[TracyPA]

I was hoping for anyone, but KWAN! To me she is just greedy. She has National, World medals up the wazoo and she's crying because she only has Olympic Silver and now Bronze! Now she might stay competitive until 2006! Yeah Michelle, try for ZERO medals next olympics. I'll bet the coach she fired is turning cartwheels.

[codebreaker]

I have heard that Michelle will take two years off to finish college at UCLA and then start preparing for 2006.

It is time for her to take a break, earlier this week she told the press she might be eligible to 2010.

[LaDivaLoca]

Greedy? And what makes you think she is greedy? She is an athlete for heaven's sakes! What is so wrong with wanting to win medals? Isn't that why athletes compete? If you don't like her, fine, but please, be fair.

Yes, I am a big Kwan fan, have always been a fan ever since she first burst into the skating scene. You have no idea how much she has given to the sport of figure skating, not to mention helping secure THREE SPOTS FOR THE US LADIES EVERY YEAR by winning at the World Championships (all US ladies I believe should be on the top 12 or 15 to be able to send 3 ladies in the next championship). She has always been a very classy athlete and very respectful of her competitors. She has never said anything nasty or insulted any of them. She is an athlete with a lot of grace and class. You may want to keep that in mind.

[GussiedUp]

Did anyone else notice how Kwan pointed at the gold medal podium directing Hughes to the right spot? As if Hughes needed directing....there was just something surprisingly ungracious about Kwan and I was originally sorta hoping to see her win the gold. Wasn't Kwan the one who 4 years ago said "I didn't lose the gold -- I won the silver" It seems she needed a little of that attitude last night.

[writmeister]

If I wasn't on FR, I would think this was the Socialist web site with you condemning Kwan for not sharing the wealth.

[Redleg Duke]

No. I am sure her "fired coach" has a lot more class than you.

From what I have seen and read, Miss Kwan lost, Miss Hughes won, and both deserved what they earned. I didn't read anything about any of the skaters, except the Russian Wench, complaigning. Miss Kwan admitted being off. Miss Hughes skated for the shear joy of it, letting her inner beauty out. She skated for the crowd with imagination and sheer abandon. The Russian skater went through the motions, apparently under the mistaken impression that her bloodline was worth more than another's ability.

Stop the Kwan bashing. What is it with this damned population? Have each and everyone of you bought into this, "kick anyone who succeeds" crap? What are you, DNC robots?

Blame the media if you will. Their treatment of this skating was as reprehensible and biased as their treatment of the Superbowl. In each case, the one who deserved to win won. In each case, the media ended up eating crow, and not liking it.