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Mathman - You really like my quote? Without being religiously offensive, it just might be true.
Joe
Joe
I hear yeah. The Haters wan't her gone so other could move up in rank. Meanwhile they could do that now if they could out skate her day in & day out. It has been done before. 1998 & 2002. Why should someone be forced to retire (Under the age of 25 ) because, some may want other to get the spot light, meanwhile they haven't yet earned the top spot:sheesh:. I do know that one day she will no longer be 1 of the top skaters in the world. & it will be a sad day when she does leave the sport. But, the Professional ranks have seen better days. There is not that much left for the skaters of today. I too think that she will try to stick around until 2006. I hope that she does. I would love to see her skate. Will she medal. I don't know. Gold seems like a long shot. But, you never.know.Joesitz said:No problem with your 5 points of MK staying eligible ( we really can't say 'amateur' anymore). She has her fans that would agree with you. But she also has her share of non'fans - those who really do not want to see anymore of her. There is all that talk about "should turn Pro". I would never say that about any skater. As you say, what is a Pro nowadays?
I'm rooting for MK and Irina to prove there is no age thing with beautiful skating, and it proves my point gloriously in competitive skating. The less said about Pro competions, the better. Pro competitions is for fans who are more interested in gimmicks and far out costumes than sport, imo.
Joe
I think that Kwan will set a new standard for longevity in the sport of figure skating... we may even see her in 2010.
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VIETgrlTerifa said:I really doubt that because Michelle to me seems like the type who wants to break records, etc. so if Michelle won the gold in Nagano, I think she would try for another in SLC.
Rgirl said a Michelle quote that I think is fitting for this thread. When Michelle was interviewed backstage at Worlds or Nationals this past season right after she got her scores in the Kiss and Cry, she looked at the audience and asked the interviewer why anyone would want to leave this (she was talking about the very appreciative crowd ovation of her performance).
Also, I think that the demise of pro skating could also be contributed to the exploitation of figure skating after the ratings boom after 1994.
Mathman said:Oh, Michelle isn't boring, she's like the dawn. Yes it's true, every morning the sun comes up. It came up yesterday, it will come up tomorrow. But it will come up gloriously, heralding the new day, shouting "God's in His heaven and all's right with the world!"
Mathman
I love this! How true. I also can not believe that anyone could think Michelle isn't improving. If you define "improving" as doing multiple 3/3s, then I guess she hasn't improved. I guess there must not be more to skating than 3/3s. Her improvement just in the past year on spins, jump technique, and footwork were enough to convince me (as if I needed any convincing) that she still has the drive and the goods to keep going.Mathman said:Anyway, bottom line -- it's not on Michelle to step down, it's on the other ladies to step up.