Miriam Boo said:What?...no 3/3's for the American ladies?...big surprise...ho hum. Come on Cheesefest cheeseheads...3/3's will win you a world championship and Olympic gold but not a measley Cheesefest?!...sounds a little shady to me. Did Michelle at least have some more difficult and interesting spins? Shizuka was nervous and still skated a "sound" program?...sounds like Shizuka actually won had this been a legitimate competition. Had the Cheesefest been held in Japan, Shizuka and Miki might have fared better, but it will never happen...Japanese people hate cheese!
Miriam Boo said:It appears that both Shizuka & Michelle had strong skates...it would have been only a 3-2 decision in favor of Michelle had the Japanese judge not placed Ando in 1st. .
Miriam Boo said:but it will never happen...Japanese people hate cheese!
mzheng said:Then go back to your Japan to have some Sushi/Sashmi. A lot US ppl love Sushi and Sashmi, your words just going to show how narrow minded Japanese ppl are.
Miriam Boo said:Had the Cheesefest been held in Japan, Shizuka and Miki might have fared better, but it will never happen...Japanese people hate cheese
Miriam Boo said:Perhaps, I'm a little premature in assessing the validity of the ladies competition results, but it's true that the foreign ladies are notoriously short-changed in these Cheesefests. Michelle had the best presentation from some reports I've read on USFSA. However, there is no doubt that the partisan crowd coming to their feet in applause helped sway the judges. I like Michelle, but more often than not, she's given credit for her reputation as 5-time world champ and for being a skating icon rather than on the actual merit of her skating. For those of you who attended the competition, what has improved in Michelle's skating? She has always counted on her presentation to put her over the top, but what improvements has she made technically?