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Will Americans believe scores from U.S nationals mean they are favored for...in Turin
I am just curious if Americans analysts, writers, and fans are going to view the scores from U.S nationals as designating a skaters role going into the Olympics. I think we can safely assume whatever the scores are that they will be higher than they would be in an international event, but how analysts and writers take things out of proportion, that may not be fully realized. For example if Michelle or Sasha beat Irina's best score under COP will we here that Michelle or Sasha is now the Gold medal favorite for Turin? If Lysacek or Weir beat the best scores of Lambiel, Sandhu, and Buttle, at U.S Nationals will we here they are favored to medal in Turin? If Belbin/Agosto can somehow go to Turin, and beat Navka and Kostomarov's best score, under COP this year, at U.S nationals, will we here they are the gold medal favorites for Turin. If Inoue/Baldwin beat the best scores this year of Pang/Tang, Zhang/Zhang, and Petrova/Tikhonov will we here they are probable medalist in Turin?
I am just curious if Americans analysts, writers, and fans are going to view the scores from U.S nationals as designating a skaters role going into the Olympics. I think we can safely assume whatever the scores are that they will be higher than they would be in an international event, but how analysts and writers take things out of proportion, that may not be fully realized. For example if Michelle or Sasha beat Irina's best score under COP will we here that Michelle or Sasha is now the Gold medal favorite for Turin? If Lysacek or Weir beat the best scores of Lambiel, Sandhu, and Buttle, at U.S Nationals will we here they are favored to medal in Turin? If Belbin/Agosto can somehow go to Turin, and beat Navka and Kostomarov's best score, under COP this year, at U.S nationals, will we here they are the gold medal favorites for Turin. If Inoue/Baldwin beat the best scores this year of Pang/Tang, Zhang/Zhang, and Petrova/Tikhonov will we here they are probable medalist in Turin?
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