tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post7791129632518429974..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: What's next? Dancing With The Stars as an Olympic event?Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-13034939560184724452014-02-21T19:30:09.834-06:002014-02-21T19:30:09.834-06:00An American commenter on NBC said tonight that whi...An American commenter on NBC said tonight that while the Korean's performance was more artistic, the Russian skater was more athletic and blew away the competition. He said the judges got it right. Just sayin'.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-5794979709365703142014-02-21T17:44:43.508-06:002014-02-21T17:44:43.508-06:00Are the Olympics still going on???Are the Olympics <b>still</b> going on???Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-30774813814512636582014-02-21T12:33:48.531-06:002014-02-21T12:33:48.531-06:00I'm not sure if the right skater won or not, o...I'm not sure if the right skater won or not, or if this is just another example of a sore loser trying to stir up a controversy. But when you have a judging sport like figure skating in a place like Russia with the shadow of the KGB lurking everywhere it sure ain't hard to predict something like this. I'm actually glad that Gracie Gold fell on her butt so she's not the one getting screwed. But it still sucks if in fact there's any truth to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-76674224504342881762014-02-21T11:00:22.145-06:002014-02-21T11:00:22.145-06:00Oh, right, there was your blog, S! I am told that ...Oh, right, there was your blog, S! I am told that the Russian won because of the scoring rubric and all the points one earns for technical superiority. She was apparently technically superior to the South Korean, though the latter was far more artistic. In her prime, she would have skated a more technically demanding program, but she is past her Olympic prime. That's the spin, but I still think there is something rotten in Sochi :-)Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-50804202198199418262014-02-21T10:56:56.809-06:002014-02-21T10:56:56.809-06:00Actually, the US has a very respectable alpine tea...Actually, the US has a very respectable alpine team with a number of men and women who have done well in World Cup competition. We fielded two great hockey teams for the games. Our bobsled, luge, and skeleton teams are very respectable. Our performance in speed skating has been solid of late, this Olympics being an anomaly in that we've been shut out of medals. Over half our Games-leading medal total comes from fairly "traditional" Winter Olympic sports. Yes, our total is padded by slopestyle and half-pipe and snowboarding, aka X-Games sports. Russia, for example, only has four X-Games medals, if you will, compared to eleven for Canada and twelve for USA. It is what it is. I am choosing not to watch coverage of the games, because I hate Putin with a passion. But I do keep tabs on results and I do hope Team USA wins the medal count.Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-52520189143296910662014-02-21T10:29:05.223-06:002014-02-21T10:29:05.223-06:00Sorry Big Joe. You need to tip me off with an ema...Sorry Big Joe. You need to tip me off with an email next time . I 'll still read yours and act surprised. ;)lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-6940823188884612332014-02-21T09:57:42.959-06:002014-02-21T09:57:42.959-06:00This might get interesting...This might get interesting...Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426646958382800630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-57507452612625794372014-02-21T09:51:43.781-06:002014-02-21T09:51:43.781-06:00Some of the events are exciting. Watching a stone...Some of the events are exciting. Watching a stone slide down the ice gives me chills. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353373844105134032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-37600982739505493802014-02-21T09:37:26.590-06:002014-02-21T09:37:26.590-06:00If you havn't watched, don't think you'...If you havn't watched, don't think you've missed anything and don't care, how do you still throw an anti-american comment in anyway? There are glass half full and glass half empty people, and then there are if the glass is made in the USA it sucks kinda people.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-50866800520480555452014-02-21T09:34:58.315-06:002014-02-21T09:34:58.315-06:00Well, you have stolen my Saturday Opinion post aga...Well, you have stolen my Saturday Opinion post again! I'm going to make believe I never read this and post it tomorrow anyway.<br /><br />joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-37295345030241533152014-02-21T09:19:11.217-06:002014-02-21T09:19:11.217-06:00Figure skating is always rigged. I haven't wa...Figure skating is always rigged. I haven't watched any of the Olympics and don't really feel I'm missing much. Really though if not for all those slacker Winter X Games events crammed into the Olympics, the US would probably have 5 medals.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-22926987864772262812014-02-21T09:17:10.575-06:002014-02-21T09:17:10.575-06:00Overall, I agree with you. I hate the idea of goin...Overall, I agree with you. I hate the idea of going to judges to decide who won something. It is always subjective, whereas scoring more runs or breaking the tape first are not. So, I watch most judged competitions only for the aesthetics and try not to pay too much attention to the scores. I will say, however, that I thought the Russian who won last night just blew every other skater out of the water (this comes from a guy who has no idea what qualities the judges are looking, and I base my opinion only on how much her performance made me happy.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com