Vash01 said:Where did I say that I did not understand about nationals? You are putting words in my mouth.
You are completely off target. I am have not said 'should have' about anything. I am simply pointing out what was said and it was in reference to the earlier post. I simply pointed what Michelle said and did. It has nothing to do with should have. I even said that she said it in a diplomatic way. She won rightfully- that has been my opinion throughout. It was unnecessary to write that (because I was only pointing at the interview -read the post I was responding to). That was not the issue I was addressing. What is your problem? You are so upset upon reading that I found something reasonable about Irina so you assumed that I disliked Michelle. That is crazy.
My problem is that I don't think Irina's comments were cute, as many others don't, and some of her most uberfans can't accept that. Irina has made inapproriate comments about her competitors in the past and I don't think it's cute or funny. It's actually quite childish for a woman of her age. After SLC, Irina criticized Sarah's "cheated" jumps. Well, has Irina ever landed a CLEAN 3/3? I know several of her cheats were ratified. This latest comment makes me wonder why Irina is actually skating at all. Is she expecting Gold because she has been ill? Well, the judges are certainly going to give it to her and I dont' think that's fair. I don't care if you like Michelle Kwan, or hate her. That's your business. I disagreed with your comparison of the way Michelle handled her interview after Nationals, and Irina's response to her unjustified win at Europeans.
This is figure skating, and the skaters are going to be criticized. Even Irina.