Racist!
Agree - I couldn’t believe how low her numbers were on her long program. And no question that Kim shouldn’t won gold.
As I have posted in some of the football related threads, refs have prefs.
Recall the scandal regarding the French (IIRC) judge at the Olympics several years ago.
I would have had Kim Gold, Kerchner Silver and The Russian Bronze. Wagner should have been 5th or 6th.
Maybe they need instant replay.
Pretty obvious to me that they were given inflated scores.
Flawless skating is not that makes the most points in this sport. A complicity of tricks and overall grace is that counts the most. So, you can lose a point at fall but gain five points at certain jump. You need to take it into account before judging.
What a sore loser are you, Ashley Wagner. That little Russian girl was fabulous, not to mention she performed an extra jump. She was the clear winner, IMO.
So you believe technical difficulty should have no impact on scoring? If just not falling is the game everyone can just do the minimum ... Doesn’t sound like much of a competition to me.
GROW UP AND QUIT WHINING!!
When nothing you say will make any difference you graciously don’t say anything.
Gongradulations your attitude just ruined any chance of getting commercial success from being an olympian
She may have some valid points but she needs to shut her mouth. For starters she finished 4th in the US Nationals and they decided to bump the third place finisher to make a place for her on the olympic team. She gipped someone else’s opportunity to skate in Sochi and she should have been grateful to been given a second chance instead of sounding like a whiny primadonna.
Why is Wagner complaining and not any of the others???
It’s a judged sport, it lack absolutes, it’s why I don’t watch them.
I'm getting guilty pleasure out of the pre-ordained winners falling short. It's happened with these women and it happened with the speed skaters. They haven't been gracious. Besides which it's real easy for someone who's too sure of themselves to fall a bit short.
So I'm not blaming the judges. Maybe having one older skater in the trio instead of three teenagers might've better prepared them for the intensity of this competition, and the nuances of how the voting goes.
There are some great stories being told. Isn't it something how most of them belong to those who are grateful for this opportunity to reach beyond expectations?
Ummm, I beleive we need a pic, or two . .
hubba hubba
Send Tonya to have a word with them....
She can feel however she wants but it is bad form to whine about it and won’t change the outcome. Life isn’t fair and she needs to be a good sport.
Shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but after seeing her photos she looks like a pain in the ass.
It’s the Euroweenie figure skating world, kid. Get used to it.
When you take up a “sport” where it all comes down to “judging”, this is what you can expect. Quit whining about it when it doesn’t go your way.