Providence, Rhode Island, USA - 1995 United States Figure Skating Championships - Piece on how the attack on Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan has changed the world of figure skating.
The drop in skating now is a result of the 6.0 brand being dropped. Those of us who are hardcore fans will still watch b/c we love the sport so much, and have studied the new code of points. But the average tv viewer has no idea what the scores mean now. At least with the 6.0, there was some fun in watching the kiss and cry, and also booing some of the absurd, bloc judging. Now you have to wait to read the results to see how the judges decided. It's not helping the sport.
Wow. And the controvery hasn't ended. Tara vs. Michelle and Tara suspicious "going pro", 2002 Pairs controversy, the whole medal mess with men's skating and Evegeny Plechenkos's quad NOT beating out Lysasek, wardrobe controversy. Pew! I wonder how much longer we will be able tothink of skating as this respectable, elegant sport.
WHAT IS THE MUSIC IN THE BEGINNING?
tongeli 1 day ago
The drop in skating now is a result of the 6.0 brand being dropped. Those of us who are hardcore fans will still watch b/c we love the sport so much, and have studied the new code of points. But the average tv viewer has no idea what the scores mean now. At least with the 6.0, there was some fun in watching the kiss and cry, and also booing some of the absurd, bloc judging. Now you have to wait to read the results to see how the judges decided. It's not helping the sport.
mlc2005 1 month ago
Torville and Dean obviously were extremely popular, but skating on TV increased SO MUCH internationally b/c of the scandal.
mlc2005 1 month ago
Ice skating grew popular because of Torville and Dean not because of Tonya and Nancy. Sorry Americans it was the British that inspired us!!!!!!!!!
MsPelicanus 1 month ago
Wow. And the controvery hasn't ended. Tara vs. Michelle and Tara suspicious "going pro", 2002 Pairs controversy, the whole medal mess with men's skating and Evegeny Plechenkos's quad NOT beating out Lysasek, wardrobe controversy. Pew! I wonder how much longer we will be able tothink of skating as this respectable, elegant sport.
GardiniaBloom 1 month ago
@juaquino try it
pleb88smoggie 1 month ago
@pleb88smoggie Let's hit you only once with a bat.
juaquino 1 month ago
@ja3399 emotionaly overwhelming? she only got hit once with a bat
pleb88smoggie 2 months ago
BLA BLA BLA upskirt
Camaull 2 months ago 2
@ja3399 same here
uky1985 1 year ago