the purity of sports

[anniesj]

I am such a bad girl. I overslept this morning. My phone died in the middle of the night, so goodbye, wake-up alarm. Oops. At least I got a lot of sleep last night, so I do not feel so zombie-esque today. YAY

Comments

[bailunrui]

I was watching Kurt Browning's analysis of the men's short program and I have to agree with him. He said that Plushenko's an awesome athelete and knows how to work the system, but he isn't his kind of skater. He'd much rather watch Buttle or Sandhu because they also have artistry (as does Weir!!). Competition is all about landing the jumps and there's nothing like watching a successful quad (which, by the way, Kurt was the first to land in competition). But to be an Olympic champion, it feels like the winner should have something more than that.

Plushenko's definitely going home with the gold barring anything devestating, but when it comes down to it, I'd rather watch Johnny or Jeff.

[ter369]

(which, by the way, Kurt was the first to land in competition)

I have it on tape! Beta tape, too.

[circe_tigana]

I love you, Ter.

I was telling Bly that the other day -- how pissy I was that the quad is just expected old hat now but that it was the fucking canadians who made it that way !

[ter369]

...the quad is just expected old hat now but that it was the fucking canadians who made it that way!

Calgary had the best winter games, ever! (Erm ... you're possibly too young to recall, but still, Best Winter Games brought to us by Canadia!)

I loved Wilson & McCall that year, but there was no way they'd win the gold. At least she's around as a commentator, explaining techniques in her beautiful voice.

[circe_tigana]

What the hell, dude. It was only '88! I was a solid ten years old ;) Weirdly, those are the Olympics I remember most clearly. Katarina, Elizabeth, Debi!

I miss Viktor Petrenko. At least he's a judge!

[ter369]

I miss Viktor Petrenko. At least he's a judge!

Viktor is my idea of a great sportsman. He was so consistently good and having fun on the ice. On tour he'd skate in ensembles (when Christopher Dean staged mini-ballets on ice for the tours), and I'm trying to recall the female skater he helped with his own medical supplies (syringes, etc) somewhere in a former Soviet country.

[bailunrui]

I have it on my computer! He also did the quad ten years later (in '98) to commemorate it. :) I have one of those too.

[circe_tigana]

I miss Alexei Yagudin liek woah.

Also KUUUUURT.

[bailunrui]

KUUUUUUUURT! And Sexy Alexei!

Often, I wish I were Canadian.

[anniesj]

TOTALLY echoing everyone on Kurt Browning love, because he is awesome and innovative and the fucking shit all around. ;)

Yeah, Plushenko will totally walk home with the gold, but no one will care. I really agree with Kurt -- Plushenko is technically awesome (and probably one of the best technical skaters of all time), but there's nothing really INNOVATIVE about his programs. There's no real spark. Watching someone unique and interesting like Johnny Weir is way more fun, because he's the kind of athlete who will change the sport. Plushenko is the past; Weir is the future.

Plus, you KNOW that Weir is, like, the gaysex king of the Olympic village. He must get laid NONSTOP in Torino. For serious.

[circe_tigana]

gaysex king of the olympic village
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

That needs an icon STAT. At the very least, a journal name.

[bailunrui]

Plus, you KNOW that Weir is, like, the gaysex king of the Olympic village. He must get laid NONSTOP in Torino. For serious.

http://www.figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir/journal.html

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