^Detroit LuV^
Upside- We won't have to endure more threads where people try to discredit her to no end!!
Downside- She blew it in terms of getting all the gold in the world already. She is 0-1 post Olympics....thats game over!
Good/bad move- Wise
What does it say about her- That Yulia has more determination!!
I don't think there is any upside to this for Adelina.
Case 1. Adelina skips World - People will continue doubting, and even boost on doubting because it seems like it reflects lack of confidence - MODERATE BAD
Case 2. Adelina participates in World:
- Scenario 1: Adelina does excellent - prove doubters wrong and prove herself, first World medal - GOOD
- Scenario 2: Adelina does subpar - validate people who have been doubting her - BAD
Do we know whether Adelina skipped due to her own decision or was it the Fed that made her pull out? We don't know so we can't speculate whether she's cowardly or otherwise.
What's sad is that the decision was probably not up to her. We sometimes see public outrage against seeming injustice by USFS's decisions - like the decision to send Ashley instead of Mirai. With Adelina and her federation, nothing is transparent and nobody knows who makes the call. Her coach's post-event interview sums it up succinctly: "We won."
Some people call fanatical Yuna/Mao fans "Yuna fans," "Maobots," pejoratively. With Adelina, I hesitate to call her fans "Sotnikobots" because I know they are not really her fans. Adelina is quite disposable to them because their interest is elsewhere. That was the case before the ladies event and it will be the case once again if and when Adelina is dumped by her federation. Keep an eye on who they are.
Ha, do you really think Yulia has more determination? If Yulia won with a score of 153 which she probably would have if she never fell, she wouldn't be going to worlds either. This scandal was never really about Adelina. It was about Putin and putting money in Sochi and wanting gold because he put money into building Sochi. Adelina just happens to be the accessory-the puppet.
I don't think even Putin could keep Yulia from skating at worlds had she won. I feel like you're just trolling though based on your recent posts but in the case you are sincere...I really do think Yulia has more determination. It's just an opinion.
I don't recall Adelina having too many fans before winning the fool's gold. Of course Yuna and Mao had all the fanatics. That does tell you something about her skating though. Even Julia has more fans not that Adelina is a bad skater. She's actually very good but that judging panel they made a fool out of her performance by giving her that tremendous score. They probably shortened her career too.
Imagine my shock after the ladies event when all those parasitic "fans" wiggled out suddenly. I thought I was Adelina's fan!
I don't recall Adelina having too many fans before winning the fool's gold. Of course Yuna and Mao had all the fanatics. That does tell you something about her skating though. Even Julia has more fans not that Adelina is a bad skater. She's actually very good but that judging panel they made a fool out of her performance by giving her that tremendous score. They probably shortened her career too.
I think Adelina is just as determined as Julia. Julia did fall twice remember? I'm sure Adelina was told not to skate. It was a good decision for her. If she is allowed to come back she should get a better choreographer but I don't even think that's an option.