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heh. You are actually rather right. My opinion isn't a knee-jerk reaction to her harsh words for Sawyer, but I do find DiManno's writing to be overly dramatic, negative, and a little crude. Even in the articles where she is saying something positive about someone, her tone sounds condescending and sneering, as if she's daring someone to disagree with her. I don't even mean to bash her, either. Once upon a time, long ago, I found a piece by her that I agreed with, but I don't remember what it was about. As I said, it was a long time ago.Someone should tell Dimanno that her writing style is loud and crude.
I don't know how she could possibly find Sawyer's LP "crude", and by extension, the taste of all those who gave him a standing ovation "crude" as well. It was full of joy and expression that wasn't contrived or forced. There were unique elements to his program that weren't obviously for the main intention of point-gathering. Is it possibly a "waste of a spot" in the sense that it's not an investment in a future contender? It's debatable. Younger skaters can learn a lot from their more experienced peers (such as not giving up on yourself), and there are more competitions than just Worlds to look forward to (e.g. 4CC). I don't like the calculated methodologies that Skate Canada has used in the past to determine who gets to go to big events (e.g. when Emanuel Sandhu got 2nd at Canadian Nationals when he was 18 but wasn't sent to the Olympics...because he was too young or because he didn't participate in the GP, or something like that. Yes, he may have used this too many times as his excuse for his nerves in subsequent years, but...) I believe that skaters should be assigned to events as they earn their spots. Shawn Sawyer earned his spot to Worlds this year.
Like others, I would like the third spot to be determined by 4CC. I like Joey, but I want Kevin Reynolds to be given another chance considering that he does normally have stronger performances and the third men's spot for Canada at this year's Worlds is partly due to him, correct me if I'm wrong.
All things considered, I do not know what point DiManno's article has. It is just useless complaining. Who would she rather give the two remaining spots to, after Chan? Whatever.