This is my favorite interview ever, by anybody! Thank you so much for pointing the link. For once, somebody actually told the truth as they see it. What would you prefer, the "typical" interview like you see on every single celebrity interview show? I can't even watch those things any more. Frank doesn't think Irina was a "beautiful" skater and he said so. He thought politics played a part in the judging of this very subjective sport and he said so. He spoke frankly about problems he had with certain skaters and/or their parents. I didn't think he hit below the belt or said anything inappropriate. If anyone was rude it was Jenny and Dave, who laughed at Irina Slutskaya. Frank's comment was mild and could be taken simply to mean that she was not balletic and graceful (which she wasn't--she was an athletic skater, not a ballerina, and I really miss her and others like her).
I also got the impression that it was him asking for the 5% cut that sent Michelle packing, probably at the orders of her father and agent. It was a big mistake on her part, it may have cost her a gold medal.
Anyway, thanks again. I really enjoyed it.
I also got the impression that it was him asking for the 5% cut that sent Michelle packing, probably at the orders of her father and agent. It was a big mistake on her part, it may have cost her a gold medal.
Anyway, thanks again. I really enjoyed it.