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She/Her | Michigander living in Leeds | Proud Autistic Bisexual Feminist | I chat skating/ESC/movies/other hyperfixations | Posts are my own opinions Website: https://helen-groothuis.com/

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 24d

NEW POST: A busy month with quite a few new experiences, including the public pool, Bolero Cup, and the National Media & Science Museum, as well as our comfort TV being back, among other things XD

Have a read when you fancy - I will get better about spacing out my videos and blog posts someday :')

The Last Big Hurdle... September 2025 Monthly Update

I’ll begin with the health update, since it’s the biggest progress I made this month.

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G Nielsen @gnielsenart.com · 7h

Every day people stumble casually into tragedy

Desperate Hours Productions @desperatehours.bsky.social · 8h

Passing by some figure skating on TV, I’m gonna root for the pair doing their routine to Bjork.

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 12h

I have been hit with the DELICIOUS combo of *demand avoidance* AND *decision paralysis* so my brain is having an absolutely LOVELY time of it this evening

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

Beginning and ending CoC today with some clown-ass scores LOL

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

Also how did that lift get called a level 3 lol

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

Not Chris saying they got threw unscathed when she literally fell lol

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

Not Chris saying they got threw unscathed when she literally fell lol

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

I will say these are the best costumes the Georgians have had, going the same trajectory of the Hungarians of being slightly less bonkers

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 15h

Highkey I would've had Zhang and Huang ahead of Sui and Han😬⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 16h

I did reluctantly pick Grassl for my fantasy team but I am not happy about this

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 16h

grl pls

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

If I see no calls for Grassl after all the ones for Misha we’re gonna have problems ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

If I see no calls for Grassl after all the ones for Misha we’re gonna have problems ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Diva down! ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

I’m just going to remind everyone that Yudong Chen, who is not here and therefore not in contention for an Olympic spot, threw down a clean 237.70 at Denis Ten a few weeks ago, more than all three of the Chinese men here today. ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

I forgot about the Andrea Bocelli duet version of Perfect and I wish I hadn’t been reminded

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Send him to Milan! ⛸️

Jackie Wong | Rocker Skating @rockerskating.com · 17h

Tomoki Hiwatashi USA
4T3T, 4T, 3A, 3S(ftdwn), 3A2A, 3Lz1Eu3F(q), 3Lo
everything level 4
TES 90.52, PCS 76.12, FS 166.64, TOTAL 245.71 into 1st - this is a statement from Hiwatashi for an Olympic spot
bit.ly/3WSIocb #2025GPCHN #GPFigure

2025 Cup of China play-by-play/results: Men's free skate — Rocker Skating - Analysis by Jackie Wong

Live stream and play-by-play of the men’s free skate at 2025 Cup of China

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Tomoki saw that my fantasy skating picks were in trouble this week and said ‘I got u grl’ ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

TOMOKIIIII?!?!?!?!?!?! ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Oh girl I don't drink much but I might need a shot or two before conclave on ice

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao at this crowd actually laughing at the start of Litvintsev’s programme ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Glad Jacob ditched Dune for this season, it wasn’t really fitting him and it’s more important for him to try and go as clean as possible. ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 20h

That twizzle fall yesterday looked really wonky, I wonder if he tweaked something there

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G Nielsen @gnielsenart.com · 21h

I'm glad I'm not the only person dealing with ice dance disillusionment this year. It's always an absurdist farce with winners chosen in advance by IAM as much as their chosen (and it feels more like a choice than a score) on the day by judges but this year its hitting different and deeper #GPFigure

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 21h

At least Ice Dance is the first medal event of the four in Milano so we don’t have to end those two weeks on a sour note

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 21h

I doesn’t help that Chris can’t shut up about FB/C in the commentary box, it does feel like the ISU is working overtime to gaslight us into thinking that they deserve to be here at all.

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 21h

Which reminds me I need to add the Scottish saltire to my shopping list

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 21h

I really am so close to throwing out ice dance this season, really one of the only things holding me in at the moment is F/G’s Scottish free ⛸️

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