It was she who did the hitting.
I also found her annoying, but I don't remember David P being that bad. He had that line about if he hadn't wanted to risk something like the judges' decision, he "should have skied down the hill" - I thought that was kind of funny.
I am not so sure it wasn't intentional. One thing I do know is that it was a big attention getter. There were other people involved in the collision and who else whinned about getting hurt or shaken up???
I doubt it was planned. From both angles in the video, it looks like she would have seen him well before he saw her, and I find it really hard to believe a skater of Jamie's caliber couldn't have stopped/changed direction. However, this would be a stupid thing to do on purpose, especially at the biggest event you'll ever do as a skater - and while I found Jamie whiny and annoying, I doubt she is stupid.
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a skater lying in second place after the SP, in a warm up for the LP would decide that despite weighing half the amount of the other guy she'd try to cause an accident that hurts him more than her??
yes: it's of no importance how I feel about anybody or any thing, just want to say how it appears to be and this is the last comment of mine on this matter, never again)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee4707
I am not so sure it wasn't intentional. One thing I do know is that it was a big attention getter. There were other people involved in the collision and who else whinned about getting hurt or shaken up???
Seriously?? a skater lying in second place after the SP, in a warm up for the LP would decide that despite weighing half the amount of the other guy she'd try to cause an accident that hurts him more than her??
Ant
look at this "toe loop set up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=926U...7F49841E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37
and then look at the toe loop set up in the LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ktFtDRvSM
It appears that in the warm-up the "set-up" involve two feet flat edges at remarkable speed, although rarely seen for a toe-loop or any jump set up, but great for balance and lots of momentum (mv) , while B/S were trying to show-off their signature move- elena on outside edge spread eagle and Anton on out side edge spiral , between them and the ice is just the thin air, very vulnerable positions during a collision. So it was mainly a matter of balance. Small as she was, remembe momentum =mv, enough to send him off balance. On the ice if you maintain your balance, the force more like push you away than hurt you.
B/S appeared being caught totally off guard and trying to avoid, while there was no sign showing Jamie tried to avoid, instead it appears there was push and pull involved? and her expression afterward
B/S had totally unexpected it and skated immediately afterwards, S/P skated 3rd, talking about nerve factor.
Just some observations and after thoughts. I must admit that I was quite concerned about the collision at that time and hoped to see that it was a pure accident. However no matter how much I wished it does not appear that way, jmo.
BTW I think David had been quite graceful and I don't have hard feeling against him.
