Article: Cohen May Turn To Acting Career
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I wish her luck with her acting career. I imagine she will do much better than Tara if she puts the work into it.
I am a bit perplexed about the USFSA article, though. They talk about "the kind of competitor" she is, then they include her quotes about competing in a "less dense field" and how much more enjoyable that will be. Sorry, but that is not the attitude I would expect of someone who "loves competing." You want to beat the very best. Now I certainly don't fault her about who she will be going up against, but I think her comments are a bit insulting to the other competitors who will be there.
I am a bit perplexed about the USFSA article, though. They talk about "the kind of competitor" she is, then they include her quotes about competing in a "less dense field" and how much more enjoyable that will be. Sorry, but that is not the attitude I would expect of someone who "loves competing." You want to beat the very best. Now I certainly don't fault her about who she will be going up against, but I think her comments are a bit insulting to the other competitors who will be there.
nymkfan51 said:
If Sasha doesn't beat herself who will beat her of those that are competing?
As for as her acting only time will tell if she's any good at it or if that is really what she even wants to do. She's just exploring her options for the future.
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The point I was trying to make was this ... obviously Sasha has no control over who her competitors will be, and she is most definitely the favorite. My question centers around the comment she made about it being more enjoyable without the other top skaters there. This doesn't sound to me like the typical athlete who loves competing ... they would usually rather face the best people ... it only makes them compete at a higher level, and makes the victory that much sweeter. I can certainly understand that she must see this as we do ... a championship title, hers for the taking. I guess I would just not have verbalized that I liked it better with lesser skaters competing.
But hey ... this should be the proverbial walk in the park for her, and she knows it.
But hey ... this should be the proverbial walk in the park for her, and she knows it.
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tarotx said:
She has to win the world title first. It may be a less dense field, but remember...in 1994, Surya and the world thought she would take the title, with the absence of Chen, Baiul, and Kerrigan...we all know how that turned out.
thisthingcalledlove said:
Of Course she has to win it first. Sasha just may lose the gold. Her tack record speaks for its self after all. But that's a different issue then quality of the field. One of the young girls can be truely inspired and preformed better then she ever has but it's doubtful that if Sasha doesn't lose the gold that she'll not win gold. There's always a chance but we'll talking pressure and tension generating here.
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"...she also admitted that the absence of Arakawa and Slutskaya did play a role in her decision."
Hmm. I guess she figured, if the other girls are just going to hand it to me, I might as well take it.
You know how sports teams pin quotes from opposing coaches up in the locker room for motivation? I wonder what Joannie Rochette, Fumie Suguri and Kimmie Meissner think abut all this, LOL.
MM
Hmm. I guess she figured, if the other girls are just going to hand it to me, I might as well take it.
You know how sports teams pin quotes from opposing coaches up in the locker room for motivation? I wonder what Joannie Rochette, Fumie Suguri and Kimmie Meissner think abut all this, LOL.
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Coincidentally, there is an article about Tara Lipinski in the latest Spotlight on Skating magazine.
"Though not a keen observer of the eligible skating world (these days), Lipinski singled out one for special praise.
"'You see a lot of skaters. Some are genuine and some aren't. Some are happy and having fun in the present. I feel Sasha Cohen is all those things. She's great.'"
(I wonder how great she'll be when she and Tara are up for the same part in a movie, LOL.)
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"Though not a keen observer of the eligible skating world (these days), Lipinski singled out one for special praise.
"'You see a lot of skaters. Some are genuine and some aren't. Some are happy and having fun in the present. I feel Sasha Cohen is all those things. She's great.'"
(I wonder how great she'll be when she and Tara are up for the same part in a movie, LOL.)
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Sasha didn't say the win is hers. She said when the field isn't as strong the tension and pressure isn't as intense and she can enjoy it better. Anytime 2 and really 3 of the best ladies in the world isn't there the talent is diluted. Sasha didn't say anything personal about Fumie, Carolina, Joannie, Kimmie and Elena's talent. They can use her quote as motivating but Skating is an "I" sport unlike teams sports where they physically touch and can literally stop the team form doing their best.
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I have watched Sasha over the years and my perception is that if she is in a tough competition (e.g. against Michelle, Irina, and now Shizuka) she tenses up and makes mistakes. May be she starts doubting herself? OTOH when she sees that there is a substantial gap in the talent of her competitors and herself, she is more relaxed. She skates relatively clean and wins. She has won several GP's because the fields are not that competitive and the pressure is not that heavy (compared to worlds and Olympics).
I don't think she meant to put down her competitors (Fumie, Joannie, Kimmie and possibly Carolina) at worlds. It is just that without Shizuka and Irina, she feels less stressed. She has not said whether it will translate into a win, but reading between lines, this has to be the reason she is at worlds. Also, having experienced the Olympic pressure, I think the pressure at worlds won't bother/scare her.
That's my take on it.
Vash
I don't think she meant to put down her competitors (Fumie, Joannie, Kimmie and possibly Carolina) at worlds. It is just that without Shizuka and Irina, she feels less stressed. She has not said whether it will translate into a win, but reading between lines, this has to be the reason she is at worlds. Also, having experienced the Olympic pressure, I think the pressure at worlds won't bother/scare her.
That's my take on it.
Vash
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