er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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er...can someone please pass the remote, I need to change the channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
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Originally Posted by Haunted
Nope, it's Bien in tights all night long on every channel. The picture is now burned into your retinas.
Am I the only one who thought that Joannie's scores were inflated?Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
No worries, my eyes were already closed when figure skating came up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nietzsche
People are going to say that, because her mom died. Then the reaction is going to be vehemontly opposed. It'll happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
It's what they called a sympathy vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
I don't think they were inflated in the free skate. I looked at the breakdown on the Olympics site. She shines in the components category, and I think she has the best footwork and transitions of the top 5 besides Yu-Na Kim. Even given her excellent performance in that category she only received 1 more point than Asada. Otherwise, she skated a more technically difficult routine than Asada (Rochette had the next most difficult after Kim), and probably made about the same amount of mistakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Her short program score could arguably be considered a little on the high side, maybe a 68 would have been more appropriate than 71. Either way, she would have gotten the bronze.
Nagasu was arguably underscored in her components category, but I think Joannie is a more graceful skater than her.
I think this is ridiculously dismissive of Joannie's capabilities. She did receive the silver in the world's last year, it's not like she isn't a top tier skater.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
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Originally Posted by Haunted
oh...was that just mean? :sad:
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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
I really didn't think Joannie deserved 200+ points. But I guess it was a combination of sympathy and home ice advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
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Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Doesn't ice freeze the same regardless of location?
The scores have been inflated for everyone though, I don't think Kim deserved a world record either. Relative to the inflated scores of all the other skaters, she deserved it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
awww sorry...Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
what I meant was, I couldn't wait to switch over to the NCIS reruns. ;)
I'm not buy it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
It's true. Figure skating is sooo dull next to Jethro back slapping DiNozzo. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
Haha, and so it begins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haunted
Even if Rochette DID get the "sympathy vote" (as you so kindly attributed her victory to), she would have gotten the bronze anyway with a much lower score. But that's beside the point, because she deserved it.