Winter fun and games and axes

[madlori]

My, the Olympics are entertaining. Even ONTD is awash with posts about whether Sean White is attractive or not (I vote yes, incidentally), how Evan Lysacek wants to be like James Bond (he's buying an Aston Martin, and he even has a Russian nemesis!) and how sibling ice-dancing pairs avoid the OMGICK factor when doing sexified ice dances like the

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[kriscynical]

I have never seen anything that could be seen as IRL BAWWWW-ing and wankery until the Russian reaction to the figure skating debacle. The fact that Putin is getting in on the deal makes it all the more lol-worthy, I think. Did you know the Russians gave Plushenko a Platinum medal because of this? It's better than the best butthurt you could ever find on the internets.

I remember watching past winter Olympics in which Russian skaters literally fell on their asses and still medalled. This is like a delicious taste of the tables turning, except this time we're actually completely justified in our victory. I agree with you on all points; Plushenko was SLOPPY and his routine was ugly. I'm sure you saw the replays when the commentators were pointing out the footwork in his short program and how it was pretty simple while he swung his arms around to distract from it. If you MUST have a quad to win, then why have anything else? Just have each person go out on the ice, skate in a big circle, and try to do a quad. If you do, medal! Yay! Who needs footwork or artistry when you have THE QUAD?

Seriously, though, I saw an interview with Lysacek where he said he and Plushenko were tied but he outscored him in artistry, I think it was? Everybody loses once in a while, man. Get over it. Plus, how can you get mad at that sweet little smile Lysacek has? He's like a teddy bear. A big, ridiculously-tall-for-an-ice-skater teddy bear. With feathers.