Yes, it seems that the ability to win is all that matters to some, no matter how clinical the skating (not saying it applies to Kostornaya, but some others...) and the rest can be thrown under the bus and forgotten. And what really gets me is that people here will be excessively kind to far more mediocre skaters from other countries but nitpick the Russians to death. Then they get all excited for the "Hunger Games" and "bloodbaths"...well, it shows you how much the individuals are valued.
Sometimes what I love in FS is the way it follows the everyday life through the programms , the preparation , the info from the interview it gets. Sometimes I may not take anymore much of pleasure because of the lack of artistry , but it is amazing to parallalize these things. We live in the century when people have no value , they can be consumed. Exactly that is what I see in the russian fields lady. And the bloodbath we are eager to see is somehow to take a "revenge" for the bloodbath some others want to see in us when it comes to our professional careers , university , relationships and mostly jobs. It has some pshychianalytic roots because what they have done to us ( as childs from our parents ) we uncosciounsly and subconsciously want to see it to others. I put myself in that of course , that's why I believe we should try and think more before letting ourselves to that side of this sport.
Too much Freud and Lacan , I hope I didn't tire anyone