No, saying "I was ill" is not an excuse. It's a reason. The proper reply is thus "I was sick, and wasn't skating my best. I hope to get healthy soon and do better next time."Then the proper reply is "I make mistakes, because I'm not perfect. No one is."
It's bad for anyone to fall into the habit of giving excuses, even if you do have a legitimate one. Mao and Yu-Na, in particular, have very media-centric lives and a lot of kids or young athletes looking up to them. It's easy as an adult to look at them as 18 year-old girls, but they and their team need to realize that it's equally important for them to have attitudes that are as good as their skating... perhaps even more so when you have the spotlight on you. Takahiko Kozuka's humble attitude is very refreshing... a lot of people could learn a lesson or two from him.
The proper reply is thus "I was sick, and wasn't skating my best. I hope to get healthy soon and do better next time."
I felt the same way. In fact, I thought Morozov was about to cry after Miki finished skating. I hope Miki does not feel discouraged - she really worked hard to improve her skating before this competition. She brought back her 2A-3T, challenged and landed 4S (underrotated, but still very impressive) and worked on her posture and spirals. And her LP dress is lovely.
I hope that she has enough time before Nationals and Worlds to work on those underrotations and get more comfortable with the program. :agree: It still looked a bit raw, but I think it has potential to be very impressive when skated with more power and confidence.
No, saying "I was ill" is not an excuse. It's a reason. The proper reply is thus "I was sick, and wasn't skating my best. I hope to get healthy soon and do better next time."
Yes, this is what I believe Yu-Na was expressing concerning her cold.
1 Mao ASADA JPN 123.17 64.57 59.60 7.80 6.95 7.60 7.50 7.40 1.00 #5
2 Yu-Na KIM KOR 120.41 60.69 60.72 7.85 7.40 7.60 7.65 7.45 1.00 #6
3 Joannie ROCHETTE CAN 115.88 57.48 58.40 7.35 7.20 7.25 7.45 7.25 0.00 #1
4 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 112.13 55.45 57.68 7.55 6.95 7.20 7.15 7.20 1.00 #3
5 Miki ANDO JPN 102.81 47.45 55.36 7.30 6.35 7.00 7.10 6.85 0.00 #2
6 Yukari NAKANO JPN 99.85 44.17 55.68 7.20 6.65 7.00 7.05 6.90 0.00 #4
FINAL STANDINGS:
1 Mao ASADA
JPN
188.55 2 1
2 Yu-Na KIM
KOR
186.35 1 2
3 Carolina KOSTNER
ITA
168.01 4 4
4 Joannie ROCHETTE
CAN
166.36 6 3
5 Yukari NAKANO
JPN
161.93 3 6
6 Miki ANDO
JPN
158.25 5 5
Then the proper reply is "I make mistakes, because I'm not perfect. No one is."
It's bad for anyone to fall into the habit of giving excuses, even if you do have a legitimate one. Mao and Yu-Na, in particular, have very media-centric lives and a lot of kids or young athletes looking up to them. It's easy as an adult to look at them as 18 year-old girls, but they and their team need to realize that it's equally important for them to have attitudes that are as good as their skating... perhaps even more so when you have the spotlight on you. Takahiko Kozuka's humble attitude is very refreshing... a lot of people could learn a lesson or two from him.
Same here. Despite being disappointed by the turn of events, I found that happy place in my heart again when I saw these pictures.Anyway, I was impressed by Yuna hugged Mao tight with a huge smile on the podium.
All the bashers, yellow journalism, and corrupted federation have to shame on themselves.
I didn't get a program with a poped jump and a fall have higher PCS mark than a program with only one mistake, a fall. Also to my eyes, i think Mao has more speed and spark, will difiniety have to watch on t.v again when it's air in Canada. I love Yuna, but her program is not to the standard she set it in SA or COC.
People need to learn to say "I didn't win because _____ skated better than me today.":sheesh:
Just when Mao tried to put the blame for her poor performance on her condition? I follow the Japanese news and I've never heard her trying to come up with any excuses, even if she indeed skated with illness or injury. She usually just says that she feels miserable that she wasn't able to skate her best and promises to work hard to be able to skate better next time. And she did praise many of her competitors - Miki for consistency (at Worlds 2007), YuNa for 3-3, Caroline for the layback, etc.. :thumbsup:
Beautiful. Thank you! This can be such a heartbreaking sport. It's wonderful to see a friendship of competitors transcending all the pressures.Despite being disappointed by the turn of events, I found that happy place in my heart again when I saw these pictures.
http://i37.tinypic.com/zwku3p.jpg
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http://i37.tinypic.com/28a0iu.jpg
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Yu-Na and Mao bots, please follow your idols: spread love, not hate.
Beautiful. Thank you! This can be such a heartbreaking sport. It's wonderful to see a friendship of competitors transcending all the pressures.
I haven't seen the performances yet so won't comment but thanks to all who did PBP!
I finally saw it, and I'm afraid I have to disagree. There were stretches with very little beyond stroking, and she had some loooong setups on a few jumps. Don't get me wrong - she deserved to win - but I see no problem with a lower transitions score for Ms. Asada.No, I meant she had the most transition-packed program among tonight's ladies' programs, IMO. But she got a relatively low score on transitions, which I didn't get.