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- Oct 19, 2009
Really nice comments you shared.Oh, the illness of fate. For over a year, Laura (with Kiira) has been bashed on this board for not landing her jumps (justly, partly, but I daresay the beauty bonus joke is just getting old). And now, when they finally showed some gutts, rose to the occasion and delivered spectacularly, many North-Americans seem not to have seen one second of it.
It's simply devastating. Or, would be, if I weren't so incredibly happy for each and every one of the top ten for giving it their all, making so few mistakes and making the results won, not lost. Yu-na, this somehow otherworldly creature (during her floating I felt she was not with us); Mao, the fighter and the risk-taking perfectionist, Joannie - I have no words, just tears; the young Americans who already succeeded so well, the solid Miki and Akiko, and the new rise of the Russians.
And you know, for many of us Finns Laura and Kiira's combined result feels almost like a medal. Being a small nation, we actually rarely expect to have success internationally, and take it all with surprise and gratitude. I guess it's just something the fans of the 'big countries' can never experience.
Thank you ladies, this FS night I will never forget!
I saw it with my boyfriend (thanks to the Canadian programming) who doesn't know anything about figure skating. I didn't "get" Laura Lepisto until last night. She was truly regal, polished, and impressive. When we saw Miki's LP and I said she would overtake her, he was disappointed and thought Laura should have retained her spot. On a side note, he saw both the Finns and thought despite Kiira's Barbie-face, Laura was more stunning. Then he asked what language was spoken in Finland and wouldn't believe me when I said "Finnish".
Actually, his opinions as a non-FS-fan were interesting. He thought Akiko was also better than Miki. I kinda think he was bored by both YuNa's and Mao's performances (but he didn't say anything because I gave him my opinions of them first hehe), and then he left to play some video games right after their skate. He turned around once and said "Cool, Canada got another medal huh?" (referring to Joannie)
Until this point, I'd considered Carolina Kostner the best European lady, but I must say I now believe it is Laura.