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- Feb 27, 2012
That Challenge Cup red carpet nonsense in 2016 was second hand embarrassing. ...
In the eye of the beholder.
My sense was/is that the skaters typically were fine with walking the TCC red carpet -- as a rather novel (in a good way) experience.
And I enjoyed watching them enjoy taking part in a not-everyday experience.
Some skaters were perhaps a little shy, but I did not sense anything close to widespread embarrassment.
(As is always the case with the media, some of the reporters stationed along the red carpet were more knowledgeable about skaters than others; and some of the questions from the reporters were better questions than others.
Although at this point I don't remember specific questions one way or the other, nothing sticks in my mind as cringe-worthy.)