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| 2/22/2002
Posted on 02/22/2002 4:25:46 PM PST by Utah Girl
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10:15 - 11:30 PM ET / 9:45 - 11 PM PT
Figure Skating: Champions gala
With all the medals safely tucked away and all the Olympic pressure gone, the exhibitions allow the skaters and audience to party. Tonight we'll see crazy outfits, difficult jumps, different kinds of music, and plenty of smiles from the athletes and spectators. Relaxation and celebration are the themes of the evening.
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To: Utah Girl
What time is it on?
To: BunnySlippers
Men should just grow old gracefully. Yikes on Bruce Jenner.
To: Utah Girl
Tonight we'll see crazy outfits, difficult jumps, different kinds of music, and plenty of smiles from the athletes and spectators. Relaxation and celebration are the themes of the evening. Boy, I wish I could believe that, Utah Girl! Until the Russians knock off their little hissy-fit about the "outrage" over their Irina not winning gold, I think some of those smiles are going to be of the "clip-on" variety at best. LOL! (But don't worry, I'm sure I'll turn it on and watch it anyway!)
To: sweetliberty
See Post #20... :)
To: Utah Girl
Good stuff!
Are the USA and Russians posing together with dual gold medals?
Actually, from what I read, the Russian skaters themselves were pretty cool about the situation and the Russian media were being dorks about the whole controversy. I did see one part where the male Russian skater cursed a few Russian reporters in the native language because he was not speaking Russian before.
To: Washington-Husky
The Russian woman in the pairs is very reserved, I've heard she rarely smiles anyway. And Irina Slutskaya was madder than mad last night right before she was called on the ice to accept her silver medal. She turned on the smile, and was very charming. The Russians tend to hide their true feelings quite well. Hmmm, although Plushenko was definitely not happy on the medals stand when he won bronze... I can't wait to see Michelle Kwan skate.
To: Shermy
Whoa! Thanks for the Rocky Horror reset!
To: ruoflaw
I also fell asleep last night! Can't believe it. Waited 4 years for the showdown and the other skaters shipped me off to lala land with their humdrum performances.
Does anyone know if they will repeat last night's winning performance by Sarah Hughes?
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posted on
02/22/2002 4:40:00 PM PST
by
NYer
To: BunnySlippers
Bruce Jenner on MSNBC now ... a plastic surgery tragedy! He looks hideous! Hey, you wanna' see something even more hideous? That would be that thoroughly wretched movie that Bruce Jenner starred in, "Can't Stop The Music" (1980). It was this ludicrous story about disco music. Kind of in the "so bad it's good" category of movies. I happened to bump into it on American Movie Classics a few months ago. Made me want to destroy my television. LOL!
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I hope there is a hairpulling. I am placing by bet on the Russian Slutskaya over Sarah,,that Russian girl is tough looking and little Sarah won't be good in a hair pulling.
To: Utah Girl
Just moments ago on NBC Bob Costas gave a quick summary of who would be participating in the skating exhibition, and Irina was not named. Do you know if the silver medalist from last night will be performing?
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02/22/2002 4:43:16 PM PST
by
marylina
To: Utah Girl; alisasny
Hey, Utah Girl and alisasny! You've done a great job hosting these threads. Thanks so much.
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02/22/2002 4:43:29 PM PST
by
Carolina
To: Utah Girl
Sarah Hughes reminds me a little bit of a very young Reba McIntyre (sp?)
To: cajungirl
I'll bet Sasha Cohen could hold her own with Irina Slutskaya. She buzzed Michelle Kwan during a warmup at nationals.
To: Utah Girl
Sarah was the only metal contender in women's who had nothing to lose.
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02/22/2002 4:44:33 PM PST
by
Slyfox
To: cajungirl
I do hate to ask but is Bruce Jenner gay? Not that there is anything wrong with that. He is kind of prissy.
To: marylina
I must turn up the volume on my television. I didn't hear that! Darn, if Irina isn't there. Her jumps are so fantastic to watch. Did Costas say the other Russian skaters would be there?
To: Utah Girl
LOL,,you are right. My bet is Sasha bites!!
To: Utah Girl
You are right. Like everyone else, I thought the free skate was tomorrow night.
BOB COSTAS HOSTS the prime-time coverage with contributions from Olympic special correspondent Jim McKay. Highlights for Friday, February 22, 2002, include:
FIGURE SKATING: CHAMPIONS GALA
One of the favorite nights for figure skating fans, the Champions Gala includes performances from all the Salt Lake figure skating stars in one night. With all the Olympic medals safely tucked away and all the pressure of competition gone, the skaters provide highly entertaining performances. Gold medalist pairs Jamie Sale and David Pelletier from Canada and Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze from Russia will skate. Men?s gold medalist Alexei Yagudin of Russia and the top skaters from Thursday night?s ladies? competition, as well as many others, will perform.
To: Slyfox
Absolutely true. Sarah performs better when behind in the standings, her coach said. Michelle Kwan had a huge amount of pressure on her, and so did Irina Slutskaya. Sasha Cohen doesn't have much international experience.
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