Winter Olympics 2010

blueerica · 02-19-2010, 01:56 PM

I actually thought that Yevgeny Plushenko should have gotten the gold and was almost disappointed that Evan Lysacek won since I felt his performance was so-so. Lysacek is a handsome man, though.

*shrug*

I agree that Johnny Weir got totally hosed on his scores in an awful way. Now, he's one that always makes me smile. I do wish he had better transitions in his music.

What makes me sad about figure skating is in how opposite it's starting to feel from snowboarding today or figure skating of yesteryear. Pushing the boundaries, taking risks and creating new moves on the ice was once rewarded. Now, the punishment for the tiniest error is such that the risk of innovation isn't worth it anymore. Torino was the first time I'd noticed it (scoring changes after the 2002 Olympics), but this is even worse. I mean- why ever do a quad if it's not going to be rewarded?

02-19-2010, 01:56 PM	#11
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I actually thought that Yevgeny Plushenko should have gotten the gold and was almost disappointed that Evan Lysacek won since I felt his performance was so-so. Lysacek is a handsome man, though. shrug I agree that Johnny Weir got totally hosed on his scores in an awful way. Now, he's one that always makes me smile. I do wish he had better transitions in his music. What makes me sad about figure skating is in how opposite it's starting to feel from snowboarding today or figure skating of yesteryear. Pushing the boundaries, taking risks and creating new moves on the ice was once rewarded. Now, the punishment for the tiniest error is such that the risk of innovation isn't worth it anymore. Torino was the first time I'd noticed it (scoring changes after the 2002 Olympics), but this is even worse. I mean- why ever do a quad if it's not going to be rewarded? __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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