I think this is what journalists refer to as a "slow news day." You have nothing to say, but you are paid to say
something so...
First, a couple of
's for Skate Sandee's post.
About "Michelle
is figure skating" (in the U.S., I wish he would have added), I can only hope that Hirsch meant this in the sense that Michelle is the only skater currently competing whose name is generally well known in the population at large, outside of the nucleus of serious figure skating fans. This is pobably true, although Sasha may be only a National title or two away from that status.
About Hirsch's complaint that we did not see a lot of new faces on the national podium in the year after the Olympics: this is because the three ladies that comprised the 2002 U.S. Olympic team all returned to competion in 2002-2003, unlike the situation of past years. If Sarah, Sasha and Michelle had "gone pro," or otherwise left the eligible scene, we would indeed now be gushing about the new stars, AP, Jenny, Ye Bin, Bebe, etc.
Mathman
PS. But the article was worth it for the quote:
"Skating is like chocolate. A chocolate is always good, but it's always there" -- Michelle Kwan
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you might get." -- Forrest Gump
