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Kay118
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Re: What's Your Take on the GOLD?
>No offense but post like "Grand Prix is almost as important as Worlds and the Olympics is much more prestigious" reminded me once again how people form their opinion based on their favorite's competitive record.
And on what are those opinions based that the Olympics gold is not so important, LOL? >
Jaana,
I don't know about the others, but my opinion on the OMG wasn't based on how my favorite performed at the Olympics.
My all-time favorite is Alexie. I was so proud of him when he rose to the occasion in SLC and won gold. But I found myself equally (if not more) proud of Michelle when she went on to compete at Worlds in Japan and came back this year to win her 5th Worlds' title. Then I realized that an athlete's internal strength, competitiveness and repeated excellence represent the very essence of sports, more than an OMG.
>No offense but post like "Grand Prix is almost as important as Worlds and the Olympics is much more prestigious" reminded me once again how people form their opinion based on their favorite's competitive record.
And on what are those opinions based that the Olympics gold is not so important, LOL? >
Jaana,
I don't know about the others, but my opinion on the OMG wasn't based on how my favorite performed at the Olympics.
My all-time favorite is Alexie. I was so proud of him when he rose to the occasion in SLC and won gold. But I found myself equally (if not more) proud of Michelle when she went on to compete at Worlds in Japan and came back this year to win her 5th Worlds' title. Then I realized that an athlete's internal strength, competitiveness and repeated excellence represent the very essence of sports, more than an OMG.