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krj
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response 25 of 112:
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Feb 11 23:29 UTC 2006 |
At the moment, Sale and Pelletier are on USA network demonstrating
the scoring elements in pairs skating.
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furs
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response 26 of 112:
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Feb 12 00:21 UTC 2006 |
I love them. They just got married recently. I wish they were
competing.
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cross
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response 27 of 112:
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Feb 12 16:35 UTC 2006 |
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happyboy
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response 28 of 112:
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Feb 13 09:06 UTC 2006 |
THE FLYING TOMATO RULEZ.
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richard
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response 29 of 112:
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Feb 15 15:35 UTC 2006 |
the hockey starts today, not sure how competitive it will be, I think the
other teams would have to form an all star team to be able to beat Team
Canada.
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edina
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response 30 of 112:
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Feb 15 15:52 UTC 2006 |
That's an amusing statement, considering that pretty much all teams are all
star teams, with them letting pros compete.
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richard
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response 31 of 112:
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Feb 15 22:38 UTC 2006 |
well I meant an all-country all star team. no one country has enough stars
on its own to field a team that could beat canada
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edina
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response 32 of 112:
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Feb 15 22:43 UTC 2006 |
Definitely a lot of star power - but one only has to look at your very own
Rangers to see that it takes more than star power to fuel a team.
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richard
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response 33 of 112:
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Feb 16 00:39 UTC 2006 |
Now Team Canada vs. The Rangers might not be such a mismatch as say
Team Canada vs. the U.S. I mean the Rangers do have players from other
countries on the team
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albaugh
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response 34 of 112:
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Feb 16 18:32 UTC 2006 |
Uh richard, you are quite wrong - try Russia, try Sweden, even the Czech
Republic.
Meanwhile, they should drop the "figure" from "figure skating", since they
elimiated the figure skating from the "figure" skating competition.
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rcurl
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response 35 of 112:
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Feb 16 18:42 UTC 2006 |
Aren't all the various maneuvers - spins, jumps, footwork, etc, "figures"?
What they eliminated in competition is what is known as "patch", although
that is still part of figure skating training. Watching patch is like
watching paint dry....
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albaugh
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response 36 of 112:
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Feb 16 19:20 UTC 2006 |
No, I mean skating figures, on the ice, such as a figure-8. I can't see how
the routines skaters do these days could be construed as skating figures...
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richard
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response 37 of 112:
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Feb 16 20:59 UTC 2006 |
the U.S. hockey team managed a tie with lowly Latvia in their first game.
If you can't beat Latvia, who can you beat...
re #84 albaugh, the eastern bloc teams haven't been the same since the end
of the cold war.
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edina
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response 38 of 112:
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Feb 16 22:00 UTC 2006 |
I wholeheartedly agree on Kevin's assessment of figure skating. Once figures
were eliminated (I believe it was '94/Lillehammer), the sport has been very
different.
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richard
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response 39 of 112:
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Feb 16 22:25 UTC 2006 |
I don't like the new scoring system for figure skating. just give me the old
6.0 scoring system
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rcurl
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response 40 of 112:
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Feb 16 23:31 UTC 2006 |
Re #36: you don't appear to be familiar with figure skating jargon.
"Figure skating" includes everything figure skaters do. Doing what you
describe as "skating figures, on the ice, such as a figure-8" is called
"patch" (because it is done on a "patch" of ice). Patch is still an
absolute requirement for attaining figure skating skills. Consider it as
analagous to broken field running through tires in football practice. That
never happens with tires in a game, but it is necessary to attain the
skills.
Most figure skaters like to new scoring system as it gives points for
attainment of elements instead of subtracting points for "mistakes".
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edina
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response 41 of 112:
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Feb 17 16:05 UTC 2006 |
Rane, have you watched how figure skating has changed in the past 25 years?
There has been a marked change with the elimination of scoring the figures.
There is far more emphasis on jumping and spinning (which are fun to watch)
than footwork and edge skills. For example, Tara Lipinski NEVER would have
won a gold medal (if any medal at all) if she'd had to do figure work. She
was too young and her greatest skill seemed to be putting triple triples
together. While they are fun to watch, there is more to it than that.
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happyboy
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response 42 of 112:
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Feb 17 16:59 UTC 2006 |
yes...there are also the sequins!
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richard
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response 43 of 112:
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Feb 19 05:20 UTC 2006 |
I really liked watching the snowboardcross races, although the u.s.
girl who was the favorite must feel like an idiot. She had the race
won by forty yards, was WAY in front, and she decides to hotdog it for
the fans and grabs the board for a flashy stunt on the way to the
finish line, and falls over. Costing herself the gold medal.
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happyboy
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response 44 of 112:
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Feb 19 22:56 UTC 2006 |
she says she wasn't hotdogging but was dealing with a crosswind.
she got a silver, richard...what medals do YOU have?
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naftee
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response 45 of 112:
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Feb 19 23:11 UTC 2006 |
he's got the medal of honour.
(the video game)
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nharmon
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response 46 of 112:
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Feb 20 00:39 UTC 2006 |
naftee, that should be "he's got Medal of Honor". The word 'the' is not
necessary because it is a proper noun, and in this context it is spelled
'Honor', not 'honour'.
Have a nice day!
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marcvh
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response 47 of 112:
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Feb 20 04:14 UTC 2006 |
An indefinite article would still be appropriate.
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furs
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response 48 of 112:
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Feb 20 12:32 UTC 2006 |
I love the ice dancing, btw. The Americans are doing great! I
thought it was funny when Tannith gave a shout out to the local radio
show here while waiting for their marks at the Kiss & Cry.
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naftee
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response 49 of 112:
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Feb 20 15:37 UTC 2006 |
re 46
I was thinking of putting in the capital letters and spelling the name of the
game in the proper fashion, but I decided to Canadianise it to irk some
people.
Have a great afternoon !
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