Nightmare Vancouver Podiums

[jovani2293]

Good question.

I think my biggest nightmare podiums would be a combination of skaters who I don't care for who still EARNED the podium. It's one thing when you favourite skates well but misses out because they "wuzrobbed." But if they don't earn it, and the result is underwhelming.... well, that just plain sucks. So, in my mind

Men
1. Brian Joubert
2. Evegeni Plushenko
3. Evan Lysacek

I've gotta echo BigJohn on this one. This podium would be awful.

Women
1. Miki Ando
2. Rachael Flatt (hey, just cause I defended her in the small pond that is American Nationals doesn't mean I wish she beats my personal favourites).
3. Gedevanishvili (doesn't matter who really, the top two are extremely disappointing)

Pairs
1. V/M
2. Z/Z
3. M/T (ditto)

Any podium that doesn't have Shen/Zhao on top is by it's very nature disappointing, but the above podium, particularly the top two, would make me lose respect for the sport.

Dance
1. Domnina/Shabalin
2. Khoklova/Novitski
3. Pechalat/Bourzat

Why would Miki Ando winning be nightmare!

[ImaginaryPogue]

Of all the top tier skaters, gold medal contenders (defined as the five ladies who medalled in the past three Worlds), she's my least favourite.

[futureidol]

Thanks for coming up with this evil thread!

MEN
1) Evan Lysacek
2) Evgeni Plushenko
3) Brian Joubert

LADIES
1) Joannie Rochette
2) Carolina Kostner
3) Rachael Flatt

ICE DANCE
1) Pechalat/Bourzat
2) Delobel/Schoenfeider
3) Faiella/Scali

PAIRS
1) Zhang/Zhang
2) Kavaguti/Smirnov
3) Dubé/Davison

[jovani2293]

Of all the top tier skaters, gold medal contenders (defined as the five ladies who medalled in the past three Worlds), she's my least favourite.

oh. but what about Carolina Kostner.

[ImaginaryPogue]

oh. but what about Carolina Kostner.

I like Kostner. She's too much of a headcase for me to really LOVE her, but her 2007 and 2008 short programs are among my favourite from this quadrennial. I love her speed and elegance when she's on.

[psbfan01]

"Nightmare Podium" - heh.

I do not want Plushenko to win another gold. Enuff Russian federation corruption crap already!!!!

I really wish Jeff Buttle would come back, finally land a 3 axel consistently, maybe a quad too, and really show 'em how it's done! But I digress.

I really don't have any animus toward any of the other men...as long as they turn in 2 dynamic performances, they should be in the running for a medal...

On the ladies side, I am not happy that Yu Na Kim is the darling of so many and it's considered a fait accompli for her to win the gold. I root for the underdog! Let me also say the 2006 Olympics fizzled, not sizzled, esp. in the Ladies event.

So regardless of who wins what, let's hope for some exciting events and virtuoso performances!

[Tinymavy15]

I am stunned by all the Evan hating going on here!
Anyway..

Men:
1.Plushenko
2. Weir
3.Chan

Ladies:
1.Kim
2.Kostner
3. Korpi

Pairs:
1. Zhang/Zhang
2. Pang/ Tong
3. Shen/Zhao ( love em, but please not ANOTHER bronze).

Dance:
1. Domina and Shabalin
2. Kohlova and Navinsky
3. Virtue and Moir

[dlgpffps]

My absolute nightmare:

Men:

Plushenko and/or Joubert are not on the podium.
and/or
Evan Lysacek wins the gold.

I second that. An Olympic podium without Plushenko... ah...

Ladies:

Rachael Flatt on the podium.

I second this too.
I'm sorry. I feel nothing for Flatt's skating.

[cloudkicker09]

Plushenko, Lysacek, Chan, any podium with them in any order or any circumstances which sees any of them going home with a medal...that is my worst nightmare

Also merely the idea of Dom/Shab or Khok/Nov going home with a medal makes me sick enough to support the idea of banning ice dancing from the olympics.

[MikiAndoFan#1]

I remembered some. I would hate it if Alena or Rachael medaled. I don't have any for Pairs. Don't know why...

[antmanb]

I actually wouldn't mind Kostner winning the gold because it would be a tremendous performance.

Not if the whole thing is a splat fest and her 2009 Worlds is the winning free

Ant

[life684]

Men : Chan or Lysacek winning the gold medal.

Ladies : Flatt gifted a medal & no gold for Rochette Pls.

ice Dance: D/W & V/M winning the gold. which looks very likely now, Unless french D/S surprise us.

Pairs: Zhangs getting a gold and D/D gifted a medal. Can handle anyone one the top team winning the medal

[R.D.]

I'll do ladies. There are many scenarios I can think of:

Any podium with Rochette on the top spot

A podium with Suzuki, Leonova and/or Kostner on it

Ando gifted a medal with an uninspiring performance (cough*NHK)

[Sk8n Mama]

Nightmare podiums:

I don't have a nightmare podium for the ladies. I think that says a lot about the field. I think any of the top ten ranked ladies could end up with a medal & I'd be fine with that, so long as their skating on those days makes them worthy. My nightmare would be people winning when they really don't deserve it.

Men:
1. Joubert
2. Weir
3. Plushenko

Pairs:
1. Kavaguti and Smirnov
2. Mukhortova and Trankov
3. Zhangs

Don't hate the Chinese. Just don't want them behind the Russians; the Russiands on top and no medal for Shen & Zhao. That's my nightmare.

Dance
1. Domnina and Shabalin
2. Belbin and Agosto
3. Any of the Italian or French teams

With Virtue/Moir, Davis/White off the podium. I really don't think that'll happen but you just never know when it comes to dance!

[louieb2009]

MEN:
1. Joubert
2. Plushenko
3. Chan

WOMEN:
1. Kim
2. Asada
3. Rochette

PAIRS:
1. Kavaguti/Smirnov
2. Zhang/Zhang
3. Mukhortova/Trankov

DANCE:
1. Domina/Shabalin
2. Delobel/Schoenfelder
3. Virtue/Moir