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Unbelievable. His quotes are arrogant and troubling.
The Judging Controversy Thread
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Unbelievable. His quotes are arrogant and troubling.
That's not evidence, a panel consisting of completely different set of people scored similarly. That will be the ISU response.
She received 200+ points for 2 very flawed (generously speaking) programs. Of course she was also incorrectly judged, most likely intentionally. Her scores actually went up from her team game performances - and people thought her team game scores were unjustifiable. How about that.
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Couldn't agree more except I'm still not sure who deserves the gold. It seems like everyone has their own take that's fine. I'd rather focus on the judging issues and not the skaters so much...,if that's even possible. This sport will be the death of me. On the ice and off!!
Yes, she also send assassins to whack Kim's knees and neck. murder!
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The ISU governs figure skating, synchronized skating, and speed skating. Korea is a powerhouse in short track speed skating and it's the fastest growing market for figure skating after Japan due to Yuna. I doubt ISU will do much but Korea isn't someone you want to blow off due to how much money they bring in.
Very unlikely. Her federation would be dumb to let such comments leak out (if it happened, which I doubt as well)
lmao
What is the Russian for "you gon' get?"
"Nas ne dogonyat!!!!"??? LMFAO.
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If you guys felt that this was unfair, then please go to change.org and sign the petition to open an investigation. Already 1.7 million people have signed and we still need 1.3 million more. I wasn't sure if I could bring the link, but just go to change.org, and search for YUNA KIM.
Yes, it might not change anything, but at least we can show that we care.
Yes, it might not change anything, but at least we can show that we care.
Cross-posting here because this thread seems a better fit. If it's against the TOS of the forum I will correct it:
Ms. Kim has always maintained that there isn't anything she can do about judging. It's unfortunate that she was rarely a beneficiary of this corrupt practice. (when was the last time an ISU event took place in S. Korea?) It has been evident for the past years that ISU struggled to find worthy competitor against Ms. Kim so that they can keep things more "interesting."
Likewise, S. Korea will not file any complaint (edit: I stand corrected on this matter, heh) - it's hosting the next Olympics, for pete's sake. Perhaps it is even looking for a payback when they get their chance. Do people want that? The history repeats itself endlessly? I doubt anyone wants to follow to the logical ends of this nihilistic attitude. People want peace, I get that. But most people also want justice as well. It is a balancing act we exercise every day, and figure skating is no different. Especially for Olympics. If we were to hold our athletes to a higher standard, especially in these Olympic games, we need a worthy system and a likewise worthy culture that nurtures fairness and excellence.
Also, those who attack athletes when they are not responsible for whatever injustice they perceive need to realize that they are not doing any service to their cause. They should not blur the line. Adelina could have easily been a victim just as anybody else in this system. They also give excuses to those who do not want to disrupt the carefully decorated apple cart of status quo.
Ms. Kim has always maintained that there isn't anything she can do about judging. It's unfortunate that she was rarely a beneficiary of this corrupt practice. (when was the last time an ISU event took place in S. Korea?) It has been evident for the past years that ISU struggled to find worthy competitor against Ms. Kim so that they can keep things more "interesting."
Likewise, S. Korea will not file any complaint (edit: I stand corrected on this matter, heh) - it's hosting the next Olympics, for pete's sake. Perhaps it is even looking for a payback when they get their chance. Do people want that? The history repeats itself endlessly? I doubt anyone wants to follow to the logical ends of this nihilistic attitude. People want peace, I get that. But most people also want justice as well. It is a balancing act we exercise every day, and figure skating is no different. Especially for Olympics. If we were to hold our athletes to a higher standard, especially in these Olympic games, we need a worthy system and a likewise worthy culture that nurtures fairness and excellence.
Also, those who attack athletes when they are not responsible for whatever injustice they perceive need to realize that they are not doing any service to their cause. They should not blur the line. Adelina could have easily been a victim just as anybody else in this system. They also give excuses to those who do not want to disrupt the carefully decorated apple cart of status quo.
lmao - here we go, at least a real quote:
"Yes, I am the Olympic champion, but this is not the end of it," Sotnikova said Friday, a day after giving Russia its first Olympic gold in women's figure skating. "I want all the gold that there is out there, everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions."
"Yes, I am the Olympic champion, but this is not the end of it," Sotnikova said Friday, a day after giving Russia its first Olympic gold in women's figure skating. "I want all the gold that there is out there, everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions."
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What is the Russian for "you gon' get?"
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It's really sad. Even though I don't agree with her winning at all I still like Adelina and, results aside, I'm happy she was able to have two great skates at the Olympics.
I think it's so childish and mean to attack her and call her names and tear her down. All she did was skate her best. The judges gave her the marks...all of the personal attacks on her are seriously misdirected. Most rational and mature fans know this but the childish ones are the people calling her names, hoping she never medals again, and so on... :disapp:
I feel bad for her and Yu-Na and everyone else this is affecting negatively. The judging has resulted in all of the skaters being dragged through the mud while all of this controversy plays out. None of them deserve that.
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She was also quoted saying she was going to skin Yu-Na's puppies and make herself an ushanka to wear at the 2018 Olympics..
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Seems getting the medal has motivated her to compete even more. Well at least we know she has no plans of retiring any time soon. More power to her. After this highly disputed win she's definitely going to need some titles to fall back on...
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I posted something similar on twitter. Now I have a different theory all together. Depending on how bad this gets, and I think that a very strong message will be sent to Adelina to not compete at World's and effectively retire ala Tara and Hughes. There's not much else for her to accomplish having had the biggest victory in her career. OGM, home ice, first Russian woman to win OGM, living up to being the "face" of Sochi Olympics after having it temporarily taken away by her main rival Yulia, beating a legend by 5 points, having 2 skates of her life. If I was advising her, I would say sit out the rest of the season. As much as I love World's, it is in a month? She'll be wined and dined by every Russian plutocrat for the rest of her life. Without having to suffer at the hands of figure skating judges.
