SkateFan4Life said:I remember the rather snobby attitude shown towards Elaine by some of the bigwigs in the US Figure Skating Association. Elaine's father owned and operated a bar in Paramus, New Jersey, and some of these folks seemed put off by the idea of the US champion's father working in a bar. :scratch:
Sorry, guys, but we can't all be born with a silver spoon in our mouth.
Rather like the squawk that arose when Michael Weiss's father appeared shirtless in Playgirl, I should imagine.... Well, bear in mind, the "old guard" is still rather "country club"; I imagine they've only got about 10, 15 more years of this type of attitude still left....