I think he explained it very well in the interview: he actually never had a chance to compare, he never watched performances of others. And now, during this season, he had chance to watch all this from outside. And this is what he noticed.
Does that honestly convince you?
But, obviously, you seem to know better than him what he saw and what he didn't.
Does that honestly convince you? That he never had a chance to compare? When skaters sit in the waiting room, they watch the performances of other skaters. Even watching performaces from the inside, I'm sure he could tell who had the better performance.
And how did you jump to that conclusion?:scratch: I'm saying that I'm skeptical about what he's saying. 'never saw the other performances' is just too convenient really.
I have some more "proves" from his other interviews that he actually didn't watch, that I'm recalling now. But, well, it's your right to call him hypocritic liar, and I have a feeling that actually doesn't matter what I say on this topic.
Maybe not higher, but certainly not lower. I find it very strange that some of the skaters I listed have higher PBs than him; Stephane had the technical ability and the presentation, and he didn't do cookie cutter programs, either.Joe, I think Buttercup is saying that Lambiel deserved even higher marks than he got.
Where did you read 'hypocritic liar'? Look, you can disagree with what I'm saying, and you can defend what you think, but please don't put words in my mouth.
I think what makes it seems hypocritical about it, is that he only mentioned it after retirement. When the judges 'held him up', there was no complaint.
- firstly, Stéphane was critical of the system when he was competing, I remember him saying he regretted how spins were graded.
Maybe he found the whole thing so bizarre he blocked it from his memory?
Yu-Na Kim, too. Semi-officially though, in an interview for a Korean TV-station. She talked about edge calls. And then of course Carolina Kostner's latest protest. Maybe there were more skaters I'm unaware of.Brian Joubert and Johnny Weir
What I'm trying to figure out here is why some skaters get criticized for speaking out, while others get criticized for not speaking out. It seems like a no-win situation. Or is it just that different people have different expectations of skaters and whether or not they should be critical of their sport?Yu-Na Kim, too. Semi-officially though, in an interview for a Korean TV-station. She talked about edge calls. And then of course Carolina Kostner's latest protest. Maybe there were more skaters I'm unaware of.
I have no answer to that quiestion, I'm afraid. I was pointing out that most skaters, IMO, tend to criticize the system only when things go wrong, when they are unhappy about their placement. They don't complain when they get gifts. Which makes the entire critique sound ... funny? unproductive? And maybe that's why it's never taken seriously by the powers that be?What I'm trying to figure out here is why some skaters get criticized for speaking out, while others get criticized for not speaking out.
I was pointing out that most skaters, IMO, tend to criticize the system only when things go wrong, when they are unhappy about their placement. They don't complain when they get gifts.
...most skaters, IMO, tend to criticize the system only when things go wrong...