Cindy was using that skater as an example of a skater who is not frail and willowy and not fat, but has a more average, athletic body type
Then why did she put Rachel's name as an eg after "fat"?
Cindy was using that skater as an example of a skater who is not frail and willowy and not fat, but has a more average, athletic body type
I wasn't meaning she was fat, I meant she was an example of a skater that was stocky. I just felt the need to explain it was different from fat because inevitatably you will get someone whogets offended, does not know the meaning of the word stocky and has never heard of a dictionary.
I think consistency is a myth. People say internal competitions help this. What they actually do, I think, is that it gives the top developing talent 'ready for prime time'. They get their mistakes out BEFORE they go before international judges. Unfortunately, I think the judges now expect this from skaters. This is sad. For one thing, not all skaters can do that and judges may ascribe a reputation to a skater based on early performances. Early competitions should, above all, give young talent experience in front of judges which is different than a practice environment. Some mistakes can be due to inexperience and skaters wouldn't be labeled for life. For another, it doesn't allow for growth stories. It's nice to see athletes grow to become competitors (e.g. Ashley Wagner). Most of the Russian girls are cookie cutter and formulaic, but are ready for prime time.
I wasn't meaning she was fat, I meant she was an example of a skater that was stocky. I just felt the need to explain it was different from fat because inevitatably you will get someone whogets offended, does not know the meaning of the word stocky and has never heard of a dictionary.
You very rarely see skaters who are short and stocky like Rachel Flatt (and this different from being fat), or tall like Carolina Kostner.
Learning 3-3s at the age of 14-15-16 is honestly too late nowadays if you want to compete for a top spot at worlds, gpf,... cause when you jump into seniors, the japanese and the russians will still be stronger and more consistent than you.
Cindy, your sentence construction was off.
You could have written:
You very rarely see skaters who are short and stocky like Rachel Flatt (and this different from being fat), or tall like Carolina Kostner.
Your intention was to make sure no one thought that you were equating "short and stocky" with "fat", but your sentence construction made it impossible for us to gauge it correctly.
You very rarely see skaters who are short and stocky like Rachel Flatt, or tall like Carolina Kostner. Note that short and stocky is different from being fat.
I think Cindy meant that the named skater was an example of "athletically built" skaters, not that she was fat. The wording was unfortunate. The fat refereed to "athletically built" is NOT fat, not the skater.
At least that's what I thought she meant to say.
No, she said she was fat, as distinct from short and stocky.
ETA: OK, maybe it was unclear wording--not sure.
Yes, I didn't see that. I apologize. My other comment is from being a glutton for punishment and doing too much posting on political comment boards where that is an issue apparently.
Appreciate the apology.
Besides the questionable wording - I don’t think it’s all that rare to see skaters who have a shorter and more athletic/compact body type?
Okay, I am not sure what all the talk is about body types but as for talent. I think the men are looking strong. They have the leader and current star in Nathan and Vincent and Aaron are up and coming. And the skating skills and artistry of Jason are solid top ten especially in a weakened field after retirements.
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Yes, I didn't see that. I apologize. My other comment is from being a glutton for punishment and doing too much posting on political comment boards where that is an issue apparently.