Good article about worlds, the relationship with D&W, and their possible future plans.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/FigureSkating/2011/05/06/18115456.html
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/FigureSkating/2011/05/06/18115456.html
“It’s going well, now that we let them have one,” Moir said with a laugh
It's clearly a joke, CARA. The article then goes on to say that D/W deserved the gold medal and why they deserved it.
It's not in a world wide publication however; the jokes are expected to be funny to a Canadian audience, not an American one. And I can't say I had a big belly laugh from being told that D&W "stole" the medal either, despite knowing that the writer thought he was being amusing.
That's Scott's style.......tongue in cheek fllippancy. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I think he tries to maintain a lighter side in most of his interviews. He reminds me of Kurt Browning in that way.
That's Scott's style.......tongue in cheek fllippancy. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I think he tries to maintain a lighter side in most of his interviews. He reminds me of Kurt Browning in that way.
Interesting. I, too, hope that they continue to skate competitively as long as they could.
There's one point that raised my eyebrow : "Canadian ice dance pair Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have always had a close relationship with their closest rivals — Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
And there appears to be no rift — even after those darn Yanks stole the world championship gold medal last week." (exerpt from the article. Emphasis mine.)
I am guessing that the writer is a Canadian and his partisanship slipped up with that "little verb" there.
I usually consider V/M to be superior to D/W, but I believe that D/W won their gold medals fair and square at 2011 worlds.
Doubtless many posters disagree with my opinion. However, I just have to state my opinion in that I found the word "stole" offensive.
But he and Charlie are friends off the ice.
I don't know if I can recall such close Dance rivals being so friendly and respectful of each other.
If you recall the medal ceremony in Vancouver it is obvious how friendly these teams are.
I think the article was fine and saw nothing wrong with the language.
Indeed! Americans never post anything about Figure Skating in the US press, unless at the Olympics. maybe Hirsch does a little in Chicago, but he also points out faults in American skaters. I appreciate that, but most fans, imo, get up tight about his writings.Look like Americans never post something like that in USA press.
Indeed! Americans never post anything about Figure Skating in the US press, unless at the Olympics. maybe Hirsch does a little in Chicago, but he also points out faults in American skaters. I appreciate that, but most fans, imo, get up tight about his writings.
Gushing only on Forums, please.
Hirsh calls a spade a spade as he sees it. Doesn't always mean he's right. But he really does enjoy the sport or he wouldn't have continued to cover it for 30 years. His occasional tirades in the press room are wondrous to behold.