what an evil comment. What kind of person would post such words.
Adelina Sotnikova: Olympic Thread
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a bot, this is not a person
I second this except the last line
I also think the dance gold/silver were already fixed before competition since the media has been talking pretty much the same for quite a while. but on the other hand, I'm not a judge and won't dig into it. I just love V/M's dancy skate. Don't get any dance feeling from D/W.
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More like Putolympics (bonus for those who know espanol)
I'm angry with the scoring, but I don't blame Sotnikova herself.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/adelina-sotnikova-looks-past-olympic-scoring-controversy-future-wins
This article is really sweet. It's really nice how she's inspired by the win instead of deciding to give up right after- I like her attitude. Usually after someone wins an OGM they feel like they've accomplished everything there is to accomplish- she wants to go on to win more events and prove herself. I like that.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/adelina-sotnikova-looks-past-olympic-scoring-controversy-future-wins
This article is really sweet. It's really nice how she's inspired by the win instead of deciding to give up right after- I like her attitude. Usually after someone wins an OGM they feel like they've accomplished everything there is to accomplish- she wants to go on to win more events and prove herself. I like that.
It won't make the Japanese skating federation anything better. Based on what have happened in Japan on pevious competitions, it won't surprise me if it does happen.
Sotnikova is not any garbage skater. This talk is.
I don't know anything about Ito or whatever. But Kwan didn't get gold was due to her own skates. Same for Asada.
Whatever one thinks about the judging, it is entirely unsuitable to insult the skater. Sotnikova did just one thing: her best. If you prefer her skating, fine. If you prefer YuNa's skating, fine. If you see reasons to doubt the judging, fine. But the skater is above reproach.
I don't see any case that Kwan could have won in 98 or 02. She was not exciting to watch in 98 and didn't have better tech content either. In 02, she fell. If Hughs had not won, it would have been someone else.
Mao has tech defects in her jumps and underrotates from time to time. Otherwise she would n't spend 4 years trying to fix them. she too doesn't have all the triples.
Whether a skater is one of the great ever is subjective to me. And I don't want to talk about it. Sotnikova skates for herself, her family, her coaches. I'd watch her any given day rather than Kwan, Mao.
Mao has tech defects in her jumps and underrotates from time to time. Otherwise she would n't spend 4 years trying to fix them. she too doesn't have all the triples.
Whether a skater is one of the great ever is subjective to me. And I don't want to talk about it. Sotnikova skates for herself, her family, her coaches. I'd watch her any given day rather than Kwan, Mao.
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your in for treat because she will be competing next quad
your gonna whine when wins a few more gold medals then
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I'm sure Patrick will be crushed that he's no longer the skater you have a massive hate-on for. This is unbelievably obtuse to say that no win for her will ever be taken seriously. No win in Russia, maybe, but that can be said for Julia too. Outside of Russia, if Sotnikova manages to win, I'm sure (or hoping) it will be because she's earned it.
As mentioned, it's nice that she's inspired by her win instead of trying to cash in and call it a career, as others have in the past. Perhaps in 2018, she can become a repeat champion, although it's highly unlikely given the young and upcoming talent, as well as the fact that South Korea will not allow her to win again, even if she's landing quads.
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your in for treat because she will be competing next quad
your gonna whine when wins a few more gold medals then
From "she's a headcase" to "when she wins a few more golds". How you've changed your tune.
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You are a person? I thought you were a fly?
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From "she's a headcase" to "when she wins a few more golds". How you've changed your tune.
I said, if she wins a World Champion gold, I may like her again, she got better, an Olympic Gold
so Im back to Sotnikova's bandwagon
I was one of her biggest supporter in the forum
until her full headcase fallout in 2012, nothing more off putting than an inconsistent skater
I will watch for Radionova next season as she might do better than Julia next season also
Im starting to fall in love with Elena
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I said, if she wins a World Champion gold, I may like her again, she got better, an Olympic Gold
so Im back to Sotnikova's bandwagon
So when a skater wins Olympic gold, you're on their bandwagon. But when a skater is inconsistent you say cruel, despicable things about them.
What a fan, you are. :sarcasm:
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Even she got downgrade her based value is still higher than Adelina. Plus if Mao got downgrade on 3L than Adelina 3T should also be downgraded.
Anyhow, Sotnikova doesn't deserve this much hate.
I think this result will be debated years into the future (ala kwan and Lipinski in 98) but I have to say I think Adelina deserved it here , I do think she should have had lower pcs than Kim by a few points and Kostner , But she skated like her life depended on it this week, I think the difference for me was that Adelina skated to win while Yuna skated not to lose. I know many will not agree with me and I respect your opinions but I think Adelina skated like a true champion, all three ladies on the podium skated the best I can remember of any top 3 at the Olympics.
Kostner skated the same way as Yuna. She wanted a medal, and it didn't matter what color it was. She was going to make history, and there's nothing that was going to keep her off that Podium. 3 of Kostner's jumping passes scared the living crap out of me. I definitely was getting ready to light a candle for her...
I cannot get over the amount of posing she does in that program though, and the LONG telegraphs. I feel like the telegraphs and posing are like 1/3rd of the time she' doing the program. She did look like she was enjoying being out there. Her smile seemed quite genuine and she was exceptionally graceful and supportive towards the other medalists which shows how truly sweet of a person she is.
Yuna was definitely skating to "not lose" and it showed. I also think her program was easier than a lot of the other skaters. She didn't have many transitions in the program and did a metric ton of crossovers in that program. For most of the program, she had that pained look on her face... It was almost as if she was disinterested or on a business trip (she did smack a smile on towards the middle for a while). Now, I'm hearing word that she was injured (gash on her foot or something) coming into the games. Is this true?
Sotnikova's skate gave me the same feeling Lipinski's skate in 1998 did. She was out there to win, not simply to "protect her placement" the way Kostner and Kim were.
I am super proud of Kostner for keeping it together at the Olympics, though, as they have been her nemesis in the past.
To be honest, your posts on this matter... You're embarrassing yourself. "Garbage Skater" What kind of person says such a thing?
If I were Sotnikova I'd retire right now. No matter how much she loves skating, nothing is worth the vitriol you people are spewing her way. It's absolutely classless and it's amazing what people are willing to say or do when they can hide behind an internet persona/screen name.
