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- Nov 22, 2006
I lied, this will be my last post about the worlds.
They held the men's medal ceremony at 1pm outside the Staples Center during an intermission for the ladies short. Why they did it again is beyond me. I made my way outside to find a crowd of people and Peter Carruthers on a makeshift stage with the three mens' medalists, about 30 feet from where I was. I missed them being re-medaled (though they had a medal ceremony right after the competition the night before) but I saw them receiving a Citizen watch. Each of them were given an opportunity to speak. Evan was gracious and sincere about how much he loved LA and Staples Center (his favorite arena in the world), and how glad he was everything came together the night before. Patrick spoke about how happy he was about his performance and Brian said that even though he was a Frenchman in America, he felt like an American because the crowd was so obviously behind him during the competition. Truly he does have a large fanbase (myself included), but I think figure skating fans are quick to recognize great skaters regardless of nationality. The three of them were dressed casually, with Brian looking the most casual in a t-shirt that looked like it need washing. He also looked like he needed sleep. Patrick looked the most touristy in his khaki shorts and Evan looked the most athletic in his track jacket. It was obvious that Evan was still glowing from his achievement the night before--he looked fabulous and was the most articulate. Patrick sounded a bit young and Brian looked plenty experienced in the world of PR. Brian mentioned that he shouldn't have changed his program like the way he did and that threw him off. Evan was asked about including the quad, to which he answered that he would only put in a new jump if it was 80% consistent for him. Patrick said he agreed about a jump being consistent before adding it to a program. At this point, I had to leave to get back inside since the intermission was over.
They held the men's medal ceremony at 1pm outside the Staples Center during an intermission for the ladies short. Why they did it again is beyond me. I made my way outside to find a crowd of people and Peter Carruthers on a makeshift stage with the three mens' medalists, about 30 feet from where I was. I missed them being re-medaled (though they had a medal ceremony right after the competition the night before) but I saw them receiving a Citizen watch. Each of them were given an opportunity to speak. Evan was gracious and sincere about how much he loved LA and Staples Center (his favorite arena in the world), and how glad he was everything came together the night before. Patrick spoke about how happy he was about his performance and Brian said that even though he was a Frenchman in America, he felt like an American because the crowd was so obviously behind him during the competition. Truly he does have a large fanbase (myself included), but I think figure skating fans are quick to recognize great skaters regardless of nationality. The three of them were dressed casually, with Brian looking the most casual in a t-shirt that looked like it need washing. He also looked like he needed sleep. Patrick looked the most touristy in his khaki shorts and Evan looked the most athletic in his track jacket. It was obvious that Evan was still glowing from his achievement the night before--he looked fabulous and was the most articulate. Patrick sounded a bit young and Brian looked plenty experienced in the world of PR. Brian mentioned that he shouldn't have changed his program like the way he did and that threw him off. Evan was asked about including the quad, to which he answered that he would only put in a new jump if it was 80% consistent for him. Patrick said he agreed about a jump being consistent before adding it to a program. At this point, I had to leave to get back inside since the intermission was over.