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Congrats to her!
Zagitova edges out Medvedeva for Oly Gold
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Congrats to the two Russians and Osmond!!! 
Zagitova was technically the strongest so the gold is deserved even if artistically she's not the greatest OGM and whether you like her or not you have to respect her athleticism.
While I feel bad for Medvedeva she gave it a good go but just wasn't her usual sharpness and even artistically I was more engaged by Zags. But this should be a great rivalry.
Miyahara and Sakamoto were also superb too!
Zagitova was technically the strongest so the gold is deserved even if artistically she's not the greatest OGM and whether you like her or not you have to respect her athleticism.
While I feel bad for Medvedeva she gave it a good go but just wasn't her usual sharpness and even artistically I was more engaged by Zags. But this should be a great rivalry.
Miyahara and Sakamoto were also superb too!
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Baby Alina has so much to be proud of 
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Da-bin slayed!!! She’s been all over the place since I started watching her but that was probably the best I’ve ever seen her perform. So glad she could have a moment like that. Something she will never forget and certainly a performance that will inspire others.
Glad you enjoyed the Olympics so much. I agree with you about the epic performances too.
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Congratulations Zagitova on winning the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Independent Olympians at the winter Olympic Games!!!!!
That was a technically superb performance, especially adding the 3L onto that second 3Z. What a competitor. I know people are upset that Medvedeva got edged out, but she really was the best of the field overall, and did literally everything she could and needed to do to win. I was expecting a bigger reaction the moment she won, but it was nice to see her jump for joy on the podium and finally let the pressure off. Well deserved win.
That was a technically superb performance, especially adding the 3L onto that second 3Z. What a competitor. I know people are upset that Medvedeva got edged out, but she really was the best of the field overall, and did literally everything she could and needed to do to win. I was expecting a bigger reaction the moment she won, but it was nice to see her jump for joy on the podium and finally let the pressure off. Well deserved win.
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Alina was great last night. Eteri's pupils are all so well trained. That Alina could recognize the 3-3 wasn't going to happen and making a split second decision to salvage the lutz and execute it reasonably well was so impressive. She could have easily panicked and stepped out of the jump, which would have likely costed her the gold medal.
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That's right. Thanks. Hope they let Alina go to worlds to try to make history as long as she feels well.
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Tatiana Tarasova was crying (bowling actually) last night on russian TV,
saying how much Medvedeva deserved to win and that the judges were wrong, and how they should have given it to her.
I don't think I ever heard Tarasova speaking like this about anyone.
saying how much Medvedeva deserved to win and that the judges were wrong, and how they should have given it to her.
I don't think I ever heard Tarasova speaking like this about anyone.
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Congratulations Alina. I really do wonder if she'll get the same sort of programs in the next season, with backloading. I really want to see her branch out more, to see how she'll handle different styles of music. Personally I preferred her programs at the European Championships over the Olympics. One could see that she was a bit nervous, but nevertheless she did her best.
And I wish for Evgenia to go back to her Leftovers program next season. :agree:
And I wish for Evgenia to go back to her Leftovers program next season. :agree:
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Tarasova is a bit of a political hypocrite.
Having said that, I read the Raf interview about Nathan Chen. https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/vaytskekhovskayas-interview-with-arutyunyan.103449/
He says here:
I wonder how much of this is just a coach thing.
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I agree. The OGM isn't a lifetime achievement award. You have to be the best over those two programs.
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She felt that she out skated Alina in the FS.
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Well she's entitled to an opinion. :confused2:
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She performed well, but Alina's jumps were more crisp and less prerotated (even though the GOE doesn't reflect that).
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Tatiana Anatolyevna speaking the truth!! God bless her. Medvedeva not winning is an incredibly unfortunate turn of events and not sound judging IMO. Zhenya is a far more complete skater than Alina and I would expect to see that rewarded. Let's also mention how Zagitova's PCS have risen exponentially since October despite performing the identical program with no significant improvements. Her artistry is not on the level of her technical elements, despite her PCS being fixed and manipulated to achieve the desired result. Unfortunately for the corrupt folks who have given Zagitova this medal, the wool cannot be pulled over my eyes. This result will never be OK.
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Who exactly is lobbying for Alina over Evgenia? Not only are they from the same country, they are coached by the same team. Perhaps the judges evaluated and marked the programs based on what the skaters did on the ice.
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Oh lord this is the 4-year long controversy we have to deal with now, isn't it? 
And it's not even a controversial one.
And it's not even a controversial one.
