As a reigning Olympic medalist, he gets a bye to Nationals, but IF he shows up will he be competitive?!Me too. Heck I don't even know if he can do what Sasha did and that is to compete at Nationals.
Me too. Heck I don't even know if he can do what Sasha did and that is to compete at Nationals.
Now, to vent my anger at TSL...
... Almost nobody actually cares about him as a skater or individual. ...
Instead, you had all this, "Is it Max?" "Is it Josh?" "Who is it?!" It actually created more questions than answers.
I was reading the Lysacek #TheseAreMoments post by the USFSA (or was it the injury post?) on Facebook, and it seemed like people were divided on Lysacek. So people were "over him" and the other half were genuinely concerned for his well-being. While I am no Evan Lysacek fan, I would never be so excited about him getting an injury--the fact that people are almost giddy kind of disturbs me.I am aware that Lysacek is not Mr. Popularity, but the assessment above strikes me as overly harsh. Although I do not have strong feelings in Lysacek's favor, I believe that he deserves my respect for winning the Olympics and for other accomplishments.
They did confirm very early on that it wasn't Max (mostly because they got a flood of people on their FB page saying "I hope it's not Max!"). But the way they bandied it about as shocking and surprising, when only a week or two ago they were saying that Lysacek withdrawing would NOT be surprising, made a lot of people worry that it was Stephen or Joshua, and when Stephen was confirmed training, then that left only Joshua, who has had enough injuries already to last an entire career. I'm sure it freaked a few people out. And then it was Lysacek. Which was NOT shocking or surprising at all.
Judging by the handful of (negative) responses to the way TSL "handled things," clearly, one should never play Guess Who? in terms of skating ("I'm disappointed that you'd do something that was so beneath you," etc). I guess it should just stay in the entertainment business.
I guess I was never freaked out like other people were--I mean, it wasn't as if they were dangling a gigantic carrot in front of us and we would never, ever be able to reach it. Another factor would be that I wasn't as emotionally invested in any of the three skaters as others were.
I do wish both Alex and Evan have speedy recoveries though. I really do. I like watching the Shibutani siblings and I'm actually quite curious as to what Evan's programs look like.
They did confirm very early on that it wasn't Max (mostly because they got a flood of people on their FB page saying "I hope it's not Max!"). But the way they bandied it about as shocking and surprising, when only a week or two ago they were saying that Lysacek withdrawing would NOT be surprising, made a lot of people worry that it was Stephen or Joshua, and when Stephen was confirmed training, then that left only Joshua, who has had enough injuries already to last an entire career. I'm sure it freaked a few people out. And then it was Lysacek. Which was NOT shocking or surprising at all.
I am aware that Lysacek is not Mr. Popularity, but the assessment above strikes me as overly harsh. Although I do not have strong feelings in Lysacek's favor, I believe that he deserves my respect for winning the Olympics and for other accomplishments.
Just last month, Sasha Cohen singled him out for praise in her reddit AMA:
Q. Who are your favorite current skaters?
A. I'd have to say Evan Lysacek is probably my favorite skater. I've known him since I was 12 years old. His determination and work ethic really show you that it isn't always the most talented person, but the person most willing to take it home.
http://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1kcr4l/i_am_sasha_cohen_2x_olympian_3x_world_figure/cbnlwpv?context=3
I was reading the Lysacek #TheseAreMoments post by the USFSA (or was it the injury post?) on Facebook, and it seemed like people were divided on Lysacek. So people were "over him" and the other half were genuinely concerned for his well-being. While I am no Evan Lysacek fan, I would never be so excited about him getting an injury--the fact that people are almost giddy kind of disturbs me.
I do wish both Alex and Evan have speedy recoveries though. I really do. I like watching the Shibutani siblings and I'm actually quite curious as to what Evan's programs look like.
That's a good point. There is obviously something majorly wrong in Evan's training regime that he is always injured even when not competing.
Anyway, let's be honest, no-one was really surprised that it was Evan who pulled out from the men. Carroll was preparing that ground for quite a while. Hope he heals up better this time.
Hope the Shibutanis get well soon too.
Now, to vent my anger at TSL...