Philip Hersh on Cinquanta pressuring Yu-Na Kim to compete at 4CC
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Are you freaking kidding me? I think I might prefer the crazy Italian over that constellation.I think we should dump Otto and have Scott Hamilton be ISU Pres with
Kurt Browning as VP!
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Have you heard Hamilton commentating? He probably would make screaming commentary compulsory during the competition. Or introduce drum rolls before every big jump. Brrrrrr....I have never liked him, I think anyone would be better than him
Browning and Ito would be good. Browning and Christopher Dean would also be a good team.
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Browning and Christopher Dean sound fabulous. I just can't believe that Mr. Cin. would try and put pressure on a skater like this during an Olympic year:disapp: I say leave the figure skating to the figure skaters:agree:
Sorry, don't like Browning as a commentator---he is much too flip and smart alecky, going for the humor instead of focusing on the performance in front of him. Sometimes the skater has splatted after Browning's come out with one of his wry remarks. It's a jarring juxtaposition.
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I think we should dump Otto and have Scott Hamilton be ISU Pres with
Kurt Browning as VP
Good God NO! Hamilton is so biased it isn't even funny. He won't let any gay skaters on the Stars On Ice Tour. Plus he was the first one fired from Celebrity Apprentice, and trust me he was in a group of morons. Love Kurt though. Still Paul Wylie (my favorite commentator besides Button) or Brian Boitano would be better choices if we're going the North American greats route.
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ITA. Kurt seems to be snarky and snide all the time. I don't find him funny at all, especially when pairing with Tracy Wilson.
My parents, non skating fans, really like Scott's enthusiasm.
I like the British guys the most. They at least pretend to be balance and objective.
How did he manage to have male skaters on SOI?
I like Boitano until this interview with EW
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/01/brian-boitano-skating-spectacular/
lame cast? Shiz is the reigning gold medalist.
Who is he to make fun of other people's professional achievements? Perhaps the skating scene has changed significantly since he was competing that professional skaters don't get the platform to get their name out anymore.
Formerly relevant skater calls other skaters irrelevant. This is a classic case of pot calling kettle irrelevant. :sheesh:
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Meanwhile, back at the chalet secretly nestled high above the Japanese Alps where the conspirators have gathered...
MR. TOYOTA: A toast to Cinquanta! We've got that Bond Girl right where we want her! Corporate Japan will not lose face this Winter Olympics! We SHALL reap an investment on all of Miki Ando's costumes this season!
MAO'S MOTHER: Muah, ha, ha! No one steals a gold medal from MY daughter!
CINQUANTA (rubbing his hands together): Did you bring the money? I will collect... One THOUSAND dollars!
MAO: Uh, he does know a thousand dollars isn't...
MR. TOYOTA: Yes, yes, yes... we have the money! There's no putting one over you Cinquanta, is there?
CINQUANTA: And now, I shall run away to Mexico with Myriam Oberwiler, my savory and sweet, Swiss technical specialist. Goodbye you fools! We shall never meet again.
Cinquanta rushes out the door into the snowstorm.
MAO: I think there's a little oregano missing in his sauce.
TATIANA TARASOVA: Break out the champagne! Put on Bells of Moscow!!
MR. TOYOTA: A toast to Cinquanta! We've got that Bond Girl right where we want her! Corporate Japan will not lose face this Winter Olympics! We SHALL reap an investment on all of Miki Ando's costumes this season!
MAO'S MOTHER: Muah, ha, ha! No one steals a gold medal from MY daughter!
CINQUANTA (rubbing his hands together): Did you bring the money? I will collect... One THOUSAND dollars!
MAO: Uh, he does know a thousand dollars isn't...
MR. TOYOTA: Yes, yes, yes... we have the money! There's no putting one over you Cinquanta, is there?
CINQUANTA: And now, I shall run away to Mexico with Myriam Oberwiler, my savory and sweet, Swiss technical specialist. Goodbye you fools! We shall never meet again.
Cinquanta rushes out the door into the snowstorm.
MAO: I think there's a little oregano missing in his sauce.
TATIANA TARASOVA: Break out the champagne! Put on Bells of Moscow!!
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skatingpunk, all I can say is:
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LOL! I want to animate this!!!A manga story!
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What an indecent story you write!
Surprised that figure skating fans here should accept this.
I feel sorry for Yuna.
My goodness, don't take everything so seriously...
SKATINGPUNK: We need a sequel to that!
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I thought it was pretty good one
Anyway, I don't see anything wrong for him to ask her to participate except the following part:
"Cinquanta said his letter to the Korean federation included a reference to ISU rule 136 (6), which allows sanctions against national federations whose skaters do not participate in those ISU events that have TV or commercial contracts."
I would say the recipient of his letter may view it as a threat due to this ISU rule136(6) in his letter.
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