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I guess Yagudin will truly become a legend. He has the titles, some records in the sport, the 'historical' unsucess regarding Russian nationals (legends always have a big unsuccess too)... And everything he says is analyzed to death.
I'm a fan, so you already know where I start from.
Opinion on this article (and similar others I've read with the same subject).
I think he wants to compete too badly, is tired of doing a tour for months. Bad side of how he said it: his castmates won't be cheering with what he said and given SOI is in sort of a transition year and he's the headliner, I'm sure they won't like his comments. I know I wouldn't. Also, don't really see where audiences lose. The guy is injured. If he didn't want to skate he wouldn't. He also does 3 solo numbers and he wouldn't need to because Kurt has filled once or twice for him in one in the first shows, apparently because of his hip. If you want to see how comitted he is with the audiences, go to SOI and see for yourself. Or read reviews around the Web, there are plenty of them and in many different boards.
On the whole thread.
I don't get it. If you feel offended by what he says, then say it and explain your point. Now if you're criticizing him just because his PR is not good and audiences will not like him... the regular skating fan doesn't read message boards or interviews from skaters. They just watch the show. Only us, big figure skating fans read articles and interviews. But we are (or shoul be) smart enough to go beyond *how* skaters express themselves, looking instead to *what* they want to express. Don't we want/ like to analyze opinions? Then analyze opinions and not how skaters express them. If I want to read/ hear good PR politics has much more interesting stuff than skating.
Regarding Michelle.
Yagudin has been known for making comments over the years on how he enjoys her skating and roots for her in competitions. He's said just about anything, from saying that he wanted her to win in Nagano, he hoped she would win in SLC, that she was pretty... Whatever. I have to say I laughed out loud when someone posted this was just to capture NA audiences! So, he doesn't care with how he expresses his opinions, which can cause controversy and 'make him lose fans' (which I think rarely happens, instead just gives food for the non-fans to use against him), but he tries to get those fans by praising Michelle? :lol: That one was funny. I'm sure Canadians (who prefer pairs and male skating) love him because he praises Michelle, an American. LOL! Hey, I bet if he said he wanted Irina to win last year people would say "It's just because she's Russian". Oh well. Also, I didn't really understand what liking Michelle's skating has to do with finding disrespectful that she closed a show instead of him? I must be reaally slooooow because I don't understand how's he bashing Michelle just because he thought he had the right to close a show, instead of her, something that is definitely not decided by skaters, and not certainly by Michelle.
Edited by Moderator.
I guess Yagudin will truly become a legend. He has the titles, some records in the sport, the 'historical' unsucess regarding Russian nationals (legends always have a big unsuccess too)... And everything he says is analyzed to death.
I'm a fan, so you already know where I start from.
Opinion on this article (and similar others I've read with the same subject).
I think he wants to compete too badly, is tired of doing a tour for months. Bad side of how he said it: his castmates won't be cheering with what he said and given SOI is in sort of a transition year and he's the headliner, I'm sure they won't like his comments. I know I wouldn't. Also, don't really see where audiences lose. The guy is injured. If he didn't want to skate he wouldn't. He also does 3 solo numbers and he wouldn't need to because Kurt has filled once or twice for him in one in the first shows, apparently because of his hip. If you want to see how comitted he is with the audiences, go to SOI and see for yourself. Or read reviews around the Web, there are plenty of them and in many different boards.
On the whole thread.
I don't get it. If you feel offended by what he says, then say it and explain your point. Now if you're criticizing him just because his PR is not good and audiences will not like him... the regular skating fan doesn't read message boards or interviews from skaters. They just watch the show. Only us, big figure skating fans read articles and interviews. But we are (or shoul be) smart enough to go beyond *how* skaters express themselves, looking instead to *what* they want to express. Don't we want/ like to analyze opinions? Then analyze opinions and not how skaters express them. If I want to read/ hear good PR politics has much more interesting stuff than skating.
Regarding Michelle.
Yagudin has been known for making comments over the years on how he enjoys her skating and roots for her in competitions. He's said just about anything, from saying that he wanted her to win in Nagano, he hoped she would win in SLC, that she was pretty... Whatever. I have to say I laughed out loud when someone posted this was just to capture NA audiences! So, he doesn't care with how he expresses his opinions, which can cause controversy and 'make him lose fans' (which I think rarely happens, instead just gives food for the non-fans to use against him), but he tries to get those fans by praising Michelle? :lol: That one was funny. I'm sure Canadians (who prefer pairs and male skating) love him because he praises Michelle, an American. LOL! Hey, I bet if he said he wanted Irina to win last year people would say "It's just because she's Russian". Oh well. Also, I didn't really understand what liking Michelle's skating has to do with finding disrespectful that she closed a show instead of him? I must be reaally slooooow because I don't understand how's he bashing Michelle just because he thought he had the right to close a show, instead of her, something that is definitely not decided by skaters, and not certainly by Michelle.
Edited by Moderator.