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Did it matter when Ilia Kulik had his giraffe costume interpreting Gershwin? Did that minimize his chances in edging out the competition for the Olympic title?
The costume was ridiculous and if Elvis was not just injured but sick as a dog with the flu, Ilia would have had no chance to beat him.
Giraffe or not, sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
And Ilia's program was possibly the worst interpretation of Gerhswin I ever recall seeing.
When it comes to artistic competitive skating Ilia's Gershwin makes Evan look like a genius. :yes:
Perhaps the only luckier Men's OGM winner than Ilia was the one who won in '94. It was unusal to see the 5th or 6th best skater in an event actually win.
I saw him skate Live and he couldnt touch Kurt, Brian B, Elivis or even Victor. He did have the nice puffy sleeves though which still set the standard for " tackiness."
Although that could be debated .....
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