However, I think I read somewhere that skaters could claim exhaustion, and opt out with no penalty.
I think they can, as long as they don't skate in shows during the time of event (and maybe a week before and after or something?)?
However, I think I read somewhere that skaters could claim exhaustion, and opt out with no penalty.
Agree. His real drama is the way he lifts Tessa- with the face expression as if he lifts the heaviest stuff in the gym, then he just puts it on the ice, the blade hits the ice with some ugly sound. That wasn't good at all. Meryl&Charlie delivered probably one of their best performances in their career. The whole dance was one big generous fest for the honor of His Majesty Dance. Right on music, light, elegant, fast and beautifful. They got an ovation that they truly deserved and left me/us in a good spirit. :thumbsup:
Wasn't it Oksana Gritschuk who had a brawl with Usova? Oksana G had an affair with Zhulin, who was married to (and skating with) Usova at the time.
Have finally looked at the on-demand video (after missing the livestream). For those who listened repeatedly to Scott in the K and C:
Am I the only one who heard him say, "Good luck," to Marina as she was departing the K and C? I presume that she was on her way to D/W for their FD, and that his words by extension were in support of D/W too.
I hope that my ears were not deceiving me. Yes, Scott takes every competition very seriously, but his instincts for good sportsmanship, friendship, and loyalty are strong too.
I understand that it was said in a moment of exhaustion and frustration. But fact remains he should not have said. Japan has put a lot of effort into this competition, not only financially. The crowd is bigger than at Worlds! It's also in part a team event, wanting to exude positivity and team spirit. What he said went against all of that. I personally don't think it's 'Lots of drama over nothing'. I would be willing to give Scott al the benefit of the doubt if this had been the first time he'd acted (seemingly at least) as a sore loser.
Anyway; I hope Scott gets himself a nice holiday to recover from this long season, he deserves it. Team Voir has done really well!
Sorry, but after all the dramas with Scott's off-the-cuff remarks and sour facial expressions, I'm left with the impression that to Scott, winning is paramount, and "good sportsmanship, friendship, and loyalty" are little more than an afterthought.
[Scott] is joker, you can't take what he says seriously half of the time. Charlie White said as much after the GPF and given the two of them know each other so well, I think Charlie is probably far more credible than some self-claimed saints on internet, just my $0.02.
Wallylutz said:You can't force someone to like or dislike something. If Scott dislike this event, he is entitled his opinion. ... I guess I am not seeing the connection between disliking / not attending an event and being a sore loser.
Many skaters skip 4CC or never attend it because they think they are too good for it, wouldn't that be a stronger dismissal of the event being unworthy yet why no one ever called Michelle Kwan a sore loser?
I think it was because Scott "hated the event" right after his scores were announced. When he wins, he likes the event just fine.
(?) If you decline an invitation to an event, you are not sore and you are not a loser. Why would anyone call you a sore loser?
It's when you accept the invitation, lose, and then gripe about it that gives that sour grapes impression.
Poor guy. He says one stupid thing and everyone jumps down his throat. Yes, it was rude. Yes, he shouldn't have said it. But come on, it's not like he went to deliberately trash another team in an interview or making a fool of himself like he did at the GP final. It seemed the comment was meant for Tessa only, not the entire world, and that it was something he was saying in exhaustion/frustration. Had the camera moved 15 seconds earlier no one would have even known. I don't think it was a deliberate insult to the event coordinators or anyone else. Besides, we know he's over competative and a bit of a hot head. He always has been. It doesn't make him a jerk, just human. And calling him a sore looser is a bit misplaced since D/W hadn't skated yet and thus at that point V/M hadn't lost. Unfair to go crazy over one slip of the tongue and forget the hundred other times that he has been sweet and gracious. Especially in a sport where many others make a habit of running their mouthes off stupidly to the media on a regular basis and insulting everyone in sight in the process.
If you follow ice dance at all, it doesn’t take a math degree to know that V&M’s FD score was beatable, especially since they were already several points behind after the SD. Training with Davis & White everyday, Moir also knew that the likelihood of D&W imploding was slim.
He also knew at that point that the Canadian Ladies would not be able to score high enough in the Freeskate to pull the Canadian Team up to win the event.
Moir has already shown signs of being a poor loser (i.e. Grand Prix Final), so it’s not a leap to suggest that that is indeed the case.
Just because Moir is known as a hothead does not excuse him as you seem to indicate. And how many of his press/teleconferences have you attended to say he is always so “sweet and gracious?” There are in fact few skaters with as big a mouth as Moir. It’s just not good PR to insult your host. Moir is a great skater/dancer but his arrogance is not a particularly admirable trait.