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- Jun 21, 2003
I guess I am the only one who really likes the three made-for-TV events. I find them very competitive. The skaters do a full competitive long program, with six or seven triples if they can, and the prize money is the biggest of any event on the circuit. I think eveyone is out there to skate for the gold.
(I am talking about the Marshalls and Cambell's events, not the so-called pro competitions like Ice Wars -- although I enjoy that, too.)
The events are more competitive than the Grand Prix stops. In the Grand Prix there are often only one or two competitiors who really have a shot at the top prize, and then the talent falls off quite a bit. At Marshalls and Cambells you see the best skaters in the world (usually). If it weren't for the cheesefests we would see Michelle only twice a year.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Grand Prix fade away and the cheesefest trio become more and more prominent in the minds of both the skaters and the skating audience. Someone could try for the "triple crown" by winning them all.
Mathman
(I am talking about the Marshalls and Cambell's events, not the so-called pro competitions like Ice Wars -- although I enjoy that, too.)
The events are more competitive than the Grand Prix stops. In the Grand Prix there are often only one or two competitiors who really have a shot at the top prize, and then the talent falls off quite a bit. At Marshalls and Cambells you see the best skaters in the world (usually). If it weren't for the cheesefests we would see Michelle only twice a year.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Grand Prix fade away and the cheesefest trio become more and more prominent in the minds of both the skaters and the skating audience. Someone could try for the "triple crown" by winning them all.
Mathman