kyla2 said:Julietvalcouer, excuse me, but you don't speak for all Americans (by the way, are YOU American??). I think your comments about the Russians being mechanoid is pretty much uncalled for. B & S were the class of that whole sorry scenario, showing considerably more emotional maturity than the other pair involved. Your comments about "Skate in the Head" are just downright disgusting.
Frau Muller, you are a riot!!!Frau Muller said:S/P should get the silver medals that they earned (& deserved, IMO)!!!! Their fake golds should be donated to the French Federation's legal-defense fund.
Antilles said:I think all of the gold medals from 2002 look like cheap spray paint jobs. This makes me wonder how many "extra" medals are created for each Olympics, and why officials think they will need them. Obviously they didn't plan to give out two sets in the pairs event.
I agree with those who say that the Olympic experience was tarnished for S&P and B&S, but I think it goes beyond them to all other skaters in the event. S&Z probably would have had a little more exposure post-event if there had been no controversy, and I'm sure all of the skaters were sick of being asked their opinions of the event.
Forget Danny and Boris at Luigi's on 38th Street!Spirit said:For sale:
2 Olympic figure skating silver medals from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Barely used. Slept with once. The first has tiny scratch on lower back side; barely noticeable. The other has barely, barely noticeable bite marks. Would make excellent conversation pieces. Can be used as paperweights, coasters, miniature frisbees, or diaphragms.
Discreet and serious enquiries only. Visit Luigi's on 38th street. Ask for Danny and Boris. Tell them "Speedy sent me." Make best offer.
Love,
Speedy, Marie, & Didier
Believe me, I wanted to do an Ebay spoof, but that would have required a mock-up of an Ebay page, which would have taken all day.Rgirl said:Forget Danny and Boris at Luigi's on 38th Street!
Oh, eBay!
With all the media interviews and post-competition whirlwind, they actually didn't get to bed until almost dawn, so they were too tired to get up to anything.Rgirl said:With those two "sleeping" with those silver medals (we know, we know, it was only about Jamie "reminiscing" about one), I'm surprised they're not more, shall we say, banged up?
Guess they used protection.
Red Dog said:I'm definitely with you on #2. I do expect the judging scandal to be fully revisited. Let's hope there's not another one to top that.
kyla2 said:Julietvalcouer, excuse me, but you don't speak for all Americans (by the way, are YOU American??). I think your comments about the Russians being mechanoid is pretty much uncalled for. B & S were the class of that whole sorry scenario, showing considerably more emotional maturity than the other pair involved. Your comments about "Skate in the Head" are just downright disgusting.
I don't remember it being a joke, but I may be remembering this incorrectly. They showed an entire process by which those silver medals were being converted into gold medals. At least that is what is stuck in my head--which in this matter, must be orbiting Pluto!ATW27 said:I'm pretty sure they had to give back the silvers to be replaced with new gold medals; So I think they are two sets of separate medals. David Pelletier did joke in at least one interview that they had to give the Silver medals back so the ISU could spray-paint them Gold. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
Andy W.