I loved to watch Sasha she had great extension and learned to express music very well - but I was always waiting for the shoe to drop because she rarely could be clean for the whole competition.
sometimes i don't why we have to dislike a skater...every skater works very hard to fight for their dreams...
There is a difference between actively disliking someone and saying you don't really get into watching a certain skater. I think that people on the boards often don't grasp that and then the flame wars over "haters" start.
Osmond's pants on her dresses are very bothersome to me and completely distract from anything she puts on ice. Could she PLEASE find better elastic?
I'm probably the only one, but Gracie Gold. She's a beautiful skater, but I feel like her success is based on the fact that she's the "perfect American sweetheart" with her looks and personality. I've never felt emotion while watching her performances.
Javier Fernandez too. Boring.
Osmond's pants on her dresses are very bothersome to me and completely distract from anything she puts on ice. Could she PLEASE find better elastic?
I would agree about D/R, Fruit Loops. They do seem very try-hard to me and gritting out the elements instead of looking effortless. They probably wouldn't be my cup of tea if not for having the highest difficulty of all pairs, which is really commendable.
...t I feel like her success is based on the fact that she's the "perfect American sweetheart" with her looks and personality.
Yagudin- found his air position to be 'messy'
Tim Geobel- ugly posture / shoulders
Kostner- awkward spinning the other way, too long legs/body
Lysacek- weird name, arm flailing
Max Arron/Richard Dornbush- American forum posters hyping up their country's skaters
Julia- Tara Lipinski had waaaay more emotions / joy
Jeff Langdon- overhyped Canadian at Olympics
Grishuk/Platov- I like Bourne and Kratz
Akiko Suzuki- too short / short legs
Florent Amodio- too much showboat to his 'fans'
Nathan Chen- overhyped, Nam Nguyen / Shoma Uno are just as good
Surya Bonaly- better suited for Gymnastics
Tonia Kwiatkowski- too big / beefy
Commentator: Tom Hammond- annoying voice, captain obvious, rehashed catch phrases
I think Chan crossed the line of naive/stupid when he said he would rather skate for China cause he thought they'd be nicer to him than Canada and then he "didn't know" they had human rights issues. Like dude, just no. lol.
Costner. She is simply annoying. Reminds me of an elephant.
Yuna is robotic and cold and has a diva attitude, but I can handle her. Usually going against her, but I acknowledge her accomplishments.
Shibutanis are also annoying. Being siblings they will never achieve any success because of the obvious lack of chemistry between them.
I am into youth, energy and athleticism, not "art". This is sports. I can watch art elsewhere, but sports are supposed to be sports.
“Sometimes I feel we are not appreciated for how much work we put in. If my parents hadn’t emigrated from China and, say, I had skated for China, things would have been very different. My parents wouldn’t have had to make as much sacrifices as they have and there would be a lot more respect for what we do as figure skaters.”
LOL. That's not how China works.