>>>I loved the Chinese skating pair for even coming back onto the ice after a horrific fall, much less winning silver. Equally so the Russians who won, coming back from a bad fall themselves. (As you can see, I am not one of those who cheers only for Americans).
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>>>I'll comment only on the figure skating as this is the only sport I watch and love. Yes, I agree it was a very brave act to compete after the fall, but the skate itself doesn't deserve the silver, in my opinion. Also I didn't really like the Russian pair, I was too nervious watching them...
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>>>I didn't like Plushenko either, though he was way ahead of all others from the technical point of view. But it was not the skating that gives real pleasure to watch...
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>>>I missed dancers completely, don't know if there were someone worth seeing...
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>>>I watched women's free program and it really hurt me to see Irina falling. She is my long time favorite...
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>>Agreed with you all the way around. Plushenko was clearly the class of the competition and deserved to win, but was uninspiring. The Japanese woman (Arakawa?) who won the women's competition likewise skated more not to lose than to win. Usually the gold medal winners are transcendant. These were not IMO.
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>>Irina was simply suffering from nerves IMO. She looked nervous from the moment she stepped on the ice. She is not the most artistic skater and needed to nail her jumps, and she didn't. I have never particularly been a fan of hers. Nothing against her, either; we just come from different places. With all that has been going on with her mother, and this likely her last chance, I wouldn't have minded seeing her win, but it was not to be.
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>You may want to look at this
http://fishki.net/comment.php?id=8069I looked at it. Unfortunately, I don't understand Cyrillic ;-)
