Chameleon? I definitely wouldn't use that to describe Mao. "Lyrically Reserved" and "Cutesy" are all I've seen her be able to portray well. That's not really important, though. You can do tons of distinguishable variations on the same thing. As long as it's interesting it doesn't matter too much.
Chameleon? I definitely wouldn't use that to describe Mao. "Lyrically Reserved" and "Cutesy" are all I've seen her be able to portray well. That's not really important, though. You can do tons of distinguishable variations on the same thing. As long as it's interesting it doesn't matter too much.
Chameleon? I definitely wouldn't use that to describe Mao. "Lyrically Reserved" and "Cutesy" are all I've seen her be able to portray well. That's not really important, though. You can do tons of distinguishable variations on the same thing. As long as it's interesting it doesn't matter too much.
One of my favorite programs from Mao is her Tango. I won't try to categorize it other than to say I think it is exquisite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_bJnZDbqo
Definition of exquisite: Of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse intense delight.
It is interesting that Mao has received criticism for acting too sweet and innocent …… off ice.
So how would you categorize Mao's LP to "Bells" ?
I didn't love the musical arrangement. But I would hardly call Mao's actual skating a failure. A failure is one of those performances by some luckless skater who wipes the ice with his/her costume jump after jump. Especially in this year's Olympics, no one in the top six can be considered a failure. Six clean programs! The word "flight," used to refer to a group of skaters in a competition, could finally be taken literally. It was a night for the ages. As for Mao, her effort was a valiant battle, and she made it past every other skater but one. And that night, nobody in skating history could have made it past YuNa, probably.
And then there's this year's Worlds. We should all be such "failures" in life!
Everything is relative. People were saying Mao is some kind of all-time great chameleon actress. Her Bells program was certainly a failure to me if you are judging it on that level.
There are worse things than failure. You can use "an embarrassment" or "an abomination" to describe more extreme cases. :think:
Tracy Wilson, the Canadian cow, has been lambasting Mao for the past two seasons. People listened to her, and suddenly agreed Mao couldn't do dramatic programs. Now, they revealed she was a part time coach for Kim. The conflict of interest is there. I'm not sure why no one brought this up. You say it once, no one will listen, you say it 10 times, it will start to catch on.
It hasn't just been revealed....It has been pretty well known that Tracy has been in Yuna's camp since 2008. She even spoke about it on a broadcast a couple years ago. Tracy is an excellent commentator and she has also been critical of Yuna's performances. See her commentary at this year's Worlds.