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cianni said:Most of the skaters are supportive of Michelle.
Maybe they are, and maybe they aren't. Maybe some of them are giving lip service, just spouting the standard party line, because they don't want to be seen as being bad sports...
How could Emily Hughes honestly be "supportive" in this ? She may say that she is, but I'll bet her heart is breaking and her gut is in a knot right now...
Katarina Witt said that after she won the gold medal, Debbie Thomas refused to shake her hand on the podium, and that she (Witt) actually respected her for it. For being true to her feelings, and not hiding it behind some faked display of sportsmanship.
Who knows what Sasha really meant? She probably WAS trying to get a few digs in. If she really feels that Kwan didn't earn her spot, why can't she say it? She might end up looking like a fool, and she will take the heat for it, but it's her choice. We may or may not like what she has to say, but I'd rather have a person be honest (Kwan & others included,) than rattle off some politicaly correct statement, because they want to be seen as a good girl.
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