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I"ll check out his 3axel more carefully. Is it really bad though or just not as good as other people's?
It's pretty bad...
I"ll check out his 3axel more carefully. Is it really bad though or just not as good as other people's?
It's pretty bad...
Okay I've watched. I can see he has trouble with it. But when he lands it it's hard for me to tell what's so bad. Is it he doesn't get much height or something? I've always been curious why people dislike Evan's skating so much. Mostly I just hear about the arm flapping.
Dance - Weaver/Poje - I love this team.
My biggest hopes for the Olympics are:
No judging controversy in any discipline
Inspiring skating in all disciplines where every skater skates up to or surpasses his/her full potential, thus making the competition in every discipline really exciting and really unpredictable.
I hope the skaters who are most well-rounded technically and artistically win the medals in every discipline.
I'm looking for 'lesser' skaters to make a statement at the Games. The top skaters can battle it out for medals. (by 'lesser' I mean not too much in the limelight this season)
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Ladies - all of them except Mao and Yuna.
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ANYONE ELSE YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN WATCHING/
Of course. Our Olympic team For possibly the first time ever the US ladies skaters are complete underdogs.
It's his entry - he pre rotates and skids - so it isn't very good technique...
It's his entry - he pre rotates and skids - so it isn't very good technique...
Maybe Evan can learn Patrick's great 3A technique - except for the falling down part
Very vivid scenarios with the skating order!1. At least one of the next generation skaters in the top ten in each event.
2. Brian Joubert not on the podium
3. Fair judging. And barring that, judging that gives my favourites the results I want (just kidding, but lets be honest, with some of us, it's hard to tell the difference).
4. Virtue and Moir on top of the podium, Davis and White second. Massive group hug from the four.
5. Lambiel landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
6. Takakashi landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
7. Chan landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
8. A Barnstorm of a ladies competition, in the following order (long program)
a) Flatt skates first and lays down a good program. Maybe a bronze medal worthy program on a good night.
b) Ando skates next. Skates well. Doesn't matter where she ends up. I don't want her to medal, but I don't have schadenfraude for anyone not named Joubert.
c) Asada skates next. Lands both triple axels beautifully and overtakes first.
d) Rochette skates next, and has a SOHL. All seven triples, great footwork. Even people who don't like her connect to her performance. She overtakes first.
e) Kim gives a SOHL. Takes first.
f) Suzuki gives a SOHL. Takes third
Also, great performances from Lepisto, Meier and Kostner.
9. Two clean programs from Verner. Just imagine it if he does that.
10. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS, XUE SHEN AND HONGBO ZHAO
1. At least one of the next generation skaters in the top ten in each event.
2. Brian Joubert not on the podium
3. Fair judging. And barring that, judging that gives my favourites the results I want (just kidding, but lets be honest, with some of us, it's hard to tell the difference).
4. Virtue and Moir on top of the podium, Davis and White second. Massive group hug from the four.
5. Lambiel landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
6. Takakashi landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
7. Chan landing both triple axels. Clean. Winning gold.
8. A Barnstorm of a ladies competition, in the following order (long program)
a) Flatt skates first and lays down a good program. Maybe a bronze medal worthy program on a good night.
b) Ando skates next. Skates well. Doesn't matter where she ends up. I don't want her to medal, but I don't have schadenfraude for anyone not named Joubert.
c) Asada skates next. Lands both triple axels beautifully and overtakes first.
d) Rochette skates next, and has a SOHL. All seven triples, great footwork. Even people who don't like her connect to her performance. She overtakes first.
e) Kim gives a SOHL. Takes first.
f) Suzuki gives a SOHL. Takes third
Also, great performances from Lepisto, Meier and Kostner.
9. Two clean programs from Verner. Just imagine it if he does that.
10. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS, XUE SHEN AND HONGBO ZHAO
That all the NBC commentators, especially Sandra Bezic, Scott Hamilton, Dick Button and Bob Costas, all get struck down by some wonderful disease that renders them unable to speak.