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Helen Groothuis

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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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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 10m

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 · 16m

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

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 19m

Send him to Milan! ⛸️

Jackie Wong | Rocker Skating @rockerskating.com · 19m

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 · 22m

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

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 23m

TOMOKIIIII?!?!?!?!?!?! ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 28m

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

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 49m

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

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 52m

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 · 3h

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

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G Nielsen @gnielsenart.com · 3h

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

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

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 4h

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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The Mary Sue @themarysuetms.bsky.social · 13h

Movie stars still exist!!!

We have modern movie stars! None of you know how to talk about them | The Mary Sue

Maybe if you didn't complain about every actor being in more than one movie a year, you'd realize we do have movie stars.

www.themarysue.com

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✨CHELLE D☯GGO✨(she/they) @chelledoggo.bsky.social · 13h

i'm so sick of people saying there will never be another election.

yes, the next election is probably gonna be rough, and the GOP will almost certainly try some shady shit, but there WILL be people out there fighting tooth and nail for our democracy.

but you'd rather be a defeatist than help out.

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

I managed the Where We Are tour in Detroit but on the condition I paid for it myself and found a college friend to go with me (I was 19 at the time :’) we got Teenage Dirtbag for the only time on that tour BUT I left all the coordinated signs for my section at the hotel 😭

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 19h

Guess what came up on shuffle after a shit day at work, life gives you little wins sometimes!

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · Apr 10

NO CONTROL IS STILL MY FAVOURITE ONE DIRECTION SONG OF ALL TIME AHHHHHH

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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 22h

I think a lot about how most big-city newspapers used to have a a couple of movie critics, a theater critic, a few book critics, an architecture critic, a music critic or two, an in-house cartoonist, at least two or three foreign correspondents, a fashion writer, and a whole staff of photographers

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 22h

Not the worst Bolero cut I’ve ever heard but it is still lacking ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 22h

Look I am a big Sui and Han fan but 72 is uh…generous today ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 1d

Deniss actually looks exactly like Patrick Swayze here ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 1d

Where’s Shin Amano when you need him

Jackie Wong | Rocker Skating @rockerskating.com · 1d

Daniel Grassl ITA
4Lz(q,turn)3T, 4Lo, 3A
stepseq 3, all spins 4
TES 49.75, PCS 40.67, SP 90.42 into 1st - panel did not review either the loop or the axel
bit.ly/3JrWa2n #2025GPCHN #GPFigure

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

Live stream and play-by-play of the men’s short program at 2025 Cup of China

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 1d

Gymnastics aside:

1) It’s Kaylia Nemour’s world and we’re just living in it

2) Jake Jarman and Donnell Whittenburg world champions!

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 1d

Chen Yudong throwing down at Denis Ten and not being in contention for an Olympic spot is a CHOICE and I will be judging the three Chinese men here against that performance.