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You must hang out with some serious people. I've heard those medals referred to as pringles and bent can lids from lots of people by now. Supporting your country doesn't mean supporting everything it does, especially ridiculous things like this. And supporting creativity and out of the box thinking doesn't mean supporting outright bad ideas. Now excuse me while I sell these nouveau riche athlete celebrities my patented medal iron.
I believe it was mentioned that she's funding the entire Korean juniors program by herself.
Thank you for providing the stats, Mrs. P.
Highly appreciate it.
But did Mao really do only 4 triples in LP??
Okay, I gotta check out the protocol one more time.
But TWO of the four were 3As!
That is some weird discrepancy in her jumps.
I don't know if I've seen something like that before.
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And, by the way, I really hope that Japan will not be harsh to Mao. She did everything she could and she was amazing.
I was nervous during Mirai's whole performance but slowly started to relax because as she kept hitting her jumps I though.. okay, she's doing it again!! I wasn't surprised. Definitely recommend you watch her nationals performace.... I knew she could wow at the Olympic but of course, you never know what people are going to do under pressure...
I want to concentrate on what amazing performances Kim, Mao and Joannie gave because I haven't seen such great top three skater since Tara, Michelle and Chen Lu in 1998. But I just can't stop thinking about Mirai! Skating last turned out to be the best thing for her. I remember thinking, gosh I hope she doesn't get frustrated skating last when the medals will basically have been decided. I hope she thinks, "this is my chance to show the world what I can do and give them a last impression" And she did!
Rachael was very good too and it certainly seem the U.S. has its best chance of getting their three spots back at worlds with those two on the team. I just hope Rachael and Mirai can keep up the stamina! I mean, now. Both gave great performances in two pressure-filled competitions in a row. Wow. It's really an accomplishment that shouldn't be overlooked - those two Americans basically repeating their great nationals performances.
She's also making millions and millions of dollars from all of that attention. While the attention does seem to get out of hand at times, nobody is forcing her to accept all the endorsement opportunities she is getting. I think all the money alone may be enough of a reason for her to keep competing at least a little while longer.
This just makes me so mad. I'd like to see the people criticizing Mao go out on the ice and do half of the things she's capable of. Luckily, Japan already has a gold medal in figure skating. Otherwise, I can't even imagine what they'd do to this lovely girl.
I just hope Mao won't let the disappointment and pressure break her down. She's so young, with such a wonderful future ahead of her. If anything, her triple axels will be remembered forever. Plenty of great skaters missed out on the OGM, and we love them just the same!
When she won the worlds in 2008, I thought she was on her way to becoming one of the best female skaters ever. It's too bad what happened to her in the last 2 years. I hope something changes to bring back the joyful Mao we all love so much!
What? Oh my.....what a wonderful person. She deserves everything she's gotten, and more! No wonder they are treating her as a national hero in Korea. She's certainly behaving like one!
Aren't you being a bit harsh on Mao? I mean you can never predict what will happen in 4 years.
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Really? I think they are sad because Mao looks sad. I don't find any words blaming Mao at Japanese board. Many people are cheering her up.
Don't get me wrong. She deserves the attention, of course, after everything she's done for her country and this sport. All I'm saying is that I don't think she hates being in the spotlight.
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IF THAT is TRUE, it will bring my happiness down ... by a lot. =(
Congrats to Yuna. What a woman.
Can I just say I think the Japanese media has been VERY gentle to Mao? If the poster(s) above are referring to the interview right after the LP, the interviewer did not ask any questions whatsoever that are mean.
Can I just say I think the Japanese media has been VERY gentle to Mao? If the poster(s) above are referring to the interview right after the LP, the interviewer did not ask any questions whatsoever that are mean.
Edited to add the hardest jump completed and also that Sarah Hecken should be in the top list (though her jumps were not difficult).
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Ah well, THAT's good to hear. I hope this is the case. I love Mao's skating. She's one of my favourites. I think it's amazing that she does the 3a but even more amazing that she does the jump AND she has exquisite qualities in the other aspects of her skating. She's very rare and I for one am so glad that she won the silver and was a factor at these games... It was just devastating to see a skater as special as her have the kind of season she had been having.
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She also donates a lot of money to charity, including relief efort for Haiti earthquake victims. Her donation was greater than some of Korean corporations'.
I don't think she's doing endorsements to make herself rich, but to help out others who are less fortunate than her.
Thanks for saying that.
Thank you!
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