Joesitz said:
Nitpicking just takes something out of context from the whole picture. Here's my take on nitpicking.
Examples of Michelle being Nitpicked:
Since Tara's time: she lacks the technical.
Since Irina's time: she skates too slow
Since Sarah's time: she has no moves in the field.
constantly: she has no 3x3s
Nothing wrong with nitpiciking if it is in the form of corrective criticism., but in most cases it is just to put down a skater because his/her fans irritate the writer.
Joe
Too true, Joe; I'll hazard a try using Sasha, who, btw, did attempt a triple lutz-triple toe at SLC, but she fell on the toe after completing three revolutions, if I recall correctly (however, I'm human and may be erring, and I'm not an elite skater, so pleeease don't nitpick on me
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After SLC: she's brash and cocky, too much so for someone who always 'falls apart' and never does better than 4th at major international competitions, and her edges are bad
After Worlds: okay, she's moved from 4th to 2nd at worlds, but she's still incapable of being 'perfect'
After Marshalls: okay, she can do an utterly flawless program, but only at cheesefests (but yet she gets torn apart when she skated sick at fell at these supposedly 'unimportant' cheesefests)
IMHO Sasha's talent and the media's willingness to fawn over it irritates people who like other skaters better, not ALL people, just SOME--again, this has nothing to do with the skaters themselves, it's all projected image through commentary and shouldn't affect any skating fan's perception of any skater during those minutes spent putting everything learned in training out there for fans to appreciate--but then, that would be a perfect world, as people are human and have their subjective opinions of personality traits they attach to the skaters from seeing interviews, hearing anecdotes, etc.
Sarah
