Skating costumes (Was: All the olympics stuff)

[triner2001]

Hi y'all!

I have been a major lurker lately since with 67 (or is it 68?) kids 
on my caseload at school all I want to do when I get home is crash on 
the couch and be a big ol' slug in front of the tv.  

I have, however, been an avid Olympic watcher (as I am with every 
Olympics) and have even been following the curling competitions.  
Frightening thought, I know.  

Of course, my favorite is the figure skating...

Cindy wrote:

>>We will discourage that skin-colored netting that covers so much of 
many costumes.<<  

Bit o' trivia:  The skin-colored netting that seems to be everywhere 
is courtesy of one Katerina Witt, who managed to have a significant 
portion of her anatomy fall out of an especially low-cut costume 
during her final pose at a competition.  She was lying on the ice at 
the time and I'm willing to bet that got her attention!  As a result 
the "Katerina rule" came about which regulates modesty.  Since the 
girls can't have a racy dress, they faux-racy with the netting.  

>>We will have a special 3-day clinic to straighten out 
Surya Bonaly. <<

Is this possible?  And is 3 days enough?  I have had no use for her 
after her hissy fit at the '92 (?) World Championships when she 
refused to accept her silver medal.  If you can't deal with losing, 
then you shouldn't be an athlete. It's a part of playing.

BTW, who else noticed that the top 5 ladies all wore blue costumes 
last night?

Trina, eagerly awaiting tomorrow's ladies' free skate.