RIskatingfan --
I never actually said that I disliked Urmanov himself; I did say that I disliked his skating. When I made the comment about not reading anything positive about him, I was actually talking about "reviews" of his skating. And I will also admit that he did go over as a skater MUCH better in Europe than he did in North America, where they have a higher appreciation (or tolerance, depending on point of view) for the sort of stuff he did in his programs.
I was actually unaware of most of what he's been up to lately; unsure if this is due to being out of the loop (it wouldn't be the first time ) or due to Urmanov not getting much attention in this country.
I never actually said that I disliked Urmanov himself; I did say that I disliked his skating. When I made the comment about not reading anything positive about him, I was actually talking about "reviews" of his skating. And I will also admit that he did go over as a skater MUCH better in Europe than he did in North America, where they have a higher appreciation (or tolerance, depending on point of view) for the sort of stuff he did in his programs.
I was actually unaware of most of what he's been up to lately; unsure if this is due to being out of the loop (it wouldn't be the first time ) or due to Urmanov not getting much attention in this country.