slutskayafan21 said:You are entitled your opinion. I would expect an American to have that view.
Are you Russian? Where are you from? J/C
slutskayafan21 said:You are entitled your opinion. I would expect an American to have that view.
julietvalcouer said:Even my friend who DESPISES Sasha Cohen admitted her spiral sequence blew Irina's "1001 Bielmanns" away.
Red Dog said:Are you Russian? Where are you from? J/C
slutskayafan21 said:I am from Canada.
Red Dog said:OK, thanks. And yes, you're right in your assumption- I am American.
Red Dog said:well, it says my LOCATION is on the (American) east coast. But you couldn't have known that I was BORN here...I could have been from Saudi Arabia or something and then moved here.
slutskayafan21 said:True, but my definition is you are from that country if you have been living there over a year.
Well, IMO. Buying off judges is such a 'dumb' and 'expansive' thing to do, only 'rich' N. Americans could do and affordable.Tonichelle said:I, for one, am glad that FINALLY the ISU is allowing the N. Americans to buy off judges... now the Europeans can't monopolise the buying of judges
this is so out there it's just...
Mathman said:Actually, I own stock in NBC (a tiny fraction of a share), so I'm glad to see that they are putting my money to good use.
MM
mzheng said:The more effective/efficiency way to do is 'buy off' ISU tech committy to modify the rules to suit your skater's skill set -- like some federation did. And what a good chance to do it in an Olympic year with the new CoP system just in place, a lot of excuses to make "needed adjustments".
slutskayafan21 said:You are so anti-Russian and pro-American it is laughable, you should call yourself American-rear-kisser. Carly perfect form on uneven bars, Irina all flawed skating and Sasha no flaws, ROTFL!!!
As for Irina vs Sasha. Irina huge powerful jumps that did have flow coming out of 2 of the 3(her combo didnt). Sasha tiny jumps, flutz instead of lutz for her combo, no flow out of any of them, and wobbly double axel. Spins of the two similar. Footwork Irina superior. Spirals Sasha better. Musical interpretation similar, basic skating skills and ease of movement Irina by a mile, choreography and transitions similar. Yes Irina's performance was much better than Sasha's except for Sasha being American.
Mathman said:Actually, I own stock in NBC (a tiny fraction of a share), so I'm glad to see that they are putting my money to good use.
MM
slutskayafan21 said:Carly no form breaks on uneven bars and hit her positions at 12 o clock position, ROTFL! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. You wouldnt recognize great form if it hit you in the head obviously, you probably think Kim Zmeskal had great form on uneven bars too, another gymnast who won her all around title(91 Worlds)only because she was an American. So what if you used to be a gymnast, Blaine Wilson is a much better gymnast then you I am sure and he still wouldnt know what good form is if it hit him listening to his brief lame attempts at commentary and the scores he deems the U.S gymnast to deserve.
Regardless your precious Carly will go down in history as a one-hit wonder, Chorkina one of the greatest gymnast of all time. 20 years from now nobody outside the U.S will even know who Carly Patterson is, they will think it is some kind of necklace or new tissue jewelery perhaps. Chorkina will go down as one of the greatest gymansts in history with a long career of enormous success 1-hit wonder Carly could only dream of having. Carly is the equivalent of Sarah Hughes, Chorkina Michelle Kwan. So I hope you enjoyed your precious Carly's bought gold medal since nobody will ever hear or talk of her again, even in the U.S she is already forgotten compared to another overhyped U.S gymnast Mary Lou, who retired over 20 years ago. Carly=blip on the radar screen, whose biggest accomplishment was a gold in an Olympics tainted by gymnasts judging scanadals, Chorkina=legend of the sport people will talk about many years from now and reminisce over.
Kasey said:Can't we declare open season on trolls?
Yes. But the CoP was modified a lot this seasons, hardly original ones. Couple of examples: Bielmann position was now EXPLICITLY specified as a difficult position, which was not in original one; the pairs could not reapet the same triple or 2A in sbs jump and combo; etc.Tonichelle said:I thought the system in place was a combination of something the Austrailians and the Canadians came up with??? or am I not understanding your point?