Vashty Hawkins wrote:

> S
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> P
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> O
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> I
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> L
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> E
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> R
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> .......
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> 1. Yagudin
> 2. Stojko
> 3. Eldredge
> 4. Liu
> 5. Sandhu :-(
>
> Not the best skated mens event ever. Yagudin and Elvis deserve to be 1-2.
> Both had falls on their 3axels, but skated strongly.
>
> Now for the bad news (sigh) ...
>
> Emanuel had a frustratingly poor time of it out there; he took a hard
> splat on the quad, and then seemed to phone in the rest of his performance
> from that point on, losing his focus totally and popping three jumps
> (Hazel, was it three? I was too busy sitting there groaning with my head
> in my hands :-)).

There were three popped jumps, and some step outs as well. After the third pop
you could see him shake his head in disgust. I was folding laundry and kept
putting my head into a folded towel!

> We'll see - he has soooooo much talent, and I find his skating unique and
> irresistable. But he is emotionally fragile IMO, and almost not cut out
> for the sometimes harsh atmosphere of competition. I wish the best for him
> though, and hope that this can be a wakeup call.
>

I'm still thinking he needs to try a different approach, perhaps a new coach
and a sports psychologist. I wonder if Doug Leigh could help him with that
axel.

Judy