Figure skating gets no respect because of outcomes like this...I am going to watch hockey, where athletes are allowed to push the envelope. A real sport.Normal sports blather, I'd say, except for the identity of the blogger: two-time silver medalist Elvis Stojko.
2.19.2010
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A Yahoo blogger, on the outcome of the men's Olympic free skate on Thursday:
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Hilarious! And those of us who are hockey fans are pissed that hockey is pushed off to NBC cable channels for lame figure skating. Yes, put a real sport where we can see it. :)
Ang it's good to see a fellow hockey fan on WC! If only I had known, I'd have read all your comments a little differently.
Now let's do away with deciding 1-3rd place based on some corrupt person's subjective opinion, and get some actual, measurable scores into some of these games!
I love the Ski Jump, but c'mon! There's apparently some subjectivity in the scoring. Huh? How 'bout this; whoever jumps the longest distance wins. I'd like that better. Add hang-time into it if you want. Tangibles, people!
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