You are talking about someone who has won a gold or silver medal in every competition he finished since the 2000-01 season. If he shows up healthy there is no possibility he finishes off the podium unless he bombs.
You forgot the Japan Open, which was recent, where he finished 4th behind Jeff Buttle. And even if he had finished Europeans 2013, he would have likely been off the podium (he would have needed a FS of about 170).
Saying there's no possibility he finishes off the Sochi podium is quite a statement. It's more like, there's no possibility for him to finish on the podium unless others bomb.
Then by your own logic there's no possibility for Chan to finish on the podium in Sochi because he was the last one at the Japan Open.You forgot the Japan Open, which was recent, where he finished 4th behind Jeff Buttle.
Saying there's no possibility he finishes off the Sochi podium is quite a statement. It's more like, there's no possibility for him to finish on the podium unless others bomb.
CSG, you are really funny! Japan Open isn't a serious competition.
If 2012 Japan Open wasn't a serious competition, then why would he attempt 2 quads and 2 triple axels, and do all of his combos and whatnot? Clearly he was taking it seriously, even if he didn't execute it well.
The info is correct. Plu wasn't off the podium and he was winning either gold or silver since 2000-2001 season. JO is not the official ISU event. The result doesn't count. Now you know. Learn and live.That was in response to Plushenko "never being off the podium since 2001".
You did:I didn't say that competition was my reasoning for him not being a podium favourite.
So, when it's about Plu or anyone else, then JO counts and should be "not forgotten". But when it comes to Chan, where he finished the last one with 4 falls, then JO suddenly becomes "not reasoning". Classic lies and double standards from a Chan uber.You forgot the Japan Open, which was recent, where he finished 4th behind Jeff Buttle.
So did Chan. Once again someone got lost in his own trolling.If 2012 Japan Open wasn't a serious competition, then why would he attempt 2 quads and 2 triple axels, and do all of his combos and whatnot? Clearly he was taking it seriously, even if he didn't execute it well.
The info is correct. Plu wasn't off the podium and he was winning either gold or silver since 2000-2001 season. JO is not the official ISU event. The result doesn't count. Now you know. Learn and live.
My reasoning is that there are currently too many guys to challenge him for the podium, and with his injury, it's unlikely that he will be able to have a program with two quads... heck, it's a miracle if he even competes.
Because he wanted to test/challenge himself?
What is surprising? Didn't you know it? 36 gold and 5 silver medals. Check it his wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeni_PlushenkoI just realized that... Surprising
If 2012 Japan Open wasn't a serious competition, then why would he attempt 2 quads and 2 triple axels, and do all of his combos and whatnot? Clearly he was taking it seriously, even if he didn't execute it well.
If he can't do quads he isn't going to skate in Sochi. My belief that he can't finish off the podium assumes that he is healthy; if he isn't healthy he won't compete. There are many challengers but they cannot skate well when it counts; Chan has won his world titles with shaky performances yet his competitors were as shaky if not more. Yuzuru, Dai, and Javier aren't going to beat Plushenko in Russia unless they outjump him.
Because he wanted to test/challenge himself?
Japan Open isn't serious.... Euros he was injured (even when his 3A and 3Z+3T were fine in practice)... I wonder what the story will be should he have another bad performance.
So he wanted to test and challenge himself with 2 quads and 2 triple axels planned, and faltered on them (and other elements, like a 3S and a 2A) but that's negligible since the Japan Open isn't a serious competition, and Plushenko had no intention of putting out a clean skate and didn't care about winning or anything... Right. :sarcasm:
I acknowledge that the Japan Open counts for Chan as a competition (where he performed terribly), but Plushenko's ubers are so quick to say "It's not a serious competition and is a bad example of how his skating is"... had he landed both quads and everything else you can bet these same people would all of a sudden deem it as a great example to use.
Japan Open isn't serious.... Euros he was injured (even when his 3A and 3Z+3T were fine in practice)... I wonder what the story will be should he have another bad performance.
Japan Open isn't serious.... Euros he was injured (even when his 3A and 3Z+3T were fine in practice)... I wonder what the story will be should he have another bad performance.
Japan Open isn't serious.... Euros he was injured (even when his 3A and 3Z+3T were fine in practice)... I wonder what the story will be should he have another bad performance.