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It seems like judges, skating fans, and experts all hate this guy and his skating. Why is it?
Mathman said:I think it's his hair.
Frau Muller said:You have to be kidding. Lambiel is a beloved skater. Where do you get your popularity information?
They have costume envy.slutskayafan21 said:It seems like judges, skating fans, and experts all hate this guy and his skating. Why is it?
SusanBeth said:You need to look up the definition of hate. You can prefer one skater over another without hate entering into it at all.
slutskayafan21 said:It seems like judges, skating fans, and experts all hate this guy and his skating. Why is it?
FreeKatie said:they're all jealous!
slutskayafan21 said:Skating fans and experts
Tonichelle said:what fans? what "experts" are we talking about here???
you can say all of this until you're blue in the face but where is the proof... Lambiel is World Champ and Oly Silver Medalist.. where is this shut out? When the kid stays on his feet he gets amazing marks!
If wishes were horses, Slute-fan. The fact of the matter is, none of these skaters, nor Lambiel, ever in their lives skated cleanly with a quad, while Plushenko does it routinely every time out.slutskayafan21 said:IF Lysacek, Weir, Buttle, Joubert, Sandhu, Oda, and Takashi skated cleanly with quads they could challenge Plushenko..
hockeyfan228 said:Fans and "experts" hardly have to hate Lambiel to say that Weir could beat Lambiel if he skated clean; they can predict this by looking at the protocols.
Weir has relatively consistent, textbook perfect triple axels, and Lambiel's are not remotely consistent, and Weir has been given high PCS consistently. His flow and edge quality are unsurpassable. Add at least one quad, and his jump difficulty will exceed Lambiel's. His spins and footwork are excellent. There's no reason for him not to beat Lambiel if both skate clean with quad(s).
Lysacek has gotten higher spin scores because of levels, and his triple axel, while not consistent or textbook, is more consistent than Lambiel's. Lysacek would have to raise his PCS to be competitive with Lambiel, though. Sandhu has the same triple axel problems that Lambiel does, and he has among the best footwork and spins in the world. If he lands the quad and the triple axel, then he should be competitive with Lambiel, especially given his consistently high PCS; Sandhu got high pre scores in international competition before Lambiel was even on the senior circuit. Buttle is generally inconsistent with jumps, usually the 3A and/or 3Lz and/or 3Lo, but if he skates clean with a landed quad, his protocols support a win over Lambiel.
Takahashi is an exciting skater, and has much of Lambiel's danceability, spark, and dramatic explosiveness. I think people were taken by him this year on GP, and hoped for him to be competitive.
Mathman said:If wishes were horses, Slute-fan. The fact of the matter is, none of these skaters, nor Lambiel, ever in their lives skated cleanly with a quad, while Plushenko does it routinely every time out.
So I don't think you can draw any conclusions from that.
MM
PS. But if you think that Lambiel should have been given the world bronze medal in 2004 over hometown boy Lindemann, I might go along with that.
slutskayafan21 said:Everybody on every skating board I am on says that if Lysacek, Weir, Buttle, Joubert, Sandhu, Oda, and Takashi skated cleanly with quads they could challenge Plushenko, which obviously means beating Lambiel as well who does not challenge Plushenko. The skating commentators and writers say that too.