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What are your hopes and wishes for the Olympic games and who do you want
to win in each category?
to win in each category?
What are your hopes for Torino'06?
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I hope the replies to this are strictly in the category of hopes and not predictions. We will have floods of serious predictions by the end of the GPs while keeping eyes on National results.
Here are my HOPES for the 2006 Olympic Results:
Ladies - Michelle Kwan - if not - Irina Slutskaya. I definitely want an older gal to win this Olys.
Men - Stephane Lambiel - if not - Evgeni Plushenko. Actually I'm hoping for either one. Their styles are so different and I have to admit Evgeni is the more competitive.
Pairs - Savenchko and Szokowy(sp) - if not - Shen and Zhao. I think S&S are closer to relating to each other than any Pairs team in these competitions and that gets to me more than acrobatic lifts.
Dance - Delobel and Schonefelder - if not - Denkova and Stavisky. Both these teams have a strong relationship with their partners. Refreshing! not the usual sturm and drang of what has happened to dance.
Mind you: These are my hopes and past experience has shown my hopes are never fulfilled. When I get closer to the actual competition I will post my realistic predictions.
Joe
Here are my HOPES for the 2006 Olympic Results:
Ladies - Michelle Kwan - if not - Irina Slutskaya. I definitely want an older gal to win this Olys.
Men - Stephane Lambiel - if not - Evgeni Plushenko. Actually I'm hoping for either one. Their styles are so different and I have to admit Evgeni is the more competitive.
Pairs - Savenchko and Szokowy(sp) - if not - Shen and Zhao. I think S&S are closer to relating to each other than any Pairs team in these competitions and that gets to me more than acrobatic lifts.
Dance - Delobel and Schonefelder - if not - Denkova and Stavisky. Both these teams have a strong relationship with their partners. Refreshing! not the usual sturm and drang of what has happened to dance.
Mind you: These are my hopes and past experience has shown my hopes are never fulfilled. When I get closer to the actual competition I will post my realistic predictions.
Joe
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Wow! I've been out of the loop (ha! does that count as a pun?!?) for so long... And here I come back to find this great topic! 
Seeing how my hope springs eternal ~ I will contribute the following...
* My darling Michelle wins it all... the medal, the endorsements, the whole shabang... while skating to a Jimmy Hendrix medaly with cheoro by Karen. C'mon Michelle! Show us real classical music translate on ice!
* Irina wins Silver & is happy with her accomplishment
* Tanith & Ben get to participate.
* Plushy is at his arrogant best
* S&Z take the Pairs with a performance that makes Turnadot look like child's play. (Gosh, how I love this pair)
* Skating gets through an international event with the ubers, casuals, sponsors & media pleased as punch with the result.
Its so sad, that while my hopes 1 - 5 are realistic but #6... not so much..
Oh well, Star Wars opens in 9 days ~ how bad could it all be?
Have a happy!
KW
Seeing how my hope springs eternal ~ I will contribute the following...
* My darling Michelle wins it all... the medal, the endorsements, the whole shabang... while skating to a Jimmy Hendrix medaly with cheoro by Karen. C'mon Michelle! Show us real classical music translate on ice!
* Irina wins Silver & is happy with her accomplishment
* Tanith & Ben get to participate.
* Plushy is at his arrogant best
* S&Z take the Pairs with a performance that makes Turnadot look like child's play. (Gosh, how I love this pair)
* Skating gets through an international event with the ubers, casuals, sponsors & media pleased as punch with the result.
Its so sad, that while my hopes 1 - 5 are realistic but #6... not so much..
Oh well, Star Wars opens in 9 days ~ how bad could it all be?
Have a happy!
KW
I hope B&A get to participate, and that D&L and Del&Shoe do well. I hope someone other than N&K win it all, as theirs will be a very predictable win.
I'd love to see Rochette medal, and if she earns it, that Kwan wins it all.
I'd like to see Plushy, Lambiel and Buttle on the podium.
For pairs, I'd just like to see some really well choreographed programs. I'd also like the new German pair and M&B do well.
My biggest hope is for NO scandals that everyone will cry over. Just this once?
I'd love to see Rochette medal, and if she earns it, that Kwan wins it all.
I'd like to see Plushy, Lambiel and Buttle on the podium.
For pairs, I'd just like to see some really well choreographed programs. I'd also like the new German pair and M&B do well.
My biggest hope is for NO scandals that everyone will cry over. Just this once?
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My hopes, wishing and dream podiums would be:
Men: Johnny Weir - Gold, Emmanuel Sandu - Silver, Brian Joubert - Bronze
Women: Sasha Cohen - Gold, Irina Slutskya - Silver, Michelle Kwan - Bronze
Pairs: Shen & Zhao - Gold, Tatianna & Maxim- Silver, Pang & Tong- Bronze
Dance: Belbin & Agosto - Gold, Marie France & Patrice - Silver, Tatianna & Roman - Bronze
I will just dream on.
Dee
Men: Johnny Weir - Gold, Emmanuel Sandu - Silver, Brian Joubert - Bronze
Women: Sasha Cohen - Gold, Irina Slutskya - Silver, Michelle Kwan - Bronze
Pairs: Shen & Zhao - Gold, Tatianna & Maxim- Silver, Pang & Tong- Bronze
Dance: Belbin & Agosto - Gold, Marie France & Patrice - Silver, Tatianna & Roman - Bronze
I will just dream on.
Dee
My dreams involve a lot of ties:
Ladies -- Kwan and Slutskaya tie for gold -- a proper ending to what (IMHO) is one of the (if not the) longest friendly rivalry in ladies skating for too long for it to end any other way; Cohen or Kostner gets bronze.
Men -- Don't really care too much. Buttle and Goebel medal (I want him to come back strong.)
Pairs -- Petrova and Tikhnov (who strike me as really nice people) tie for gold with Pang and Tong -- as both teams step out of the shadows.
Dance -- Massive upset. Belbin & Agosto, Chait & Sagnovsky and Denkova & Staviski all medal -- in any order.
Ladies -- Kwan and Slutskaya tie for gold -- a proper ending to what (IMHO) is one of the (if not the) longest friendly rivalry in ladies skating for too long for it to end any other way; Cohen or Kostner gets bronze.
Men -- Don't really care too much. Buttle and Goebel medal (I want him to come back strong.)
Pairs -- Petrova and Tikhnov (who strike me as really nice people) tie for gold with Pang and Tong -- as both teams step out of the shadows.
Dance -- Massive upset. Belbin & Agosto, Chait & Sagnovsky and Denkova & Staviski all medal -- in any order.
My hope:
Shizuka Arakawa Gold, Miki Ando - Silver, Sasha Cohen - Bronze
Ilia Klimkin - Surprise gold , Stephane Lambiel - silver, Li- Bronze
GrushGons- Gold, C&S silver, Navka Bronze
Any Russian team to keep the gold in Russia (I personally like Obertas/Slavnas)
Petrova & Tikhonov (silver or bronze), The Zhangs for the silver or bronze
Shizuka Arakawa Gold, Miki Ando - Silver, Sasha Cohen - Bronze
Ilia Klimkin - Surprise gold , Stephane Lambiel - silver, Li- Bronze
GrushGons- Gold, C&S silver, Navka Bronze
Any Russian team to keep the gold in Russia (I personally like Obertas/Slavnas)
Petrova & Tikhonov (silver or bronze), The Zhangs for the silver or bronze
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Good seats. :yes:candylover said:
Just kidding. I'm too poor, so I'm shooting for 2010 in Vancooooooooooooouver!
For 2006, I hope for no scandals, no injuries, and U.S. citizenship for Tanith.
I hope for a gold for Michelle. If a gold could be given for a career and for karma, she would win in a heartbeat. If not Michelle, then Irina Slutskaya.
On skating exhibition night, Ottavio Cinquanta takes center ice with a microphone, confesses to corruption, turns in all his co-conspirators, and is handcuffed. After that, everyone will stand and do the Macarena.
Don't ask me questions if you can't handle the answers.
Ladies: Michelle Kwan
Men: Weir or Buttle or Lambiel (in that order)
Pairs: Shen & Zhao (Hoping they finally get all the respect they deserve)
Dance: Actually no real opinion. (I'd love to see B&A compete. I'm sure N&K will win- I just hope she loses the tacky headbands.)
Mainly I hope every skater has the skate of their lives.
Men: Weir or Buttle or Lambiel (in that order)
Pairs: Shen & Zhao (Hoping they finally get all the respect they deserve)
Dance: Actually no real opinion. (I'd love to see B&A compete. I'm sure N&K will win- I just hope she loses the tacky headbands.)
Mainly I hope every skater has the skate of their lives.
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Michelle, Sasha, & Fumie on the podium
Jeff Buttle & Johnny Weir on the podium
Good health for Takeshi and a great season for him
Shen & Zhao winning gold
Tanith & Ben competing & winning a medal
No more corrupt judges & judging scandals :no:
No more anonymous judging :no:
Jeff Buttle & Johnny Weir on the podium
Good health for Takeshi and a great season for him
Shen & Zhao winning gold
Tanith & Ben competing & winning a medal
No more corrupt judges & judging scandals :no:
No more anonymous judging :no:
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tvcats said:
Hey TVcats - If there is no cheating there will be no scandals. So let's hope for no cheating. Otherwise you are correct, figure skating will suffer.
Hey Spirit -
Would love to see Speedy in handcuffs.Joe
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I would give my right arm to see that!! LOL
Seriously, the biggest hope I have for these Olys is that the judging is fair and correct (and that I might actually get to enjoy the skating without getting a migraine after the results! If the judging is fair, this should happen naturally, LOL).
And in other hopes of a more personal nature, I hope to see Tanith & Ben there representing the USA as well as Timmy, Ryan Jahnke, Johnny, Angela Nikodinov, Evora & Ladwig, Orscher & Lucash, and of course, Michelle Kwan. In my ideal dream world, Michelle finally has the performances of a lifetime at the Olys and wins that gold medal (and I bawl my eyes out for her finally realizing her dream). My dreamworld is definitely a fun place to be in the off season! I can dream all I want about my fave skaters and keep the hope alive that their dreams come true this season. :agree:
I just jope everyone skates a helluva lot better than at the recent WCs (especially the ladies).....
My wishlist:
Ladies: Just because....a Japanese lady, preferably Fumie.
Men: Lambiel all the way, although, if he is there, Klimkin will be fine too.
Pairs: S&Z
Dance: I find Ice Dancing (once my very fave discipline) now so boring since the rule changes have allowed pairs spins, the quest for the perfect twizzle and non-stop "dance lifts" to take over, that I don't care.
My wishlist:
Ladies: Just because....a Japanese lady, preferably Fumie.
Men: Lambiel all the way, although, if he is there, Klimkin will be fine too.
Pairs: S&Z
Dance: I find Ice Dancing (once my very fave discipline) now so boring since the rule changes have allowed pairs spins, the quest for the perfect twizzle and non-stop "dance lifts" to take over, that I don't care.
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What a nice thread this one is
Michelle for gold and having the skate of her lifetime.
Tim for gold with 3 quads and tons of presentation and Frank C. wringing his hands saying ----why did I fire him.
Tanith & Ben getting to the Olympics and winning the gold.
Shen & Zhao taking the gold. The Russians can have the OGM next time around.
I have a feeling none of my "hopes and dreams" will come true but it is fun to wish in the off season.
Ladybug
Michelle for gold and having the skate of her lifetime.
Tim for gold with 3 quads and tons of presentation and Frank C. wringing his hands saying ----why did I fire him.
Tanith & Ben getting to the Olympics and winning the gold.
Shen & Zhao taking the gold. The Russians can have the OGM next time around.
I have a feeling none of my "hopes and dreams" will come true but it is fun to wish in the off season.
Ladybug
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Ladies
Sasha Cohen-Gold or Silver
Irina Slutskaya-Gold or Silver
Kimmie Meissner-Bronze
Men
Stephane Lambiel or Matt Savoie-Gold
Timothy Goebel -Silver
Ryan Jankhe-Bronze
Dance
Gregory & Pethukov-Gold
Denkova & Staviyski-Silver
Pairs
Totmianina & Marinin-Gold
Shen & Zhou-Silver
Orscher & Lucash-Bronze
Sasha Cohen-Gold or Silver
Irina Slutskaya-Gold or Silver
Kimmie Meissner-Bronze
Men
Stephane Lambiel or Matt Savoie-Gold
Timothy Goebel -Silver
Ryan Jankhe-Bronze
Dance
Gregory & Pethukov-Gold
Denkova & Staviyski-Silver
Pairs
Totmianina & Marinin-Gold
Shen & Zhou-Silver
Orscher & Lucash-Bronze
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Lady I THINK will win gold: Irina Slutskaya
Lady I WANT to win gold: Galina Maniachenko
Dance team I want to win : Drobiazko&Vanagas
Dance team I think will win : Navka&Kostomarov
Pair I want ot win : Shen&Zhao
Pair I think will win: Totmainina& Marinin
Lady I WANT to win gold: Galina Maniachenko
Dance team I want to win : Drobiazko&Vanagas
Dance team I think will win : Navka&Kostomarov
Pair I want ot win : Shen&Zhao
Pair I think will win: Totmainina& Marinin
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Ladies
Podium: Michelle, Irina, Sasha, in any order.
Top 5: Fumie, Arakawa.
Top 10: Volchkova, Sokolova, Kirk, Sebesteyen.
Men
Gold: healthy Plushy
Medals: Lambiel, Johnny
Top 5: Evan, Klimkin
Top 10: Goebel, Joubert, Van Der Perren, Sandhu, Buttle
Top 15: Murvanidze, Serov, Griazev
Pairs
Gold/Silver: I want T&M to win the short, but S&Z to win overall.
Bronze: Obertas & Slavnov
Top 5*: Petrova & Tikhonov to be in top 5.
Zagorska and Siudek to have a decent non-embarassing performace.
* If Savchenko & Szokolwy get to compete, then them instead of Pet & Tik into top 5; however, I understand there are citizenship issues there.
Dance
Gold & Silver: I really don't have a preferance in terms of Russians vs. Bulgrians. But I want Denkova & Stavijski to have a stellar performace, and for the judges to judge this one fairly. In any case, for those two teams to have silver and gold.
Bronze*: for Delobel & Schoenfelder
Top 5: GrushGons and Chait & Sakhnovsky
Top 10: Dubreuil & Lauzon, Gregory & Petukhov, Faella & Scalli, Domnina & Shabalin, Kerrs
Top 15: Gudina & Beletsky, Wing & Lowe, Matthews & Zavozin, Watanabe & Kido
Top 20: Yang & Gao
*If B&A get to go, then I'd like them to get the bronze.
Podium: Michelle, Irina, Sasha, in any order.
Top 5: Fumie, Arakawa.
Top 10: Volchkova, Sokolova, Kirk, Sebesteyen.
Men
Gold: healthy Plushy
Medals: Lambiel, Johnny
Top 5: Evan, Klimkin
Top 10: Goebel, Joubert, Van Der Perren, Sandhu, Buttle
Top 15: Murvanidze, Serov, Griazev
Pairs
Gold/Silver: I want T&M to win the short, but S&Z to win overall.
Bronze: Obertas & Slavnov
Top 5*: Petrova & Tikhonov to be in top 5.
Zagorska and Siudek to have a decent non-embarassing performace.
* If Savchenko & Szokolwy get to compete, then them instead of Pet & Tik into top 5; however, I understand there are citizenship issues there.
Dance
Gold & Silver: I really don't have a preferance in terms of Russians vs. Bulgrians. But I want Denkova & Stavijski to have a stellar performace, and for the judges to judge this one fairly. In any case, for those two teams to have silver and gold.
Bronze*: for Delobel & Schoenfelder
Top 5: GrushGons and Chait & Sakhnovsky
Top 10: Dubreuil & Lauzon, Gregory & Petukhov, Faella & Scalli, Domnina & Shabalin, Kerrs
Top 15: Gudina & Beletsky, Wing & Lowe, Matthews & Zavozin, Watanabe & Kido
Top 20: Yang & Gao
*If B&A get to go, then I'd like them to get the bronze.
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Ladies
Michelle to win gold. However at this point I would be happy to see her win a medal of any color. Slutskaya to win the silver. I want either Fumie, Sasha or Shizuka to win Bronze. I want Angela to comeback strong and make the Olympic team and place in the top ten.
Men
Gold: Plushy
Silver Lambiel
Bronze: Buttle
Pairs
Gold:Shen and Zhao
Silver: T/M
Bronze: Obertas and Slavnov
Ice Dance:
Non of the teams currently impress me. I like Denkova and Stayviski but hated their program this year. If they comeback with a good program then they will be my favorite for gold. If not I will be rooting for Grushina and Goncharov
Michelle to win gold. However at this point I would be happy to see her win a medal of any color. Slutskaya to win the silver. I want either Fumie, Sasha or Shizuka to win Bronze. I want Angela to comeback strong and make the Olympic team and place in the top ten.
Men
Gold: Plushy
Silver Lambiel
Bronze: Buttle
Pairs
Gold:Shen and Zhao
Silver: T/M
Bronze: Obertas and Slavnov
Ice Dance:
Non of the teams currently impress me. I like Denkova and Stayviski but hated their program this year. If they comeback with a good program then they will be my favorite for gold. If not I will be rooting for Grushina and Goncharov
