sk8er
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Post by sk8er on Feb 25, 2010 15:17:56 GMT -5
I'm thrilled with that Bronze medal for the ladies! I put the article from the Sports Page of the San Francisco Chronicle on my door. People in my office have been coming by all day to ask about Apolo and short track. A perfect opportunity to gush like Old Faithful. That's me I guess  We had California State Championships this weekend and I was the only really old lady skater so I got a very nice "ice" plaque. Jeff Simon was on the ice for warm ups. I told him he had a ton of fans rooting for him and that we would see him at the 2014 Olys   |
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Post by number1fan on Feb 25, 2010 17:09:16 GMT -5
Jeff Simon was on the ice for warm ups. I told him he had a ton of fans rooting for him and that we would see him at the 2014 Olys  |
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Post by mellie on Feb 26, 2010 0:14:19 GMT -5
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Post by tdav on Feb 26, 2010 0:57:16 GMT -5
A Korean man was arrested for threatening to blow up the Australian embassy after Korea's disqualication. Freaking crazies...
And freaking Kim won ladies' figure skating. Whatever; she still can't do a triple axel.
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Post by mtnme on Feb 26, 2010 3:50:25 GMT -5
...once more - with feeling... It's Ice Skating, not Ice Jumping... Kim was lovely...and flawless. She's the complete package, she deserved the win. All 3 girls brought their A game. Congrats to all. But how 'bout those US gals? Marai was stunning! Rachael her usual competent self. I have a reason to watch US figure skating again! And Mellie, thanks for those sites. I knew about some of them but not all...  |
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Post by badromance on Feb 26, 2010 12:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by tdav on Feb 26, 2010 16:52:54 GMT -5
Lol Like I said a while ago: men's gymnastics has gone to hell so why not figure skating.
But here's the difference and why these skaters have to do these jumps under the new scoring system:
With gyms., you can keep focusing on artistry and win but you can't do that in figure skating; you HAVE to do difficult jumps if you want to win.
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Post by mellie on Feb 26, 2010 16:57:50 GMT -5
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trisha
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Post by trisha on Feb 26, 2010 21:33:42 GMT -5
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trisha
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Post by trisha on Feb 26, 2010 21:35:45 GMT -5
And they're wearing their Colbert Nation caps. Very cool. |
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Post by trisha on Feb 26, 2010 21:38:14 GMT -5
I'm thrilled with that Bronze medal for the ladies! I put the article from the Sports Page of the San Francisco Chronicle on my door. People in my office have been coming by all day to ask about Apolo and short track. A perfect opportunity to gush like Old Faithful. That's me I guess We had California State Championships this weekend and I was the only really old lady skater so I got a very nice "ice" plaque. Jeff Simon was on the ice for warm ups. I told him he had a ton of fans rooting for him and that we would see him at the 2014 Olys That's great that you gave Jeff some encouragement. He was so discouraged after the Olympic trials. And he is an awesome skater. |
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Post by dopeyrn on Feb 26, 2010 22:38:24 GMT -5
Robbed! Why would you have a Canadian judge when 2/4 racers are Canadian. I am sure Apolo will accept this with grace.  |
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Post by trisha on Feb 26, 2010 22:44:44 GMT -5
Robbed! Why would you have a Canadian judge when 2/4 racers are Canadian. I am sure Apolo will accept this with grace. Well, he was polite and he smiled, but he voiced some uncharacteristic disagreement with the call. He even went so far as to indicate the presence of a Canadian referee might have influenced the judging decision. |
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Post by dopeyrn on Feb 26, 2010 22:46:51 GMT -5
Yep. Well everyone here agrees with him.
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Post by dopeyrn on Feb 26, 2010 23:10:20 GMT -5
NBC just showed it again and Trembley was falliing BEFORE Apolo touched him...bummer
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We had California State Championships this weekend and I was the only really old lady skater so I got a very nice "ice" plaque. Jeff Simon was on the ice for warm ups. I told him he had a ton of fans rooting for him and that we would see him at the 2014 Olys 
