Regarding Fusar-Poli:apart from the fact that their Compulsory marks were inflated, the look she gave to Margaglio (sp?) was just unprofessional. Period. I 've seen couples falling all the time (especially in the pairs competition) but have never seen anyone acting like this. It was hideous. I am not going to say I am glad they fell but they did not deserve to finish higher than they did.
I am not even going to comment on the Ice-Dance podium. It was ridiculous, once again. Not just because I am a huge Denkova&Staviyski fan (as of Delobel&Schoenfelder), but I just.can.not.stand. Navka&Kostomarov getting the golds anymore. How can such a cautious, oldfashioned and,sometimes boring, program win over fine art and innovation? I have always believed that Denkova&Staviyski are the only ones who could ever live up to the glory that was Torvill&Deans' Bolero, but it seems that the fact they are not Russian is a big obstacle nowadays
I am not saying that N&K suck, but I truly believe that the impact they have on the crowd is just superficial. They give the people (and the judges) what they want to see and they get away with gold, whereas talented people like the Bulgarians and the French put their heart into their programs and their dances actually
mean something, stay out of the podium. To me, seeing the Bulgarians out of the podium is the same as it would have been if Torvill&Dean had not gotten the gold in 1984.
PS.I was happy about Belbin&Agosto though: their program was fresh and fun to watch.