Now you've all got me doing this...

Lisa VE wrote:

> Pluschenko: I hate this program. I hate this costume. I hate his
> spins and awkward positions. And I must confess that after reading
> Lorrie Kim's comparison on RSSIF of him to Mordred, which struck a
> chord, I now find that intensity of his a little chilling. But I can't
> argue that he pulled off the tricks better than anybody else, and used
> that and his sheer attitude to pull the choreographic weaknesses along.
> I'm glad he's got his world title, and that it was totally deserved.
> Now maybe he will stop being so...scary.

LOL! That description of Plushy is PERFECT--he should skate to Tristan
and Isolde and the other music used in Excalibur ;-) I did like him for
using the music from Cotton Club but that outfit...(although not as
awful as that thing Chiat had on in the OD).

Poor Volchova--please get her a new hairdresser and a new costumer--that
outfit did her absolutely no favors.

Goebel--I need some skating content here so can I say that he has
improved? He's skating almost straight up and down and with some stuff
between jumps but why the Henry V music? I will always and forever see
Paul skate to that.

Eldredge--I started not liking Todd many moons ago but he's grown on me,
I think age has improved him (that and ditching that beige getup with
the sash he wore and wore and wore). He's also the link back to the
days of figures and you see how neat and clean his skating is due to
that...

Michele