MK
Okay, I've kept my mouth shut for a while, but, I think it's time to speak. I've ALWAYS thought MK was WAAAAY overrated, and I'll say it again--- "WAY OVERRATED". I think we can reflect upon the 13 year old who "won the hearts of the world" while going thru one of the worst scandals in FS history-Tonya and Nancy.
Some of her programs throughout the years were great, but, more often than not, they were all programs that were the SAME.
Most skaters would have been penalized over the years for rehashing the SAME thing, but, I think that MK along with her fans have taken this fact for granted, and NOW that reality has caught up with MK, there's suddenly controversy.
There have been numerous competitions in which I thought that other skaters from other countries had more interesting and more technical programs that MK, but, were not held up. I think if she wants to be the best, this may be the time to reflect and make the necessary changes, and to stop expecting the judges to "give" her the championship. So necessary changes: different spins, rather than the one spin that she does, over and over and over again;more speed, different footwork,different spirals, and of course, different cheoreography, and truly "feeling the music", not the fake smile that she always plasters on her face, and for this example of "feeling the music", she might want to refer to Alexei Yagudin's programs, from any of his competitive years, or even Plushy. She might even want to refer to Yagudin as someone who constantly re-invented himself...and thus, was/is one of the best male skaters in the modern era. Okay, I'm off my soap box. I really don't care who wins, but, folks, let's be realistic, and not have some fantasy of what isn't.
As far as the deductions, well, even if she got the points back, she'd still lag behind the three other women, so, it's a moot point. There's no reason for an unnecessary controversy.
Okay, I've kept my mouth shut for a while, but, I think it's time to speak. I've ALWAYS thought MK was WAAAAY overrated, and I'll say it again--- "WAY OVERRATED". I think we can reflect upon the 13 year old who "won the hearts of the world" while going thru one of the worst scandals in FS history-Tonya and Nancy.
Some of her programs throughout the years were great, but, more often than not, they were all programs that were the SAME.
Most skaters would have been penalized over the years for rehashing the SAME thing, but, I think that MK along with her fans have taken this fact for granted, and NOW that reality has caught up with MK, there's suddenly controversy.
There have been numerous competitions in which I thought that other skaters from other countries had more interesting and more technical programs that MK, but, were not held up. I think if she wants to be the best, this may be the time to reflect and make the necessary changes, and to stop expecting the judges to "give" her the championship. So necessary changes: different spins, rather than the one spin that she does, over and over and over again;more speed, different footwork,different spirals, and of course, different cheoreography, and truly "feeling the music", not the fake smile that she always plasters on her face, and for this example of "feeling the music", she might want to refer to Alexei Yagudin's programs, from any of his competitive years, or even Plushy. She might even want to refer to Yagudin as someone who constantly re-invented himself...and thus, was/is one of the best male skaters in the modern era. Okay, I'm off my soap box. I really don't care who wins, but, folks, let's be realistic, and not have some fantasy of what isn't.
As far as the deductions, well, even if she got the points back, she'd still lag behind the three other women, so, it's a moot point. There's no reason for an unnecessary controversy.