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- Mar 25, 2008
I agree that every skater we see in competition has spent years working hard and making sacrifices to get to where they are. And in the end, being on the ice alone and skating at a high level has to be one of the more difficult things in sport, and those who do it deserve some respect. So as a rule, I try to avoid making negative statements about any skater's personality or character.So, I think every skater should be respected for all the effort and great job they are doing. They are entertaining us. Even in the moments we are sad (at least for me), they are of help.
So, I cannot label any skater's program as worst, skanky, or any bad word. I know how much they work for it and to please us.
Obviously there are programs I like more and others I like less, but at the end every program is enjoyable. I know this can seem a false statement, but I started to like programs that once I didn't like. And I respect much more skaters, than once I didn't.
That having been said, I think it's perfectly legitimate to criticize skaters' performances and to say that hey, this program does not do justice to what they can do; or the music was a really bad idea; or maybe some of it was in poor taste. I think most of the programs mentioned on this thread came up because normally good or even great skaters made bad choices and disappointed us as fans, and not because they were splatfests or lacking in artistry or skills.