRTHDATE: 4th of June, 2000

BIRTH PLACE: Phuket, Thailand

HOMETOWN: Phuket, Thailand

ETHNICITY: Thai

NATIONALITY: Thai

LANGUAGES: Thai // Korean

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Sea

CAREER: Idol

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2015 — 2018

POSITION: center, vocalist, sub rapper

UNIT: NCT RUSH

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ BASICS ❜

BIRTHNAME: Ethan Hyun

KOREAN NAME: Hyun Hyunjae

BIRTHDATE: 18th of March, 2002

BIRTH PLACE: Québec City, Québec, Canada

HOMETOWN: Montréal, Québec, Canada

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: Korean-Canadian

LANGUAGES: English // Korean // French

⸻ ·.༄࿔ ❛ CAREER ❜

STAGE NAME: Ethan

CAREER: Idol

COMPANY: SM Entertainment

TRAINING TIME: 2015 — 2018

POSITION: main rapper, sub vocalist, maknae

UNIT: NCT RUSH

[merionettes]

rubicon program references

due to the slow death of twitter i'm collecting my program links here. (almost) none of the rubicon skates are meant to be identical to real life programs, but some of the inspiration is pretty one-to-one… and some is a little less direct.

if you find yourself region blocked, try a free vpn - i recommend the veepn browser extension (firefox | chrome) or proton. 

if you only have so much time, i've starred the most important ones. if you want more… i have so many more.

chapter one

**tessa virtue/scott moir - mahler no. 5 (olympics 2010)

chapter two

tessa virtue/scott moir - carmen (worlds 2013)

kaitlyn weaver/andrew poje - the way you make me feel (canadian nationals 2017) | bonus worlds finish

chapter three

nadia bashynska/peter beaumont - romeo & juliet (gp espoo 2023)

maia shibutani/alex shibutani - smile (4cc 2011)

**michelle kwan - tosca (us nationals 2004) | music

chapter four

**meryl davis/charlie white - scheherazade (olympics 2014)

shizuka arakawa - turandot (olympics 2006)

**alexei yagudin - winter (olympics 2002)

chapter five

daisuke takahashi - blues for klook (worlds 2013)

mirai nagasu - pirates of the caribbean (olympics 2010)

chapter six

miki ando - the mission (4cc 2011)

meryl davis/charlie white - my fair lady (olympics 2014)

chapter seven

katarina witt - where have all the flowers gone (olympics 1994)

chapter eight

mao asada - bells of moscow (olympics 2010)

shoma uno - dancing on my own (internationaux de france 2019)

chapter nine & ten

mao asada - rachmaninov no. 2 (olympics 2014)

kazuki tomono - one more time (rostelecom cup 2018 gala)

tessa virtue/scott moir - what's love got to do with it (niagara ice show 2016)

yuna kim - les misérables (all that skate 2013)

ensemble - uptown funk (ice fantasia 2019)

chapter eleven

madison chock/evan bates - touch/contact (olympics 2022 team event)

chapter twelve

yuzuru hanyu - romeo and juliet (worlds 2012)

chapter thirteen

tatsuki machida - east of eden (worlds 2014)

johnny weir - the swan (olympics 2006)

kaitlin hawayek/jean-luc baker - feeling good (us nationals 2017)

tessa virtue/scott moir - prince medley (worlds 2017)

chapter fourteen

**jeremy abbott - lilies of the valley (olympics 2014)

nathan chen - le corsaire (us nationals 2017)

chapter fifteen

yuzuru hanyu - heaven and earth (olympics 2022)

denis ten - the artist (worlds 2013)

chapter sixteen & seventeen

ashley wagner - moulin rouge (us nationals 2015)

chapter eighteen

kaori sakamoto - elastic heart (worlds 2023)

shoma uno - dancing on my own (japan nationals 2019)

**adam rippon - arrival of the birds (olympics 2018)

chapter nineteen

michelle kwan - fields of gold (olympics 2002)

**tessa virtue/scott moir - moulin rouge (olympics 2018)

epilogue

tessa virtue/scott moir - long time running (olympics 2018 gala)

bonus 

the rippon lutz (quad edition)

stationary lift BASE?

f/f ice dance feat. madison hubbell and gabrielle papadakis

best of kpop in figure skating

fs dynamics 101