Vash01 said:
I wonder why the schedule did not allow a day off between the OD and FD? It would have made more sense than to have the day off between CD and OD.
Vash
So true, Vash. I guess it was just dumb scheduling. I think people, even Olympic organizers, still think ice dancing is done by plump skaters in dorky costumes doing the polka on ice. NOT!
One thing's for sure: Ice dance has now joined the other figure skating disciplines as a high risk sport. Perhaps many of the teams just weren't prepared for the extra rush of adrenaline athletes only get at the Olympics combined with the increased difficulty in the OD and FD of ice dance under the COP this season. I think we may see a lot of cautious performances in the FD.
OMG, both my guy and me gasped when Marie-France Dubreuil fell SMACK!-bounce-bounce on the side of her hip. As I say in my post in the "OD" thread, that's almost where the hip has the least amount of muscle to cushion the fall and the most amount of bone to hurt. Man-o-Man, that is going to
hurt! Patrice Lauzon was so gallant and attentive to Marie-France from the moment he got up to when he carried her off to the waiting stretcher. Sooooooo sad.
And they were skating so brilliantly up to that point! My guy, who never does this kind of thing, applauded when Marie-France slipped her hands and arms through the chiffon halter of her costume, revealing her chest and making you think for a moment things were going to get
really hot! But what a great effect that instead she revealed a gold beaded and sequined halter that had been underneath. While applauding, my honey said, "Oh, yeah! She's
really talented!"
Best wishes to Marie-France Dubreuil!
Rgirl
