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Seniorita, one problem I've had with that particular quote, though the headline, which I find inflammatory like many re. Chan, was all over the web during the Olympics media frenzy, is that I've never come across a video of it. I'm often skeptical of print reports which are subject to editing of all sorts. E.g. This article derived from the same press conference creates a little different impression from the earlier ones linked in this post.
Another example: Here is an Absolute Skating's write up about the GPF press conference:
Here's the video of the event, which is not on Youtube and hard to find.
The media wanted, looked for, extracted, and manufactured controversies during the Olympics. Not too difficult to do when the subject was a youngster who just turned 19 and under tremendous pressure. Since then, many skating fans and even some writers continue to look from their biased perspective. When a report is 180 degree from my perception and understanding of Chan, I try to verify it with an actual recording. Mostly I find negative reports very narrowly focused, exaggerated, and out of context. Or even fabricated like the AS article above.
Another example: Here is an Absolute Skating's write up about the GPF press conference:
In the press conference, he was asked if he knew about the voices of criticism pointing out that he is consistently over-marked in terms of the program components score despite falling on jumps, so he should not have qualified for the final. He said he'll respond to that kind of criticism by skating a great program to wonderful choreography with difficult jumps. If he can keep skating well, they'll understand.
Here's the video of the event, which is not on Youtube and hard to find.
The media wanted, looked for, extracted, and manufactured controversies during the Olympics. Not too difficult to do when the subject was a youngster who just turned 19 and under tremendous pressure. Since then, many skating fans and even some writers continue to look from their biased perspective. When a report is 180 degree from my perception and understanding of Chan, I try to verify it with an actual recording. Mostly I find negative reports very narrowly focused, exaggerated, and out of context. Or even fabricated like the AS article above.
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