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Let's all stand up and face the mighty Plush and repeat his incantations. Was he better than Mohamed Ali?
Joe
Joe
brad640 said:Thanks Ptichka and Vitacus for posting/translating this great article. This illustrates that Plushenko is the strongest skater competing right now because he is great at sizing up his competition.
Yes - Plushenko is smart to recognize that Lambiel, not Joubert, is his biggest competition. Plushenko is great, but his spins are not especially compared to Lambiel. Hopefully when Plushenko retires from competition he will become a judge!!
The days of Plushenko/Yagudin competitions were the best. At one point Plushenko was attempting a 4t/3t/3r and a 4t sequence into a 3s and a 3a/3f. Sadly, those days are gone and his programs are watered down because no one is pushing him right now.
Rude, may be. But inquiring minds still want to know, LOL. I would love to know more about the financial structure of the sport. How much does Marshalls pay Michelle Kwan in appearance money. How much does Sasha make selling Citizen's watches? The article mentions that Plushenko earnes only a fraction of what a popular footballer makes. Is Michelle Kwan ("a unique case," in Plushenko's words) in the top ten of female athletes in the U.S.? How much does Jenny Kirk get for modeling Caprizio clothes?Ptichka said:One comment to those gushing over Russian interviews. Can you imagine an American interviewer asking so many questions about the athlete's earnings? We would consider it rude, and rightly so. In Russia they still value privacy far less than we do.