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- Jan 15, 2012
I'm really interested to know the impact of figure skating boards on figure skater/figure skating popularity. I only joined before Vancouver Oly and I can tell you that what I read definitely made a difference re: my perception of certain skaters. Re: Patrick, my image of him is that he has extraordinary skating skills, and his Federation recognizes this talent and have lobbied effectively so that he's almost guaranteed a win however he skates that day. What I have seen in competition confirms what I have eked from reading this board, and that doesn't make me want to be his fan. Nevertheless, I can see that he is a very nice person so I really don't blame him personally when he gets awarded for a multiple fall performance. But again, gaining this perception does not make me want to be his fan. I think that's just human nature.
Anyway, getting back to the topic, I don't need CoP to tell me that Dai is an artist on the ice like no one else.
Your comments that Patrick's win is a result of lobbying by his Federation is unfair and baseless. If Patrick's federation is so powerful, all Canadians will be winning. When Gashinki won the bronze in the last Worlds, there were accusations the Russian federation lobbied for his win. Or that when Evan won the Olympics, the Americans stole the gold from Plushenko. The conclusion is that some people find ways to discredit the other side when their favourites lost which is unfortunate. I hope the skaters have more reasoning power to think through their strengths and weaknesses, the marking system and work on improving themselves. Patrick worked on his quads and only started winning then. He did not medal at the last Olympics. Perhaps if you are right that his federation lobbied for his win, then they should have done so from the very beginning. It shows they are not that effective as you think so, aren't they?