Phantom Kabocha

I am no longer active on X/Twitter.
I'm using BlueSky instead:
@phantomkabocha.bsky.social

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

I am no longer active on X/Twitter.

I'm using BlueSky instead:
@phantomkabocha.bsky.social

https://t.co/bkzaUShaCK

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@joey3325 @LyraMusica Truth

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

Oh! Someone's been busy updating Wakaba's wikipedia page!
https://t.co/Wjbufuia7V

It now includes loads of my photos of Wakaba, going back many years! 😊

Whoever it was (it wasn't me!), I'm grateful for their efforts & for choosing to use my photos!

#WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@joey3325 @LyraMusica True! Wakaba is the winner - first in the Olympic Team short program - after Valieva's disqualification!

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@LyraMusica Once again, thank you for all your hard work! 👍⭐

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@LyraMusica Um, unfortunately it is mentioned a 2nd time, in the section about the 2021-22 season: It still says 5th instead of 4th there 😅

And now that I look at it.. It also says she was 6th in the FS and 5th overall at Olympics. But after Valieva disqualified, it should be 5th and 4th..

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@LyraMusica And PS... Wakaba is also one of just two women to land multiple clean triple axels at a single Olympics (the other is Mao Asada)

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@LyraMusica By the way, there is a mistake in Wakaba's wiki page: she is the 4th woman to land a clean triple axel at the Olympics, not the 5th.

(Valieva's 3A does not count, because her ban nullifies all achievements since before the Olympics...)

[Kyra 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @LyraMusica]

@Phantom_Kabocha It was actually me 🙈 Thank you so much for making your photographs available for use. I love your work! Your photography of several skaters from different parts of the world is truly amazing ❤️

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

@LyraMusica Thank you, for your kind words! 😊

And thank you so much for all your hard work, keeping Wakaba's Wikipedia article up-to-date! ⭐

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

BTW, all FS photos on my website are published under "Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license"

i.e. they're FREE TO USE, and can be uploaded to wikimedia & used in Wikipedia articles etc, no need to ask permission!

No need to inform me either, although I do enjoy it if people do! 😊

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

I've posted lots of photos of Rion Sumiyoshi over on blue sky, and also uploaded them to my website:
https://t.co/Cnq1rbEtsa

Reminder: I won't be posting photos here any more, but I am continuing to post them elsewhere if anyone's interested... 😊

#RionSumiyoshi #住吉りをん

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

BTW, if anyone wants to do the same, the "Media" view of your account might NOT show all your posts with images etc (particularly older posts)

Use Advanced Search instead to search for your username, and use a date range to break up the results into manageable chunks...

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

‼️ WARNING ‼️
New terms of service on this site take effect tomorrow.
So I am about to DELETE all my posts containing photos, to make sure they won't be used to train an AI.

I won't be posting any more photos here!

I will post them on bluesky instead:
https://t.co/bkzaUShaCK

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

Of course, all my figure skating photos, dating back to 2012, can be found on my website:

https://t.co/ushQkm8J3W

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

‼️ WARNING ‼️
New terms of service on this site take effect tomorrow.
So I am about to DELETE all my posts containing photos, to make sure they won't be used to train an AI.

I won't be posting any more photos here!

I will post them on bluesky instead:
https://t.co/bkzaUShaCK

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

Whether or not there is an "opt-out" doesn't matter. Because IMO, the guy in charge is not to be trusted.

And besides, this site is "problematic" for dozens of other reasons.

So it's time for me to fully move over to bluesky. The FS community is growing rapidly there - join us!

[Phantom Kabocha @Phantom_Kabocha]

‼️ WARNING ‼️
New terms of service on this site take effect tomorrow.
So I am about to DELETE all my posts containing photos, to make sure they won't be used to train an AI.

I won't be posting any more photos here!

I will post them on bluesky instead:
https://t.co/bkzaUShaCK

[Sarah @S_V_Knight]

also over here if interested 🫶

[Solène Mazingue @SoleneMazingue]

If you have experienced similar situations and would like to testify, you can write to me via the form available in my bio https://t.co/4zkBsEaCYk, or at [email protected]

[In The Loop @InTheLoPodcast]

Hannah Lim & Ye Quan have shared a gofundme to help support their journey to the Milano Olympics.

https://t.co/rgmvlL4NWn

[Skate Japan News @skatejapanews]

Update: Mao Asada’s rink “Mao Rink Tachikawa Tachihi” officially opened in Tachikawa on November 11th.

Asada: “I think this is the best rink in the world. My next goal is to produce skaters who can be the best in the world.”

#MaoAsada #浅田真央

https://t.co/O7NGDtROMQ