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and I happen to appreciate many other skaters
Rgirl said:
If the rankings are one more sign that the ISU has lost its collective mind, then all those years Michelle was number one are meaningless too because they used the same system then as now. And I would not go along with Michelle's number one status being "meaningless."
Rgirl
mzheng said:.
And someone mentioned that Sasha falled on her camel spin at worlds LP. I think it was not co-incident. Her camel spin in Nats' SP also running wild after she witched to the IE she had to cut short of her spin to save the element. Her edge control indeed was not as secure as the other top elite ladies like Fummie, Michelle, Sarah and Irina, (these are the ones I can think about now). I also heard DB said -- after Peggy criticising Fummie's extension on her switch edge camel spin -- 'She also didn't fall'.
Lost control once you may say her toe pick got caught by accident, but lost control twice on the same element I'd suspect she simply lack of control edge or edge switching.
I love the idea of Rglasses! Btw, I've tried Mathman customized pair of Michelle Rglasses... but I must have tried the wrong pair, because she wasn't naked!Rgirl said:And believe me, if you think Michelle looks good now, wait till you see her through your Mathman customized pair of Michelle Rglasses. She'll be skating naked
Well, actually I'm kinda cautious when it comes to positive exaggeration, as well. I mean, I don't have anything gushing about our favorite skaters, it's fun and overall a very positive thing. But in a thread like this I would like to see people concentrate on facts, and discuss them, which would be a nice learning experience for all of us, I think (OK, so I'm an idealist). The thread would be much shorter and more informative. I love Sasha's skating (and I'm not exaggerating), but I've grown tired of Peggy and Dick's (as well as some of her fans') gushing. Even I know that they sometimes say things which are not true.Windspiirit, I think you make an excellent point about negative exaggeration. I don't mind positive exaggeration in the form of gushing after a skater has had a particularly awesome event or season. Being able to share those emotions with others is part of the fun of a forum, IMO. But I do get tired of negative exaggeration involving any skater someone doesn't like only because it takes away from the validity of the discussion.
Kwanisqueen81 said:Lulu,
Dorthy Hamil and Yuka Sato has awesome edges!!
rtureck said:
Among the Japanese skaters Yuka has the softest knees, followed by Fumie. Fumie's edges are not as quiet, but she has soft knees and stroke efficiency.
rtureck said:Who has the best landing exit edges in jumps:
The most impressive exit edge is Sarah's double axel, it is a DEEP BO edge
I agree, but my pick would be Pang instead of Shen.Joesitz said:Hockeyfan. I would change your wording to'among' the best. Think Zhen!!
Joe
shine said:I agree, but my pick would be Pang instead of Shen.