. It's her birthday today, or at least in Korea it is. So she's not a teenager anymore.I agree about fail in the PR department, but... what snide remarks? The only wrong thing they said was about Mao's team approaching Brian, but that is something he confirmed himself. As for about ambiguous relationship, he sort of confirmed it too. Then ATS made, I think, 4 statements in total (excluding Yuna's letter), while... How many interviews Brian did?
No, AT Sports is NOT Yuna. There are various people working there and Yuna is more like their client than anything else (although she is partly owner too).
Yes, but they are not the same. The fails of Helen Choi are not fails of Yuna.
Actually MK's choice of words gives me the impression that she is very candid
MK certainlhy is not perfect, I don't think the press or fans are portraying that. But in the very narrow issue of being candid, MK has been consistent. She grew up in a fish bowl in our eyes, we have been watching her since she was 13. There plenty of imperfect candid moment, e.g. when she was ~15 during a pro am comp, she couldn't wait to step on ice, and didn't wait for the previous skater to finish the bows etc. I don't know why Tiger is mentioned, Tiger has been portrayed as an intense, I want to win period kind of athlete. The press and fans have always know his temper etc, so he too was not portray as perfect
Anyway, not too related to the above, but MK was a guest analyst for NBC sports during their much abbreviated coverage of the 2009 World Championships in LA. Now, the point of an analyst is to dissect the field, each competitor, weigh the strengths and weaknesses among the athletes to reach a prediction as to who might come out on top. She was paired with Dick Button and Bob Costas in the booth. At the conclusion of the broadcast, Costas posed a short series of questions to Button and Kwan. Now, to be fair to MK, Button has a lot more experience as a commentator, and isn't afraid to speak his mind about what he thinks about a particular skater. But what struck me about MK is that she always seemed to go out of her way not to say anything controversial or critical about any of the skaters. Once Costas FINALLY stopped asking her about a possible return (seriously), he then pointed out that only 2 Americans are going to the Olys. MK responded with "but we're improving, Americans are improving" (Button laughed) She clearly tried to put a positive spin on the whole thing.
Sorry Michelle, but our lady skaters are NOT improving...with the exception of Nagasu's surprisingly good Olympic turnout, we're right back where we started once Meissner and Hughes sunk in the standings. Tell it like it is for once!
Huh? Orser went public first, criticizing YuNa's mother. YuNa's mother is a big part of the ATS management, thus, Orser brought it upon himself by making things public in the first place. i.e. it wasn't all out of defense - he went on the offensive.
