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Figure skating-Kim unable to lift sagging interest at worlds

ForeverFish

Medalist
Joined
Aug 21, 2012
"Tracie" Gold? Are you kidding me? :disapp: :rolleye:

I could understand getting one of the Russian girls' names wrong, but the level of skating journalism seems to be on the decline everywhere. Do your research, people.
 

sky_fly20

Match Penalty
Joined
Nov 20, 2011
"Tracie" Gold? Are you kidding me? :disapp: :rolleye:

I could understand getting one of the Russian girls' names wrong, but the level of skating journalism seems to be on the decline everywhere. Do your research, people.
:laugh:
at least the propaganda was minimal
 

ForeverFish

Medalist
Joined
Aug 21, 2012
I dearly hope that Mr. Steve Keating is never in a position where he has to spell "Elizaveta Tuktamysheva," "Adelina Sotnikova," or even "Kaetlyn Osmond."
 
Joined
Jan 22, 2004
Why haven't USFS and SC addressed this yet?

What they need to do:

1) Hire a producer responsible for The Hills/Kardashians/etc.
2) Have them come up with some kind of ridiculous fake controversy that has a chance of getting picked up by the media outlets
3) Pay some skaters to play along with it. For example, make sure Tracie Gold 'accidentally' knocks over her main rival during the warm-up (or practice) at US Nationals.
etc.

= profit.
 

Krislite

Medalist
Joined
Sep 22, 2010
Wait for the LP on Saturday evening. Thursday afternoon wasn't a good time for many who were working. I'm sure the arena will be more full for the LP.
 

jfdw

Rinkside
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Perhaps some of the reasons for the less than full arena at this year's World's is financial. An all event ticket is over one thousand dollars and you can count on the hotels raising their rates for the few days the world's are held there.

It certainly deterred me. I only live three hundred miles away and 3-4 thousand dollars for five days at World's was too rich for my blood. I am a die hard figure skating fan. So I am watching from my living room and reading this board. Perhaps it is time for the World's organizers to take into account the world financial situation.

jfdw
 

Robeye

Final Flight
Joined
Feb 16, 2010
I agree with the diagnosis given in the article, that the North American viewing public wants a homegrown star and Olympic [ladies] champion to lure them back into the viewing fold.

-If Gracie Gold won gold, skating's visibility would explode in the US.

-I wonder, would Kaetlyn Osmond winning Olympic gold translate into a similar North American bonanza, and not just in Canada?
 

lavender

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
I'm a Yuna fan I genuinely don't remember seeing ads or much of anything in U.S. on Yuna.

I think you have to have a lot of fans before the Olympics to maintain that interest over time. At least that seems to be the case for the past few U.S. champions.

I agree that Canada is usually packed and I'm sure it will be a lot of people in the stands over the weekend.
 

drivingmissdaisy

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 17, 2010
I'm a Yuna fan I genuinely don't remember seeing ads or much of anything in U.S. on Yuna.

After Katerina Witt won her first OGM she stayed in the spotlight by winning multiple World titles and then another OGM. Yuna has remained relatively low profile in the skating world and IIRC has competed in two televised competitions in the last three years. It's understandable that casual fans have completely forgotten about her.
 

ranjake

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 19, 2005
I agree with the diagnosis given in the article, that the North American viewing public wants a homegrown star and Olympic [ladies] champion to lure them back into the viewing fold.

-If Gracie Gold won gold, skating's visibility would explode in the US.

-I wonder, would Kaetlyn Osmond winning Olympic gold translate into a similar North American bonanza, and not just in Canada?

Here- in the US- I think it's because they show next to NOTHING on TV; and really nothing in real time. So far from the days of Kwan when we had figure skating almost every weekend. Yes- there were cheesefests, too- but we could watch this stuff a lot more; we could even get to know and cheer for skaters from other counties. They show the most obscure college sports far more in the US than they do figure skating, I don't understand it.
 

wallylutz

Medalist
Joined
Mar 23, 2010
The rink was packed tonight, both upper stands and the lower. It was difficult to even walk during the Zamboni breaks to get anywhere without being stuck in human traffic. This article is poorly written and misleading. I wish I had taken a picture of the packed arena tonight, so much for "sagging interest".
 

EricRohmer

On the Ice
Joined
May 31, 2010
"The arena wasn't as full as I expected," lamented Kim after winning the ladies short skate on Thursday. "I just kept trying to think that this was another practice session and I focused on that."

Yuna did not lament. Rather, Yuna felt a relief or less pressured from not-full arena because she was nervous before SP. :)

I wish Yuna's words are translated rightly.
In an interview, Yuna said "Except a spin mistake, I did 100% that I can do at this point. So no regret."
But a few foreign reporters translated this into "I will give me 100 points(or perfect scores)." :slink:
 
Joined
Jun 21, 2003
If Gracie Gold won gold, skating's visibility would explode in the US.

That is not so clear to me. Skating's decline started at a time when we had multiple world champion Michelle Kwan front and center (and well before the Salt Lake City judging controversy and the CoP).

Look at what's-her-name -- the girl who won the gymnastics all-around in the last summer Olympics.
 

delray1977

Rinkside
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Oct 15, 2006
Skating was still popular enough during the SLC games. It was when the cop system was introduced that it started to decline.
 

Whitneyskates

On the Ice
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Feb 27, 2012
Skating was still popular enough during the SLC games. It was when the cop system was introduced that it started to decline.

I don't think COP is the main problem, I think burnout was also an issue. Speaking from a U.S perspective, it seemed that, beginning in the 90's up untill the early 2000's, skating was everywhere in the winter. Nearly every weekend there was some type of show and/or a competition. And all those shows got boring after a while because it was usually the same skaters doing the same programs.
 

dorispulaski

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Country
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The fact that the skaters were doing the same programs was a problem; it made it feel like the events were reruns somehow. I don't think there is any real solutions for that.
 
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