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- Aug 15, 2003
What a silly competition it is... So anti-climactic. Team Trophy! so nationalistic the idea is, very much against the individual nature of the sport. I wonder who came up with the idea. Instead of putting their tired bodies to a rest, poor skaters get dragged into a completely meaningless competition after the season is over because some country with lots of sponsors want to prove something; it is depressing to see that the world's top skaters are treated like clowns in a variety show. Hopefully no one gets injured in the process.
You should know that the skaters do make money at this event. In north america, not many skaters have sponsorships and this should help a little since there is no champions on ice tour.