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Kelli Lawrence
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Writer/author/skater/mom/wife/human/she/her. GenX blue dot in a red state; loves family, friends, nature, skating, books, TV, classic films, music, and dance. Fueled by chocolate, good vibes, and wonder.
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 6d
NEW at #StateoftheSkateMUSIC!

"Turandot" and "Tosca": Puccini's Skating Showcases
(Featuring Yuma Kagiyama)

Come read about these two operas and the ways they've been utilized for greatness in #figureskating

#MilanoCortina2026
“Turandot” and “Tosca”: Puccini’s Skating Showcases — Kelli M. Lawrence
If you possess any amount of opera knowledge, you may find this look at Turandot and Tosca (as they relate to skating music) annoyingly simplistic. But I’m in constant learning mode when it come...
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"When Donna Summer ruled the World..."
(Alysa Liu came to rule it with her)
#MilanoCortina2026
February 20, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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I really hoped to get my Romeo & Juliet #StateoftheSkateMUSIC post completed by #MilanoCortina2026 but it's been a challenging month for me and my family on a few different levels... just wasn't able to get it finished. Aiming to have it by Worlds now! Thanks for your patience ❤️
February 20, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Shoutout to Julia Sauter at #MilanoCortina today!! I WAS just gonna praise the way Rain, In Your Black Eyes & To Build a Home were combined with a 3rd piece to create something uniquely hers...
But I'm also giving props to celebration DURING and AFTER the performance! True "I've won" energy!
February 20, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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OMG I could start watching the Peacock venue feed now and I'm not WHAT AM I EVEN DOING

#MilanoCortina2026
February 20, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Skating has been blessed twice now with what I've called THE SEASON OF SUMMER... read more about disco icon Donna Summer and her music in the #StateoftheSkateMUSIC post below! #MilanoCortina2026
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The Season of Summer — Kelli M. Lawrence
When Donna Summer ruled the world… There were no laptops. There was no internet. There were no streaming platforms.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Ami was so cute here checking her placement with Alysa and then celebrating together.
#MilanoCortina2026
#figureskating
February 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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“That’s what I’m f—ing talking about!”


Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice 🔥
February 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Skating has been blessed twice now with what I've called THE SEASON OF SUMMER... read more about disco icon Donna Summer and her music in the #StateoftheSkateMUSIC post below! #MilanoCortina2026
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The Season of Summer — Kelli M. Lawrence
When Donna Summer ruled the world… There were no laptops. There was no internet. There were no streaming platforms.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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A huge family commitment is gonna keep me from watching today's Women's Free Skate at #MilanoCortina2026 in real time 😥 but I'm gonna try to follow along with @rockerskating.com the way others do with NCAA March Madness scores... prayers up and good juju for everyone involved today!
(Except Eteri)
February 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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not enough people are having FUN out there anymore youtu.be/UcOx73Vw0Ms?...
2008 WC Daisuke Takahashi SP ESP
YouTube video by anipei
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February 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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"scoring controversy" of the literal rules being followed and locals not knowing/understanding what those rules are

WHAT IF WE ALL LEAVE HER ALONE AND STOP PLASTERING THESE CRUSHED PICS ALL OVER ERRWHAR
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United States star figure skater Amber Glenn sent a clear message after her Olympics scoring controversy erupted.
USA's Amber Glenn sends clear message after Olympics controversy
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February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Women's short program jump scores, part 2 #FigureSkating #MilanoCortino2026
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Women's short program jump scores, part 1 #FigureSkating #MilanoCortino2026
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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For those of us who hate it when they go in for that brutal close-up after a tough skate...unfortunately, NBC’s done this for decades. From my book #SkatingOnAir page 107 (discussing 1993 Worlds):

#MilanoCortina2026
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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The artist so nice, skaters use programs to her music TWICE
(Mone Chiba in the SP)...
#MilanoCortina2026
#StateoftheSkateMUSIC
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The Season of Summer — Kelli M. Lawrence
When Donna Summer ruled the world… There were no laptops. There was no internet. There were no streaming platforms.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Also, here I discussed some of the lyrics in "Promise" by Laufey (Alysa's music) and how her skating edit of the song makes an interesting shuffle of them:
#MilanoCortina2026
#StateoftheSkateMUSIC
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The Noteworthiest Programs of 2024-25 — Kelli M. Lawrence
It was a figure skating season of Disco and Dune…Beyonce and Bizet… Summer and Stravinsky… Riverdance and, um, ( checks notes ) Robots? Yes, robots. In 2024-25 the elite skating was so many things: (...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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This may be a blessing in disguise for Amber. Had she gone Top 6 today, the pressure for that FS might have been unbearable... now, perhaps she'll be able to skate with a lot more freedom on Thursday. Everyone is built so uniquely... let's see what she can do 💪
#MilanoCortina2026
February 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The artist so nice, skaters use programs to her music TWICE
(Mone Chiba in the SP)...
#MilanoCortina2026
#StateoftheSkateMUSIC
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The Season of Summer — Kelli M. Lawrence
When Donna Summer ruled the world… There were no laptops. There was no internet. There were no streaming platforms.
impala-cuboid-xsgf.squarespace.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Does anyone know if Loena is using the same choreo as her other Celine program for this "music cleared" Celine program?

#MilanoCortina2026
February 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Not Peacock putting up a "This program has concluded" slide on the venue feed when there are still 11 skaters to go😖

(shut it down, bring it back up, sit through the stupid 15 second commercial, and you'll be fine)

#MilanoCortina2026
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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For all Chopin's magnificent compositions, did you know he never composed an entire ballet?
More about a dance and skating music favorite here:
#MilanoCortina2026
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“Hallelujah” and Chopin Selections in E Minor — Kelli M. Lawrence
Mariah Bell skating to “Hallelujah”
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February 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Shoutout to Josefin Taljegård, who we wish SO MUCH was competing at #MilanoCortina today
elmo from sesame street is sitting at a table drinking from a purple cup .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is sitting at a table drinking from a purple cup .
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February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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In honor of today’s Women’s Short Program in Milan, here’s my attempt to recreate JPN’s Mone Chiba exiting her 2axel in her “Last Dance” SP…
(Using my humble waltz jump and an inability to get the last part right😬)
#figureskating #skating #MilanoCortina2026
February 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.

"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
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February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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SCOOP: I have the first interview with the 36-year-old South Jersey man whose tearful protest against an ICE raid at a school bus stop has been watched more than 3 million times

How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance

My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
South Jersey guy becomes the face of ICE resistance | Will Bunch Newsletter
Last Friday, Joseph Zobel, “an average Joe who grew up in Haddon Heights” saw a video that shocked him. First interview with the ICE protester whose viral video reaction has been seen 3 million times.
www.inquirer.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM