Gracie Gold on the cover of Sports Illustrated
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I hear you, haha. The design editor has no clue about figure. Of all postures ....
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Paramount already makes blades in multiple colors. The blade itself is inset in a runner which they make in many colors
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I had a lot of my photojournalism friends compliment SI on the cover, so the skateguard thing did not bug people other than skating fans, I think. And I honestly don't agree with some that it means SI could care less about FS. I mean, isn't the fact they put Gracie Gold on the cover indicate some interest in FS?
Also, it's just me, but I think the icy blue skate guards kind of works ....
Agree with Mrs. P on all counts -- it's a really nice cover, and I would not be at all surprised if they kept in the skate guard look because the bluish and purple color of the guards coordinates with the overall color scheme. Actually, it kind of looks like they emphasized the guards, touching them up to make them appear iridescent and to go with the overall look of the snowflakes and the font colors and so forth.
Are the snowboarding fans worrying about the snowboarder standing in "snow" in street clothes with no coat? Or Mikaela Shiffrin, she would NEVER hit the slopes without a cap and goggles?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-olympics/news/20140129/si-cover-sochi-olympics-preview/
Doesn't bother me too much. Sure, she wouldn't really be skating and jumping with guards but I'm not too fussed. Overall, it's a great photo and great publicity for skating.
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I doubt it... they wouldn't have had the ice spraying up and then add skate guards on... wouldn't make sense. Oh well, at least she looks good otherwise.
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I cant believe her skate guards are getting this much attention! It was one of the first things I noticed though I must admit.
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Stop! I can't stop laughing.
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Perhaps that means SI does not know or really care about Alpine skiing or snowboarding? Is SP really into sports at all?
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It isn't a big deal to me and I'm willing to bet that Gracie doesn't care either. I didn't even notice the guards at first until someone pointed them out. But if it's a big deal to you, whatever. Can't please everyone. :confused2:
I had a lot of my photojournalism friends compliment SI on the cover, so the skateguard thing did not bug people other than skating fans, I think. And I honestly don't agree with some that it means SI could care less about FS. I mean, isn't the fact they put Gracie Gold on the cover indicate some interest in FS?
Also, it's just me, but I think the icy blue skate guards kind of works ....
Works for me. And the main thing, imo is that one of our U.S. figure skaters is on the cover of S.I.! The rest is just fans being picky. Bet the regular readers hardly noticed the skate guards.
Bet they care about as much as I do about Gracie's skate guards. Which isn't much. :sarcasm:
Hmm. I wonder if Gracie's skate guards might eventually have their own twitter account? Like the bat at U.S. Nationals last year (or Disson Championship or whatever it's called these days).
Hmm. I wonder if Gracie's skate guards might eventually have their own twitter account? Like the bat at U.S. Nationals last year (or Disson Championship or whatever it's called these days).
It can join the likes of Jason's ponytail, Maxim Trankov's yellow pants and Yuzuru's Pooh tissue box.
Gold admires YuNa.
Gold has one bit of anxiety remaining. She admits to being awed by the Olympic champion, Kim. "She's so smooth," Gold says. "She isn't just piecing jumps together; she has one complete program where everything flows together. It's beautiful and that's how I want to skate.At last year's worlds in London, Ont., where she finished sixth, Gold happened to enter a restaurant where Kim, the champion, was eating. She wanted to approach her idol for a photo. "I was too chicken," she says. "Do I want to be a fan like that? Eh."I was too chicken"
"Gold would prefer to engage Kim while both are on the podium, perhaps in Sochi. "It would be so cool to find the cameras first," Gracie says, "and tell her, 'Yu-na, look over there.' It would be, shall we say, a Golden moment.
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Gold has one bit of anxiety remaining. She admits to being awed by the Olympic champion, Kim. "She's so smooth," Gold says. "She isn't just piecing jumps together; she has one complete program where everything flows together. It's beautiful and that's how I want to skate.At last year's worlds in London, Ont., where she finished sixth, Gold happened to enter a restaurant where Kim, the champion, was eating. She wanted to approach her idol for a photo. "I was too chicken," she says. "Do I want to be a fan like that? Eh."I was too chicken"
"Gold would prefer to engage Kim while both are on the podium, perhaps in Sochi. "It would be so cool to find the cameras first," Gracie says, "and tell her, 'Yu-na, look over there.' It would be, shall we say, a Golden moment.
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