I think it was kind of shitty to use a three year old program.... a bit of a cop out in my opinion. Anyway, the French judge should have kept her mouth shut, and we'd still have the 6.0 system.
In Russia there used to be a joke about this absurd situation: The Canadian national ice hockey team lodged a complaint with IOC, because they decided that they'd deserved gold medals in figure skating, too.
I love the fact the commentators kept quiet al the way through apart from that single comment towards the end. It kept the magic going and they are so good performers they don't need anyone talking/commenting on their skating.
This program makes me cry every time I watch it, I love it!
Sometimes simple can be better. Those "simple" arm movements can convey emotions. And I think some of the reaction is due to the music too. WHO doesn't know about Love Story! People obviously relate to the program performance more.
Nowadays, I find skating programs to be a little boring to watch...so what if the techniques are great, the enjoyment is not there... That's the problem with art. It's too subjective to judge appropriately. Nobody judges performance the same way
Amo esses dois mesmo gente a música é sempre bem escolhida e a coreografia é de cair o queixo...Se Deus Quiser um dia ainda assisto esses dois de perto rsrs mesmo estando tão longe...BRASIL!!!!!!!
Look at all the Russians working the thumbs downs! The judging was flawed and Sale & Pelletier performed better, get over it. It's not like they took away Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze's medals anyways
When I was watching this on TV I had chills. Absolutely perfect!
@Lalaland12341000 GoEs really played a part in getting Evan points. His landings were good, so I guess all the jumps that were just on par for Plushy didn't count for as much--but not by much. I'm sad about it but, that's just how the judging goes.
@arakhachatran Keep telling yourself that, because it isn't true. No wonder all the Russians are latching onto this as their "moment of excellence", because they performed like shit in the 2010 games.
can't believe it's been eight years! i watch now and i'm still in disbelief that they didn't win the gold outright. such a beautiful performance. i had to watch this tonight, after the russians skated to this music -- salé and pelletier are commentating for canadian TV and nbc showed them in their booth, looking like they were about to vomit. hilarious.
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u guys are such haters. i think you need to push replay and watch it again, bc ur retarded. everyone knows canada has the best figure skaters BY FAR. hockey, speed skating, figure skating. Theyre the best
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This is by far the best performance ever for pairs skaters....beautiful....emotional... perfect. Skated so well and the choreography was simply perfection.
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Judging in Olympic events has become a problem. I say, let former gold medalists or professionals be judges. They know the sport, CLEARLY love the sport, are not associated with the IOC (until they become judges obviously), and know what a good performance is when they see it.
OMG, and they talking about no edges or artistry be european skaters. Especially her moves look auwful. The chinese pair did the only right thing. This should be very painful for Sale, most scandolous, unartistic person I saw on ice... lol auwful person
PS: She is nothing compare to Plushenko, because he is living Legend, great competitor. The only thing, you will know about Sale is her scandalous und jeal. mature.
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@Fanofice It doesm't take a genius to read through your butchered, Russified English that you are hardly a 'fan of ice.' A real 'fan of ice' would not stoop to savage personal attacks against a great artist nor such a ridiculous criticism of a beautiful skating programme. You are a hateful, spiteful, Russian bigot, and nothing more.
I am not Russian. Sale is not an artist. This programm is poor and without transitions, so she is not allowed to say anything about that. With new scoring system B/S would lead with over 10 points after sp.
PS::English is not my native language, so I think is good enough for it. I see you could understand what I meant
And one more thing, I like a lot of canadian fs, for example JB or V/M. But i can not see any artistry in this programme at all and her bahavior was and is awful.
Hahahahahahahaha, OMG, I hope libralady isn't serious haha. To all pair skaters this Olympics, make sure you wear red costumes because RED=GOLD lol. However, no matter what the scandal or medal colour, this was a GORGEOUS program and they were so amazing on the ice. Made me wish I could figure skate as well :)
Read my previous remark bluesmarties1984. This is a capital-(I)ibra capital (I)day1010...this isn't Mum. She removed ALL her remarks. This a VERY disturbed person. Click Mum's remarks, then click Capital (I)-ibra (I)ady 1010. Mum has foto. this sicko w/too much time on her hands-not even sure this thing is a she-does not.
You showed yourar*e, fake (I)ibra(I)ady1010.Mum removed ALL her comments. Check out Mishkutenok &Dmitriev Versus Gordeeva & Grinkov and this crazy individual has done this before. Pathetic, pitiful and borderline dangerous. Bollocks this one. If you've any doubt click on username & comments remaining.
Well all I KNOW and believe to be T-r-u-e is that B/S deserved the first place standing of all time XVI Olympics. That RED costume design is breathtaking, Sale/Pelletier grey raggedy clothes make look like a commercial on television, thus, didn't sit well on the panel. Therefore, the GREY costumes symbolize the SILVER medal. End of story.
Red is my all time favorite HUE, Elena wore a gorgeous shiny red costume that meant GOLD immediately as soon as she took to the ice. Thus, RED= GOLDEN. GREY= SILVER. The results therefore, sit with the coloured perception of what is to be GOLDEN and Silver.
I'll give you that Elena/Anton deserved to win, but not because of the red dress (which was fabulous), but because of their amazing speed, unity, line, and difficulty. the pair spiral where she's in a spread eagle and the death spirals were miles above Sale/Pelletier, for starters.
Pretty sure that medals aren't handed out based on costume colors and if you've ever seen Love Story, you'd realize that their program was based on the 1970's movie & clothing style. Their performance didn't have any flaws like the other skating pair.
clvo2004 click on I-ibraIady1010 @ the costumes and their colors and you will see that this is a pitiful person who follows -actually stalks my Mum around on yt. My Mum-the original libralady1010 w/a small {L} has her photo on her site This sick person does not.
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I think this is a great skating pair and this was a fabulous progam on their part. I was outraged that they didn't win the gold in the Olympics. They were cheated out of it and had to share with that other pair who, in my opinion, should not have gotten gold because in their final skate, there was a mistake. It wasn't a gold medalist performance.
Well I don't KNOW what "went DOWN" but all I know is B/S deserved the GOLD because of her great RED costume, my all time favorite hue. Sale/Pelltier grey coloured rags look less shiny, meaning the silver would be the justifiable colour of the medal. THAT'S what I know and view to be as true.
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I can get OGM too. It's not so difficult. All I have to do is to cry in every single North American talk show and interview. People will love me and judges will have no choice. And my son will be so proud of me. That's for sure.
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good technique good program but lacks creativity, lacks artistic naturalness as a second place would have been nice, because the Russians if they had a more complete program
I love all the lively debate still going on about this controversy. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was somewhere I could see Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair (2006). I never got to see it and have been looking for it for awhile; it does not seem to be anywhere.
wow I didn't know so many people hate them. I'll admit I don't know much about skating techniques and judging but this was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life.
I cannot believe this. How people came on here who obviosly do not like Sale/Peltier and have their own bias for other teams. Why come on here? The whole world watched, even skating aficionados and saw what happened and what were the performances results. the outcry was not just for this night, but for all the previous years of bad judging and silly results. You have to admit that Sale and Pelletier are incredible pairs team. They were theatre on ice, it's their talent but perhaps the love.
Thanks! Finally someone who isn't bashing me for having an opinion that doesn't agree with theirs. I have been part of the sport for years and have been really frustrated with the outcome of several different results in each discipline. The incredible bias by the judges over the years is the real reason why the sport has suffered. It was mentioned in detail in a documentary where skaters do very well and are placed below others because of tradition and reputation.
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The real reason this sport has "suffered" is because of fans bias and media outcrying giving this sport a bad reputation. But maybe you have not noticed that this sport is growing in both Europe and Asia, so how much it has really suffered is a question...
libralady (I think I need your email address: I'm too long-winded!) First, in addition to changing the scoring, commentators need to go! (Type on the screen if a skater did a triple lutz, a quad toeloop, etc. That's what I want to hear.) Three videos today: 1) Scott was sure Alexei had "conceded" the long program to Plushenko in 2002, yet on Canadian TV we hear, "And he (Alexei) knows he's got it." 2) THIS performance - - They had them winning "as soon as she heard 5.7"; 3) Anissina (cont'd)
Part II I watched part of Anissina's ice dancing; before she and partner even started, Tom (?) announces, "They have TRIVIALIZED Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream Speech'!" Her costume symbolizes freedom; partner's represents slavery. I was impressed because their whole program was set up from the get-go; HOW did that minimize King's words?? See - - they HAVE to go. I tried to see if B&S had done more jumps, overheads - - ironic how S bobbled as Sergei did yet they won!! (cont'd)
libralady Part IV Even though I know ranking counts more than points, I totaled the scores for both pairs - - S&P, I believe, were a few points higher, which is part of the reason the crowd was stunned; BUT Presentation marks are WEIGHTED MORE. SO, with S&P just missing with points and the rank, the contest is over. I hadn't read that Jamie complained; I read Frenchie confessed that night AND the next day to four officials (but then denied she'd been pressured when writing the statement)!
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Back in the day of this program, placements were partly based on the lack of mistakes. It made it easy to place people. Now, one can stumble once or even twice and still end up at the top. Mao Asada for example in 08. Why is ok to only talk about the passion and artistry and ignore the mistakes. M and D in 94 clearly won over G and G, but why were they second? Tradition and "passion."
Nobody ignored the mistakes-the technical mistake B&S had was reflected in their technical marks. They won due to the presentation which was better than that of S&P.
M&D lost to G&G partly because they performed weak during all the season before the OG, so basically the judges already didn't expected them to skate the way they did. And secondly- G&G despite their mistakes had better skating skills and body lines (well, M&D still had better program, so it was very close really)
M&D didn't have a flawless performance. They did a lot of arm flailing and ice kicking up. Natalia's foot brushed the ice during a sbs jump landing, and Artur bungled a spin (not a pairs spin) and had to run to catch up w/Natalia. All the dramatic flailing about made their own mistakes look artsy. G&G's skating was very still, difficult and pure so any wobble stood out. M&D had wobbles too. Watch the skate.
Can't we be friends? I misread the topic. ITA agree with your take on S&P and would hate to be at cyber war with somone who has your views. S&P were barely Olympic calibre and blew the short to boot, but had the nerve to make a stink over Anton's stumble? S&P should never have made the podium even!
What you don't know what you are talking about. Second after the short is not blowing it and they didn't make a stink they never said anything the figure skating union started there own investigation into the incident after the fan outcry and they found that there was a problem with the judging. If you don't think they should have won then thats your opinion and you are entitled to it but read the facts before you make judgments on people.
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An uniformed crowd? What were they all, hockey fans? Two shriekers in the media booth? You mean a world class choreographer and an Olympic Champion. Yes they are both in the booth, but they are not the only media the world is listening to. The whole world is listening and watching and many of other countries with another language besides English also have their commentators. Wonder what Russian tv said. Bias I bet!
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Well hatula87, if you put it that way then ice skating is all around a dishonest and unfair competition. The best skaters don't win. There is example after example of skaters who won but didn't deserve it. The "winners" are predetermined months or even years in advance. There are too many people who have wanted the Russian domination to continue and become angry if upstarts come and challenge the status quo.
I didn't mention other judges. I have asked whether you had looked on the scores American and Canadian judges gave to the top six pairs.
And after that you may look also at the results of 2001 Worlds, where the best skaters were given only silver, and Sale&Pelletier- gold' despite the fact they didn't deserve it.
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It was moving, exciting, dramatic and perfect. But leave it to the "former" soviet judges to try to overlook it again. There are so many instances of the soviet judges predeterming who wins. G and G, Baiul, Urmanov, Petrenko, Slutskaya at Worlds, the chinese suffering a loss for superior skating at '99 worlds because the tapping of the foot by the bloc judge. Cheating. Winning without honor is not winning libraladay1010!!
libralady Part III I didn't realize S&P had won nine major events in two years whereas B&S had won five from '98-'02??
Seven years ago, listening to the dynamic duo commentating, who WOULDN'T have thought they'd won (even before skating)!!
I wasn't inspired as much with B&S or S&P as I was with G&G and M&D; but watching both programs for an hour, SANDY actually made the definitive comment: "They had the harder routine, weaving between their difficult moves." (cont'd)
LIBRALADY - - (1st part) I noticed that S&P won 3 Skate Americas; B&S won one; S&P won one Worlds. B&S won one Skate canad; S&P won two - - I didn' see where Artur competed (or placed) at a World's. Anyway, I agree that Artur and Sergei were in a class by themselves - - I'm wondering if Artur should have been a singles skater. So many people focus on Sergei's ability to skate "as if one " with Katia. Artur could convery that BUT if that is the EMPHASIS of his role, that is a shame. (cont'd)
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You are right but Kazahkova is not as good a partner as Natalia. Still she really improved by 97 and 98 and they became a great pair, not as great as M&D but still championship caliber and a tough opponent for B&S.
lifeless, boring, too much forward skating, too much skating apart, not very artistic... some of their movements didnt make any sense. their tainted gold is worthless.
oh you know i'm so jealous, i wish i could skate an equally boring routine and win a silver medal and whine about it till i get a gold medal. yup thats so true.
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The most overrated, overhyped, and overscored team in pair skating history. So glad they are no longer part of the sport except their annoying commentary stints. Oh yeah Jamie cant do single jumps for shit, and their artistry is an overrated one note pony along with the simplest choreography out there.
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It amazes me that people who watch skating once every 4 years think they know enough to deem that S&P were robbed. This program was VERY simplistic when it came to transtional skating. From 2:35-3:35, all they do is stand still, do some facial emoting, and then squeeze in one death spiral. This is 1/4 of their program! The rest of their choreog. was nothing but forward crossovers. Contrast that with B&S who were doing skating elements throughout without a single rest. S&P didn't deserve gold.
But it was a clean program...the russians were a little off. The canadian team took a risk by using a more simple program, they actually had another one which was more difficult. I prefer clean skating rather than a shaky performance.
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Because it was plain, boring and their difficulty did not stand out over the top teams. I Petrova and Tkhonov were better they would had beaten Shen & Zhao. I liked their skating, but they lacked any anotion or excitement.
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Fairly speaking, P&T were robbed and deserved the bronze. But not the gold. Why? You said it- skating a clean program isn't enough for win.Petrova&Tikhonov had the most difficult jump content, as well as lifts and steps, Their other elements weren't less difficult than any other top pair and everything was done perfectly clean (even Sale&Pelletier had a few bobbles). But they had boring choreography, few transitional moves, lack of creativity. S&P had the same problems, that's why Russians won.
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They "took a risk by using a more simple program"? What kind of risk is that?! Usually, the more dificult routine is the more risky one. The only risk S/P took is to use an old, many times skated program.
The story seemed to be that the French judge had broken down and admitted it in private, but then denied the story when it became public. Call it how you want it, but that's enough to secondguess the results, what with them being so close. Both teams handled it with grace, and despite popular opinion, there is no evidence saying that Sale and Pelletier launched any kind of complaint.
I was happy with both. The only losers here are the people hating either team. Lots of them commented on this.
Regardless of who was "better" the fact of the matter is that the Russians and French clearly traded votes. There is a lot of evidence to support that.
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You mean that a mentally unstable women (this was also suppored by evidence as was known even before SLC) came with these accusations and then later went back on them. Who can trust someone like that. Why isnt her story she was pressured from both sides believeable, are people so naive to believe the Western countries dont get involved in that sort of thing themselves. If people do believe that then truly very naive they are.
Well I agree with that. Still, I cannot recall one single vote trading scandals between american judges. Let's be fair, that night the fix was in and that should count. It's ok with me if people prefer BZ over SP, but as I said: let's be fair...you cannot deny the fact SP were strong contenders for the gold as much as BZ. The whole discussion id just a matter of taste.
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Actually, this program was NOT more difficult. The commentators even said B&S had a technically more difficult program. S&P can't compare to the Russians. They don't have the speed, artistry, lines, or beautiful transitions that the Russian pairs do. Sorry. Just because you skate cleanly, doesn't mean you should win. Look at Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. She was cleaner, but didn't have nearly the artistry of Oksana. B&S should have won the only gold. S&P were not very good sports either.
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Well said. Obviously anyone who thinks S & P's routines were 'more difficult' than the Russians know absolutely nothing about the technical aspects of the sport. The Russians choreography was even more challenging than the Canadians.
As someone who enjoys to watch figure skating rather than delve deeply into a persistently pointing out technical errors or difficulty in choreography, I loved watching both performances, BOTH had beautiful and brilliant routines. Had the Russians been the only ones to win the medals the I would say they deserved it although I prefer the Canadians but the Canadians got a well deserved gold and the Russians lost NOTHING, this was dealt with 6 years ago, they got gold, fantastic for both of them.
Instead of concentrating on the skaters (and saying who is better than who), the 2002 Olympics pairs skating were a black eye due to the judges and the outside pressure that was put on them to skew the votes a certain way. That's just pure corruption and immoral, because it takes away from genuine judging of the skaters who had no part in this. Shame on the French judge, and all judges who participated in this.
The one and only fact is, nearly every person in the entire arena including many of the Russian fans believed the Canadians had one. Nearly every single person thought they had skated flawlessly unlike the Russians. The Russians have dominated the sport and appear to be to concerned about losing once not even reviewing the facts. The Canadians performed better than the Russians this once and they got the gold. That doesn't mean they are better skaters than the Russian pair.
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And you know this how? Did you actually interview all the people in the arena? Anton had only one minor mistake - he stepped out of the axel, but the jump was fully rotated and landed on one foot and he was back on track in seconds landing the second combination jumo (double-toe) in perfect unison with Elena. The Russians also had a more complex choreography and transitions and they skated with better speed. If I was the judge, I'd had no doubt which of the two teams to put first.
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The Olympics was on North American soil and it was a largely imo biased North American crowd. It doesn't surprize me that they would have wanted the Canadians to win over the Russians. Imo the Russians were technically and artistically superior even with a small flaw in their LP. Their SP blew S & P out of the water (and everyone else) and under the new COP it would be no contest.
Do you even know what an ice skate is let alone ice? You must live in Hawaii or the Bahamas. Go back to your summer sports. Go play football or tennis.
the fact that Sandra is saying "No" repeatedly and Scott saying twice "how did that happen". they didnt even show concern or were congratulatory for B&S as Anton was part of the warm-up crash.
thank god Tom Hammond to help keep it as balanced as he could.
Scott and sandra could learn ALOT from Tim Daggett and elfie Schlegel who have called gymnastics @ NBC for almost 20 yrs.
The bigger scandal, IMO, is the way the American media handled the situation. It was probably the most ridiculous commentary I've ever heard. Opinions are OK, but the way they treated the Russian pair was dishonest and sad. Even the CANADIAN commentators had so much more class during this situation. They viewed it as a controversial decision but they weren't crying to mommy about it like Scott Hamilton.
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I agree with you, the lines of the russian pairs are awasome. Is very hard to compete against them. The program of the canadians was ok, but not enough for the judges who now the code points and all the requirements for a gold medal. I prefered 1000% to the russians that are clasical, elegant, lovely and superior to other skaters.
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The most overrated team in history. Jamie cant do singles jumps for shit, they have dinky baby throws compared to the Chinese and Russian pairs, they dont have anywhere near the beautiful lines and positions of the Russians, and their nauseating one-theme programs made me want to puke. Thank god they are gone, pairs skating is much better with them doing diaper duty, although I feel for Americans and Canadians who have to digest their lame excuse of TV commentary.
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I agree with you. Sale and Pelletier were ridiculously held up by judges for almost 2 full seasons. When their marks went back to something more normal for their inflated abilities it suddenly is a huge scandal. I cant stand their nauseating skating or their smug attitudes and to their quick exit from the sport after SLC I say good riddance. They will not be famous as a great pairs team, only for their sappy love story program and for the scandal. Other then that totally forgetttable.
They show understatement with their costumes and that underlines their very natural style and makes them unique. Another advantage: they are by far better looking than the Russians that don´t know contemporary styles and interpretations on ice. According to Russian and former eastern bloc it has to be classic and ballet and nothing else - otherwise the marks for artistic impression get lower.
I think it was kind of shitty to use a three year old program.... a bit of a cop out in my opinion. Anyway, the French judge should have kept her mouth shut, and we'd still have the 6.0 system.
mlc2005 5 months ago
In Russia there used to be a joke about this absurd situation: The Canadian national ice hockey team lodged a complaint with IOC, because they decided that they'd deserved gold medals in figure skating, too.
chyffinch 5 months ago
wow they r reeeally in sync
who1cares 7 months ago
whats the song again??
sousousarou 1 year ago
@sousousarou
It's the Love Story theme
Chocoholic319 10 months ago
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Yes, it is simple. It is emotional and understated. That was their intention, to skate to a story. It wasn't gaudy or over choreographed.
if1byland 1 year ago 7
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I love the fact the commentators kept quiet al the way through apart from that single comment towards the end. It kept the magic going and they are so good performers they don't need anyone talking/commenting on their skating.
This program makes me cry every time I watch it, I love it!
tedsler 1 year ago 9
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Sometimes simple can be better. Those "simple" arm movements can convey emotions. And I think some of the reaction is due to the music too. WHO doesn't know about Love Story! People obviously relate to the program performance more.
Nowadays, I find skating programs to be a little boring to watch...so what if the techniques are great, the enjoyment is not there... That's the problem with art. It's too subjective to judge appropriately. Nobody judges performance the same way
summertwinkle 1 year ago 3
Amo esses dois mesmo gente a música é sempre bem escolhida e a coreografia é de cair o queixo...Se Deus Quiser um dia ainda assisto esses dois de perto rsrs mesmo estando tão longe...BRASIL!!!!!!!
Emilymourabrum2009 1 year ago
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So beautiful.......
AvaPozen 1 year ago
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Look at all the Russians working the thumbs downs! The judging was flawed and Sale & Pelletier performed better, get over it. It's not like they took away Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze's medals anyways
When I was watching this on TV I had chills. Absolutely perfect!
spennynublet 1 year ago
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not at all, their program was too simple comparing to Sikharulize and Bereznaja
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Lalaland12341000 1 year ago
@Lalaland12341000 GoEs really played a part in getting Evan points. His landings were good, so I guess all the jumps that were just on par for Plushy didn't count for as much--but not by much. I'm sad about it but, that's just how the judging goes.
xxradiance 1 year ago
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@arakhachatran Keep telling yourself that, because it isn't true. No wonder all the Russians are latching onto this as their "moment of excellence", because they performed like shit in the 2010 games.
spennynublet 1 year ago 3
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Look at all the thumbs down, just mad that their country got caught cheating. tsktsk even when Sikharulidze missed his landing also.
cool2thetouch 1 year ago
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could be anything more perfect than this
that was a crime
herfefeni17 1 year ago
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Yep! this dance and Elizabeth Manley!!! THE BEST
blondiespam 1 year ago
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Losers never WON gold medal. Losers
bitchyru 1 year ago
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@bitchyru excuse me?
Jody1207 1 year ago
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@bitchyru they DID get gold... afterwards upon revision. and the french judge was sacked. and frankly, they deserved it. what a perfect run..... wow!
Dreamingcow2 1 year ago
This is my all-time favorite Olympic performance. Beautiful and flawless.
LONDAPUNKIN 1 year ago
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Holy shit... Amazing. Wow... Can't believe they didn't win gold off the bat. Pssh... and the Russian Team even screwed up during FS too.
cool2thetouch 1 year ago
man they owned..
the bribed judge really tarnished the otherwise a perfect moment.
moonbal 1 year ago
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can't believe it's been eight years! i watch now and i'm still in disbelief that they didn't win the gold outright. such a beautiful performance. i had to watch this tonight, after the russians skated to this music -- salé and pelletier are commentating for canadian TV and nbc showed them in their booth, looking like they were about to vomit. hilarious.
semicolin 1 year ago
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@semicolin yeah she looked like she was ticked off or not happy. then she was scratching her head I hope she didn't have dandruff! LOL!
purrzee 1 year ago
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They EARNED that gold medal.
KimmieSpirit 1 year ago
best routine ever!
jv8999 1 year ago
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this routine was in a word amazing. still enoyable to watch today. absolutely love this pair.
tsthunt 1 year ago
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u guys are such haters. i think you need to push replay and watch it again, bc ur retarded. everyone knows canada has the best figure skaters BY FAR. hockey, speed skating, figure skating. Theyre the best
123MrDec 1 year ago
lol! have you been watching tonight?
tsthunt 1 year ago
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This is by far the best performance ever for pairs skaters....beautiful....emotional... perfect. Skated so well and the choreography was simply perfection.
cbuckd 1 year ago
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Judging in Olympic events has become a problem. I say, let former gold medalists or professionals be judges. They know the sport, CLEARLY love the sport, are not associated with the IOC (until they become judges obviously), and know what a good performance is when they see it.
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OMG, and they talking about no edges or artistry be european skaters. Especially her moves look auwful. The chinese pair did the only right thing. This should be very painful for Sale, most scandolous, unartistic person I saw on ice... lol auwful person
PS: She is nothing compare to Plushenko, because he is living Legend, great competitor. The only thing, you will know about Sale is her scandalous und jeal. mature.
Fanofice 2 years ago 4
I mean nature
Fanofice 2 years ago
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@Fanofice It doesm't take a genius to read through your butchered, Russified English that you are hardly a 'fan of ice.' A real 'fan of ice' would not stoop to savage personal attacks against a great artist nor such a ridiculous criticism of a beautiful skating programme. You are a hateful, spiteful, Russian bigot, and nothing more.
YouSmallMindedIdiot 1 year ago
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I am not Russian. Sale is not an artist. This programm is poor and without transitions, so she is not allowed to say anything about that. With new scoring system B/S would lead with over 10 points after sp.
PS::English is not my native language, so I think is good enough for it. I see you could understand what I meant
Fanofice 1 year ago 5
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And one more thing, I like a lot of canadian fs, for example JB or V/M. But i can not see any artistry in this programme at all and her bahavior was and is awful.
Fanofice 1 year ago 10
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Then you missed what millions of people did not, and should open your eyes.
hiddenblood 1 year ago
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Hahahahahahahaha, OMG, I hope libralady isn't serious haha. To all pair skaters this Olympics, make sure you wear red costumes because RED=GOLD lol. However, no matter what the scandal or medal colour, this was a GORGEOUS program and they were so amazing on the ice. Made me wish I could figure skate as well :)
bluesmarties1984 2 years ago
Read my previous remark bluesmarties1984. This is a capital-(I)ibra capital (I)day1010...this isn't Mum. She removed ALL her remarks. This a VERY disturbed person. Click Mum's remarks, then click Capital (I)-ibra (I)ady 1010. Mum has foto. this sicko w/too much time on her hands-not even sure this thing is a she-does not.
LovelySouthStar 2 years ago
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You showed yourar*e, fake (I)ibra(I)ady1010.Mum removed ALL her comments. Check out Mishkutenok &Dmitriev Versus Gordeeva & Grinkov and this crazy individual has done this before. Pathetic, pitiful and borderline dangerous. Bollocks this one. If you've any doubt click on username & comments remaining.
Then click Mum's
LovelySouthStar 2 years ago
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Well all I KNOW and believe to be T-r-u-e is that B/S deserved the first place standing of all time XVI Olympics. That RED costume design is breathtaking, Sale/Pelletier grey raggedy clothes make look like a commercial on television, thus, didn't sit well on the panel. Therefore, the GREY costumes symbolize the SILVER medal. End of story.
People can agree to disagree.
IibraIady1010 2 years ago
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Red is my all time favorite HUE, Elena wore a gorgeous shiny red costume that meant GOLD immediately as soon as she took to the ice. Thus, RED= GOLDEN. GREY= SILVER. The results therefore, sit with the coloured perception of what is to be GOLDEN and Silver.
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libralady1010 2 years ago
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Good thing you're not a judge..
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libralady1010 2 years ago
I'll give you that Elena/Anton deserved to win, but not because of the red dress (which was fabulous), but because of their amazing speed, unity, line, and difficulty. the pair spiral where she's in a spread eagle and the death spirals were miles above Sale/Pelletier, for starters.
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Marchjoy1963 1 year ago
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this was, in fact, a great skate. They should have gotten the Gold.
toomanypassions 2 years ago
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Pretty sure that medals aren't handed out based on costume colors and if you've ever seen Love Story, you'd realize that their program was based on the 1970's movie & clothing style. Their performance didn't have any flaws like the other skating pair.
clvo2004 2 years ago 3
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clvo2004 click on I-ibraIady1010 @ the costumes and their colors and you will see that this is a pitiful person who follows -actually stalks my Mum around on yt. My Mum-the original libralady1010 w/a small {L} has her photo on her site This sick person does not.
LovelySouthStar 2 years ago 4
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I think this is a great skating pair and this was a fabulous progam on their part. I was outraged that they didn't win the gold in the Olympics. They were cheated out of it and had to share with that other pair who, in my opinion, should not have gotten gold because in their final skate, there was a mistake. It wasn't a gold medalist performance.
clvo2004 2 years ago
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Well I don't KNOW what "went DOWN" but all I know is B/S deserved the GOLD because of her great RED costume, my all time favorite hue. Sale/Pelltier grey coloured rags look less shiny, meaning the silver would be the justifiable colour of the medal. THAT'S what I know and view to be as true.
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libralady1010 2 years ago
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beautiful. i remember, i was only 11 when i saw this for the first time. now, 8 years later i saw it again and i'm so happy :D
nightlyemogoat 2 years ago
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Such an awesome performance! I wish I knew who the Artist was who did this Love Story remix
Surfboard365 2 years ago
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amazing just amazing.
alexrod830515 2 years ago
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whats with all the negativity?
ScotterS69 2 years ago
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probably some insults to do with Canada the US and France and Russia... We actually were robbed at first
cutterTML 2 years ago
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Wow. 1:07 is amazing. She lands that beautifully.
Steeveriffic 2 years ago
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They're beauitful on the ice
They're a beautiful couple
They made Canada proud
And best and cheesiest of all, they fell in love.
They're son will be proud
aaandieee 2 years ago
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I can get OGM too. It's not so difficult. All I have to do is to cry in every single North American talk show and interview. People will love me and judges will have no choice. And my son will be so proud of me. That's for sure.
Blanka1100 2 years ago
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This is just beautiful
coldfire1987 2 years ago
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*Whistles*
They should have won without any
complaints or fiddling.
hands down
mypersonalhellhound 2 years ago
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Wow. What an amazing performance.
smartbomb33 2 years ago
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canada is the shit..
i love them :D <3
BillyBarnier 2 years ago
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they were superb :D
JackInTheBox1616 2 years ago
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good technique good program but lacks creativity, lacks artistic naturalness as a second place would have been nice, because the Russians if they had a more complete program
sof341 2 years ago
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mypersonalhellhound 2 years ago
it looks like they bought their costumes from the Gap
mfelix87 2 years ago
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true perfection is imperfect and they were perfect not because they were flawless but because you can actually feel happy when you see them skate
adriaDythea 2 years ago
I love all the lively debate still going on about this controversy. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was somewhere I could see Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair (2006). I never got to see it and have been looking for it for awhile; it does not seem to be anywhere.
nchristofaro 2 years ago
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wow I didn't know so many people hate them. I'll admit I don't know much about skating techniques and judging but this was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life.
F0reseer 2 years ago
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same here
it was very beautiful and if they werent any good then why are they at home with a gold medal :P
JackInTheBox1616 2 years ago
itis so nice too see this,wow,
maidmoira 2 years ago
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They totally deserved the OGM medal with this performance, it was absolutely magical (and you uber B&S fans can thumb me down all you want)
eeyybob 2 years ago
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I cannot believe this. How people came on here who obviosly do not like Sale/Peltier and have their own bias for other teams. Why come on here? The whole world watched, even skating aficionados and saw what happened and what were the performances results. the outcry was not just for this night, but for all the previous years of bad judging and silly results. You have to admit that Sale and Pelletier are incredible pairs team. They were theatre on ice, it's their talent but perhaps the love.
pieldeoliva81 2 years ago
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Thanks! Finally someone who isn't bashing me for having an opinion that doesn't agree with theirs. I have been part of the sport for years and have been really frustrated with the outcome of several different results in each discipline. The incredible bias by the judges over the years is the real reason why the sport has suffered. It was mentioned in detail in a documentary where skaters do very well and are placed below others because of tradition and reputation.
if1byland 2 years ago
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The real reason this sport has "suffered" is because of fans bias and media outcrying giving this sport a bad reputation. But maybe you have not noticed that this sport is growing in both Europe and Asia, so how much it has really suffered is a question...
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libralady1010 2 years ago
libralady (I think I need your email address: I'm too long-winded!) First, in addition to changing the scoring, commentators need to go! (Type on the screen if a skater did a triple lutz, a quad toeloop, etc. That's what I want to hear.) Three videos today: 1) Scott was sure Alexei had "conceded" the long program to Plushenko in 2002, yet on Canadian TV we hear, "And he (Alexei) knows he's got it." 2) THIS performance - - They had them winning "as soon as she heard 5.7"; 3) Anissina (cont'd)
clgilray 2 years ago
Part II I watched part of Anissina's ice dancing; before she and partner even started, Tom (?) announces, "They have TRIVIALIZED Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream Speech'!" Her costume symbolizes freedom; partner's represents slavery. I was impressed because their whole program was set up from the get-go; HOW did that minimize King's words?? See - - they HAVE to go. I tried to see if B&S had done more jumps, overheads - - ironic how S bobbled as Sergei did yet they won!! (cont'd)
clgilray 2 years ago
libralady Part IV Even though I know ranking counts more than points, I totaled the scores for both pairs - - S&P, I believe, were a few points higher, which is part of the reason the crowd was stunned; BUT Presentation marks are WEIGHTED MORE. SO, with S&P just missing with points and the rank, the contest is over. I hadn't read that Jamie complained; I read Frenchie confessed that night AND the next day to four officials (but then denied she'd been pressured when writing the statement)!
clgilray 2 years ago
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Back in the day of this program, placements were partly based on the lack of mistakes. It made it easy to place people. Now, one can stumble once or even twice and still end up at the top. Mao Asada for example in 08. Why is ok to only talk about the passion and artistry and ignore the mistakes. M and D in 94 clearly won over G and G, but why were they second? Tradition and "passion."
if1byland 2 years ago
Nobody ignored the mistakes-the technical mistake B&S had was reflected in their technical marks. They won due to the presentation which was better than that of S&P.
M&D lost to G&G partly because they performed weak during all the season before the OG, so basically the judges already didn't expected them to skate the way they did. And secondly- G&G despite their mistakes had better skating skills and body lines (well, M&D still had better program, so it was very close really)
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libralady1010 2 years ago
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M&D didn't have a flawless performance. They did a lot of arm flailing and ice kicking up. Natalia's foot brushed the ice during a sbs jump landing, and Artur bungled a spin (not a pairs spin) and had to run to catch up w/Natalia. All the dramatic flailing about made their own mistakes look artsy. G&G's skating was very still, difficult and pure so any wobble stood out. M&D had wobbles too. Watch the skate.
jeevesandbertie 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
Can't we be friends? I misread the topic. ITA agree with your take on S&P and would hate to be at cyber war with somone who has your views. S&P were barely Olympic calibre and blew the short to boot, but had the nerve to make a stink over Anton's stumble? S&P should never have made the podium even!
jeevesandbertie 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
right
i thought about the same thing
maybe anton's bubble was caused by jamie's "attack"
astridbelge 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
very very true
astridbelge 2 years ago
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What you don't know what you are talking about. Second after the short is not blowing it and they didn't make a stink they never said anything the figure skating union started there own investigation into the incident after the fan outcry and they found that there was a problem with the judging. If you don't think they should have won then thats your opinion and you are entitled to it but read the facts before you make judgments on people.
ahillier007 2 years ago
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An uniformed crowd? What were they all, hockey fans? Two shriekers in the media booth? You mean a world class choreographer and an Olympic Champion. Yes they are both in the booth, but they are not the only media the world is listening to. The whole world is listening and watching and many of other countries with another language besides English also have their commentators. Wonder what Russian tv said. Bias I bet!
if1byland 2 years ago
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Well hatula87, if you put it that way then ice skating is all around a dishonest and unfair competition. The best skaters don't win. There is example after example of skaters who won but didn't deserve it. The "winners" are predetermined months or even years in advance. There are too many people who have wanted the Russian domination to continue and become angry if upstarts come and challenge the status quo.
if1byland 2 years ago
I didn't mention other judges. I have asked whether you had looked on the scores American and Canadian judges gave to the top six pairs.
And after that you may look also at the results of 2001 Worlds, where the best skaters were given only silver, and Sale&Pelletier- gold' despite the fact they didn't deserve it.
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libralady1010 2 years ago
Love Means Never Having To Say... You're Sorry.
CaballarosJr 2 years ago 3
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It was moving, exciting, dramatic and perfect. But leave it to the "former" soviet judges to try to overlook it again. There are so many instances of the soviet judges predeterming who wins. G and G, Baiul, Urmanov, Petrenko, Slutskaya at Worlds, the chinese suffering a loss for superior skating at '99 worlds because the tapping of the foot by the bloc judge. Cheating. Winning without honor is not winning libraladay1010!!
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libralady1010 2 years ago 8
libralady Part III I didn't realize S&P had won nine major events in two years whereas B&S had won five from '98-'02??
Seven years ago, listening to the dynamic duo commentating, who WOULDN'T have thought they'd won (even before skating)!!
I wasn't inspired as much with B&S or S&P as I was with G&G and M&D; but watching both programs for an hour, SANDY actually made the definitive comment: "They had the harder routine, weaving between their difficult moves." (cont'd)
clgilray 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
LIBRALADY - - (1st part) I noticed that S&P won 3 Skate Americas; B&S won one; S&P won one Worlds. B&S won one Skate canad; S&P won two - - I didn' see where Artur competed (or placed) at a World's. Anyway, I agree that Artur and Sergei were in a class by themselves - - I'm wondering if Artur should have been a singles skater. So many people focus on Sergei's ability to skate "as if one " with Katia. Artur could convery that BUT if that is the EMPHASIS of his role, that is a shame. (cont'd)
clgilray 2 years ago
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You are right but Kazahkova is not as good a partner as Natalia. Still she really improved by 97 and 98 and they became a great pair, not as great as M&D but still championship caliber and a tough opponent for B&S.
russianskatingfan 2 years ago
Do you think Canadian judge didn't cheat? Or an American judge? Have you look at their scores?
hatula87 2 years ago 9
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you said it! corrupt era 70s-2002
lookscudkill 2 years ago
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agree
pieldeoliva81 2 years ago
son los mejores se merecian estar solos en el 1 puesto
7cdd 2 years ago
lifeless, boring, too much forward skating, too much skating apart, not very artistic... some of their movements didnt make any sense. their tainted gold is worthless.
plankboi 2 years ago 6
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you're just jealous :P
mmarie0789 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago 7
oh you know i'm so jealous, i wish i could skate an equally boring routine and win a silver medal and whine about it till i get a gold medal. yup thats so true.
plankboi 2 years ago 8
very
beautiful
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sundriver 2 years ago
:O <3!!!
bubeshka 2 years ago 15
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This was absolutely beautiful
Luthienk 3 years ago 46
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The most overrated, overhyped, and overscored team in pair skating history. So glad they are no longer part of the sport except their annoying commentary stints. Oh yeah Jamie cant do single jumps for shit, and their artistry is an overrated one note pony along with the simplest choreography out there.
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The Canadians won that Gold medal hands down & it was a fucking joke that they had to share it with the Russians!
Zelinna12 3 years ago 40
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Yes, it was a really nasty joke that B/S had to share their medal.
akil3120 2 years ago
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czerwony98 3 years ago
Love Story
Sileeee56 3 years ago
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It amazes me that people who watch skating once every 4 years think they know enough to deem that S&P were robbed. This program was VERY simplistic when it came to transtional skating. From 2:35-3:35, all they do is stand still, do some facial emoting, and then squeeze in one death spiral. This is 1/4 of their program! The rest of their choreog. was nothing but forward crossovers. Contrast that with B&S who were doing skating elements throughout without a single rest. S&P didn't deserve gold.
bunnyrabbit9999 3 years ago
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But it was a clean program...the russians were a little off. The canadian team took a risk by using a more simple program, they actually had another one which was more difficult. I prefer clean skating rather than a shaky performance.
espinaca79 3 years ago 36
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The cleanest and most difficult program was skated by Petrova&Tikhonov. Why don't you think they should win?
hatula87 3 years ago
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Because it was plain, boring and their difficulty did not stand out over the top teams. I Petrova and Tkhonov were better they would had beaten Shen & Zhao. I liked their skating, but they lacked any anotion or excitement.
espinaca79 3 years ago
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Fairly speaking, P&T were robbed and deserved the bronze. But not the gold. Why? You said it- skating a clean program isn't enough for win.Petrova&Tikhonov had the most difficult jump content, as well as lifts and steps, Their other elements weren't less difficult than any other top pair and everything was done perfectly clean (even Sale&Pelletier had a few bobbles). But they had boring choreography, few transitional moves, lack of creativity. S&P had the same problems, that's why Russians won.
hatula87 3 years ago
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They "took a risk by using a more simple program"? What kind of risk is that?! Usually, the more dificult routine is the more risky one. The only risk S/P took is to use an old, many times skated program.
akil3120 2 years ago
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Well said.
audie83 3 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago 6
This was when I first became a fan of theirs. They're so great.
muzic29 3 years ago
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lot of canadian haters here!!
lilbitch90 3 years ago
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The story seemed to be that the French judge had broken down and admitted it in private, but then denied the story when it became public. Call it how you want it, but that's enough to secondguess the results, what with them being so close. Both teams handled it with grace, and despite popular opinion, there is no evidence saying that Sale and Pelletier launched any kind of complaint.
I was happy with both. The only losers here are the people hating either team. Lots of them commented on this.
Aamatth 3 years ago 5
i absolutely love them
sarahhope21 3 years ago
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Regardless of who was "better" the fact of the matter is that the Russians and French clearly traded votes. There is a lot of evidence to support that.
dream934 3 years ago 32
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You mean that a mentally unstable women (this was also suppored by evidence as was known even before SLC) came with these accusations and then later went back on them. Who can trust someone like that. Why isnt her story she was pressured from both sides believeable, are people so naive to believe the Western countries dont get involved in that sort of thing themselves. If people do believe that then truly very naive they are.
kristirulesice 3 years ago
Well I agree with that. Still, I cannot recall one single vote trading scandals between american judges. Let's be fair, that night the fix was in and that should count. It's ok with me if people prefer BZ over SP, but as I said: let's be fair...you cannot deny the fact SP were strong contenders for the gold as much as BZ. The whole discussion id just a matter of taste.
espinaca79 3 years ago
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Actually, this program was NOT more difficult. The commentators even said B&S had a technically more difficult program. S&P can't compare to the Russians. They don't have the speed, artistry, lines, or beautiful transitions that the Russian pairs do. Sorry. Just because you skate cleanly, doesn't mean you should win. Look at Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. She was cleaner, but didn't have nearly the artistry of Oksana. B&S should have won the only gold. S&P were not very good sports either.
mbdsfan611 3 years ago
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Well said. Obviously anyone who thinks S & P's routines were 'more difficult' than the Russians know absolutely nothing about the technical aspects of the sport. The Russians choreography was even more challenging than the Canadians.
audie83 3 years ago
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Simply elegant. I didn't actually watch this
program the night it happened. I went to work
the next day, and people were very upset, that
Jamie and David didn't win. I watched it
later, and still can't believe they had to
share the Gold Medal with the Russians. This
program was way more difficult, and way more
beautiful than the Russians.
wegersfour 3 years ago 33
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The Canadians were the obvious choice, end of story.
sandwichhuman 3 years ago 35
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Yeah-they were the obvious choice with that rehashed routine-technically and artistically simplistic compared to the Russians-for silver.
audie83 3 years ago
As someone who enjoys to watch figure skating rather than delve deeply into a persistently pointing out technical errors or difficulty in choreography, I loved watching both performances, BOTH had beautiful and brilliant routines. Had the Russians been the only ones to win the medals the I would say they deserved it although I prefer the Canadians but the Canadians got a well deserved gold and the Russians lost NOTHING, this was dealt with 6 years ago, they got gold, fantastic for both of them.
bobbjob4815 3 years ago 2
Instead of concentrating on the skaters (and saying who is better than who), the 2002 Olympics pairs skating were a black eye due to the judges and the outside pressure that was put on them to skew the votes a certain way. That's just pure corruption and immoral, because it takes away from genuine judging of the skaters who had no part in this. Shame on the French judge, and all judges who participated in this.
estheroh87 3 years ago 5
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The one and only fact is, nearly every person in the entire arena including many of the Russian fans believed the Canadians had one. Nearly every single person thought they had skated flawlessly unlike the Russians. The Russians have dominated the sport and appear to be to concerned about losing once not even reviewing the facts. The Canadians performed better than the Russians this once and they got the gold. That doesn't mean they are better skaters than the Russian pair.
giveittome143 3 years ago
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And you know this how? Did you actually interview all the people in the arena? Anton had only one minor mistake - he stepped out of the axel, but the jump was fully rotated and landed on one foot and he was back on track in seconds landing the second combination jumo (double-toe) in perfect unison with Elena. The Russians also had a more complex choreography and transitions and they skated with better speed. If I was the judge, I'd had no doubt which of the two teams to put first.
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Elena made several mistakes and one big one.
Motigflames 3 years ago 25
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The Olympics was on North American soil and it was a largely imo biased North American crowd. It doesn't surprize me that they would have wanted the Canadians to win over the Russians. Imo the Russians were technically and artistically superior even with a small flaw in their LP. Their SP blew S & P out of the water (and everyone else) and under the new COP it would be no contest.
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libralady1010 2 years ago
Do you even know what an ice skate is let alone ice? You must live in Hawaii or the Bahamas. Go back to your summer sports. Go play football or tennis.
cooldarren 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
What a rude, rude, inappropiate immature thing to say...
icebladeguru 2 years ago
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libralady1010 2 years ago
the fact that Sandra is saying "No" repeatedly and Scott saying twice "how did that happen". they didnt even show concern or were congratulatory for B&S as Anton was part of the warm-up crash.
thank god Tom Hammond to help keep it as balanced as he could.
Scott and sandra could learn ALOT from Tim Daggett and elfie Schlegel who have called gymnastics @ NBC for almost 20 yrs.
1andonlyCobra 3 years ago 8
The bigger scandal, IMO, is the way the American media handled the situation. It was probably the most ridiculous commentary I've ever heard. Opinions are OK, but the way they treated the Russian pair was dishonest and sad. Even the CANADIAN commentators had so much more class during this situation. They viewed it as a controversial decision but they weren't crying to mommy about it like Scott Hamilton.
kitkat9288 3 years ago 16
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I agree with you, the lines of the russian pairs are awasome. Is very hard to compete against them. The program of the canadians was ok, but not enough for the judges who now the code points and all the requirements for a gold medal. I prefered 1000% to the russians that are clasical, elegant, lovely and superior to other skaters.
trolll321 3 years ago
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The most overrated team in history. Jamie cant do singles jumps for shit, they have dinky baby throws compared to the Chinese and Russian pairs, they dont have anywhere near the beautiful lines and positions of the Russians, and their nauseating one-theme programs made me want to puke. Thank god they are gone, pairs skating is much better with them doing diaper duty, although I feel for Americans and Canadians who have to digest their lame excuse of TV commentary.
russianskatingfan 3 years ago
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I agree with you. Sale and Pelletier were ridiculously held up by judges for almost 2 full seasons. When their marks went back to something more normal for their inflated abilities it suddenly is a huge scandal. I cant stand their nauseating skating or their smug attitudes and to their quick exit from the sport after SLC I say good riddance. They will not be famous as a great pairs team, only for their sappy love story program and for the scandal. Other then that totally forgetttable.
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libralady1010 2 years ago
let me guess
your russian?
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libralady1010 2 years ago
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They show understatement with their costumes and that underlines their very natural style and makes them unique. Another advantage: they are by far better looking than the Russians that don´t know contemporary styles and interpretations on ice. According to Russian and former eastern bloc it has to be classic and ballet and nothing else - otherwise the marks for artistic impression get lower.
L11ourdes 3 years ago