Her comment is a bit tacky but she's a kid by today's standards (at least in the US) and she's grown up in the age of Twitter where people broadcast their stream of consciousness. I hate the way people pick apart every little thing skaters say. Just let them be without constantly judging them.
Because you think people should show some restraint, RD?
Well don't get me wrong, she should have been more careful, keeping in mind she had over 17k followers and odds were at least someone was going to be offended by the comment- but............. I don't think the way some people tore her up afterward was any better. In many cases, I thought a couple of responses were worse than the original.
Kindly remember, Every elite skater was once a 90 pt total skater. Try to live up to your potential for yourself first! #4CC
@mirai_nagasu Please know we all love you. This 68 yr-old cranky dude loves all skaters from beginner to elites, so pls 4give my crankiness!
^ OK, but first...
Do grown people really care what kids twit on their tweeters?
I would be more interested in knowing if Mirai has picked her short progrsam music for next year yet.
^ OK, but first...
Do grown people really care what kids twit on their tweeters?
I would be more interested in knowing if Mirai has picked her short progrsam music for next year yet.
Ice dancing?
You know, who would have thought that of all the disciplines, the only one where USA would have 3 entries in is...ice dance?
Shows how far we've fallen in singles...at least in the men's division, sounds like the comebacks of Lysacek and Weir will juice things up a bit. But how about the women? And don't tell me Gracie Gold because she doesn't have anywhere NEAR the accolades that either guy mentioned above has.
what most intrigues me about ice dance is hubbell and donahue's success in nice. does this mean they've definitively passed K & G-S, chock & bates, couples on that tier, and are now neck and neck with the shibutanis?
what most intrigues me about ice dance is hubbell and donahue's success in nice. does this mean they've definitively passed K & G-S, chock & bates, couples on that tier, and are now neck and neck with the shibutanis?
of course just the season before the shibutanis were bronze medalists at worlds.
was it here, or did i read elsewhere that alex and maia ought to split up and skate with other people, just so they'll be able to access a greater range of artistic interpretations, and really make way in ice dance. that idea surprised me, as i thought it was a bit pre-mature. they've only started--it's too soon to conclude they'll never achieve davis-white level success...
as far as pairs, i am sorry but i cannot get past my fondness for proper stretch and toe points in lift positions, so... both exuberant and charming mary beth and improved but still not refined caydee have yet to win me over. i'm rooting for donlan and speroff (or maybe evora and ladwig) to have their own takahashi & tran moment. i suppose this means despite saying 'pairs, schmerrs' on FSU (because i was irked that cain-reagan had split up)... i'm still watching u.s. pairs with curiosity.
to brightphoton, i love your term 'pearl-clutching', even though i don't think it was rude of that person to snark back to mirai. and though blazingblades' comment as quoted by Mrs P was indeed gracious, to put it all into perspective you'd also have to read his comment that mirai needed a spanking, or something along that line. LOL. don't you love sports in the age of twitter?
Likewise, key to success in dance in the US next year will be the ability of the partners to do the Yankee Polka in the SD. The new rules are out, and the YP is to be skated as one pattern, marked in two segments (no splitting up the pattern, as was done this year). H&D don't have the quickest feet, and this might not be their forte. I'll be interested to see how Chock/Bates do with it.
It intrigues me too. What I find interesting is not just the fact that H/D achieved a great placing at Worlds, but the fact that they're a 1 year old team. It's the rate of improvement that's impressive. Also their TES at the SD showed that they've got the goods to compete with the elite teams. Next season will answer a lot, as their next target is to improve PCS. If they achieve this too, then yes I'm going to believe that they can rightfully fight for second best in the U.S.
BTW I loved those
World Championships new outfits. A lot of black, but they looked great.