... Whatever. Suffice it to say, as a former roller figure skater who has seen what happens to cash poor sports during downturns in popularity, I disagree with...
... Indeed! Mao leaves out what she can't do, but the triple Axel seems to make up for it. I like Mao, but with the occasional cheats and edge problems, I...
LOL, makes you kinda feel like you are Canadian, eh? Although our drought has been 20 years without a medal and, well, best not count the single entry years. ...
Samuel Contesti - never heard of him before and we were giggling about his routine even after we went to bed and even on the plane heading home! Just watching...
I didn't realize Evan is listed as 6'2". So I looked up my all time favorite male skaters John Curry 5'11" Robin Cousins 6'0" I didn't think R. Cousins was...
... Spinning in the opposite direction ... Well, I can spin in the opposite direction (simple upright position only, though, and I don't always manage at least...
... At what level? Most Americans who participate in the sport do so at their own expense; only those at the national or international level really benefit...
... It may be what's in the media guide. The media guide is the handbook that an event's organizers give to journalists. The event may have listed the names a...
... I have no idea, probably to please the Korean fans or authorities, that is how it goes there, last name first: See this youtube video posted by koreans: ...
... Well if it's short programs that dog her, perhaps Kurt Browning(?): sublime when he on and a trainwreck in the short. dej ... Learn to use Google Analytics...
... But she did have the "spin in both directions" something almost no one did at the time and something which is, I think, really undercounted in the current...
... Just for the record, someone else said that. It wasn't me. Most of Paul Wylie's eligible career took place while I was in college and didn't have a TV. I...
... Not to say that it's NOT an ugly sentiment, but the reality is that it is American TV which pays the big bucks for broadcast rights. And those big bucks...
... There are a number of Korean ladies playing on the LPGA tour (golf) and I have never heard the announcers call them by their last name then first. Examples...
... Interesting that last year when Mao won worlds without doing either a 3 sal or 3 toe, nobody brought this subject up or was that because those are...
... Same as Susan, I was never in agreement with blatantly subjective judging and result fixing. And I have been around more than enough to realize that the...
In a message dated 3/31/2009 8:53:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, lbo3@... writes: Even so, I think most people appreciate a wonderful achievement when...
Family name is Kim; given name is Yu-Na. Korean family names follow an extremely Pareto-ish distribution, with a relative handful (including Kim, along with...
Susan McC writes: "Personally, I have long suspected that France, Canada and China have also participated in more than their share of chicanery with regard to ...
Stinger2007@...
Mar 31, 2009 11:08 pm
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... To me the arm flailing looks like a large bird trying to get off the ground. Drives me nuts. Doesn't seem to go along with the music, just flapping up and...
No disagreement and probably confirmation why she was a bad example: you end up having a Michelle Kwan debate. Not what I wanted to do. The point I tried very...
... I know you are trying to defend your bigotry, but that statement is a lie and you know it. I doubt anyone here approves of cheating in sports any more...
Susan
smc413@...
Mar 31, 2009 9:34 pm
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Hi! Forgive me for asking - I might have missed something. I don't care in which order we or other media markets say Yu-Na Kim's name. I just want to know...
... Czisny seems to attribute her lack of results to concentration and nerves and has spoken about it in the press as well as about her attempts to fix it. It...
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