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Originally Posted by elie
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. |
I totally agree about Fusar Poli Margaglio, their behaviour was unprofessional and brought on a very negative vibe. The only excuse is their history at 2002 Olympics, they were looking for a new chance and totally missed it.
About Denkov and Stavinski, i think differently, they didn't deserve a medal this round: first they fell during their compulsory dance (edit: sorry I meant the original) and then gained a 2 points detractions during their free (people who fell and got only one point detraction was because they fell at the end of the step or jump, if you fall at the start you got a two points detraction). Even the comparison with Torvill Dean doesn't fit, IMO: Torvill-Dean, starting by a masterful technique challenged the rules with inventions, Denkov and Stavinski made technical mistakes, I guess because they were nervous and anxious to prove they were the best new thing.
I was a bit disappointed by them: they have definitely ahead a bright future full of victories, but they need to become a bit more focused. Actually I think Delobel&Schoenfelder did a lot better then them, and in fact their free ended second. They were innovative and technically impeccable, if their compulsory dance hadn't been dull, they would have gained at least silver IMO. The American couple was very good too.
About Navka Kostomarov, I don't like them really, and it was a bit like to see Carmen danced by Terminator regarding to Kostomarov, but he's technically a rock, and Navka is an excellent and very expressive skater. Actually it seems judges didn't love a lot their free (probably because they missed the elegance, musicality and artistic value of other Russian couples, like Klimova Ponomarenko, Grishuk-Platov, Usova-Zhulin) but they did it very well, and so, at the end, they deserved that medal, mostly for been the most reliable couple this time, IMO.
Romy