[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Olympics, Irina, Russian remarks

[Indyfans at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/15/02 3:06:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
cindysphynx at home.com writes:

<< 
 I believe the rank order for the men's competition was spot on and 
 totally fair.  I will be watching the ladies' competition closely.  I 
 have never understood the high marks Irina Slutskaya always receives 
 for presentation.  Perhaps all of this scrutiny will make the ladies' 
 competition a bit more fair.
 
 Cindy (who is a *huge* figure skating fan, but who thinks ice dancing 
 should be dropped from the Olympics because it is rigged, too 
 subjective and barely a sport anyway)
  >>
        I am with you about why I.S.'s presentation marks are as high as they 
are.  No way can she compete artistically with Michelle Kwan in that area.  I 
happen to like I.S., have enjoyed watching her grow up on the ice, but it 
just reinforces the notion that *the judges cheat!*   Did you hear of the 
Russian response to the awarding of the golds to the Canadians?...that "the 
fan and Western media pressure was just too great, no one noticed the 
Canadian mistakes, but that everyone jumped (pun intended) on the tiny 
mistake the Russian skaters made"...Huh???  That sounds like the old USSR 
machine, instead of the graciousness of their nation we have come to know.    
 
                               ...from Jen, who is counting down the minutes  
till the girls skate!