Skates (was Re: corked bats)

[abigailnus]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy C." <cindysphynx at c...> wrote: 
> And didn't Michelle Kwan get robbed of a gold medal by Tara 
> Lipinski?  I was never happy with that result.

Yet another figure skating fan responds:

I'm sorry, but no she wasn't.  I wanted Kwan to win very much - she had such grace 
and maturity, but she shouldn't have won even if you ignore the fact that she didn't 
skate a perfect program in Nagano.  Kwan was excellent, and Lipinski was better.  
Where Kwan was technically fine but cold, Lipinski skated with warmth and ease - she 
made moves that Kwan obviously performed with effort seem effortless.  She 
deserved the gold.  I was very unhappy to discover that Lipinski went pro soon after 
Nagano.  It would have been such a joy to see those two square off again, when 
Lipinski had a bit more maturity.

Abigail