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'Queen Yuna' no more.
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Scorpion



Joined: 15 Apr 2012
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:49 pm    Post subject: 'Queen Yuna' no more. Reply with quote
Oh, what a fine morning it is. Yuna got the silver, while that Orser guy got the gold for Japan in the men's. She richly deserved this after the way she treated her Canadian coach. "Thanks for the gold medal...You're fired." So Korean. If she kept him on she'd probably have gotten the gold again for Korea. But, as it happened, Orser dusted himself off and went out and got a gold for Japan.

Now we wait for the conspiracy theories, cries of corruption, and the ant-Russia rants.

Good times. Very Happy
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Hokie21



Joined: 01 Mar 2011
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
People have already questioned the decision........but in western media.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/sochi-2014-controversy-as-russian-adelina-sotnikova-upsets-korean-favourite-kim-yuna-to-snatch-figure-skating-gold-medal-20140221-334z4.html


Despite an error when she two-footed a double loop in her combination jump the teenager improved her free skate score by a massive 18 points to take a third skating title in Sochi for hosts Russia.

In stark contrast, both Kim and third-placed Carolina Kostner of Italy gave error-free performances.
"I just have faith that the judges made the right decision," said former world champion Kostner


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optik404



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is strange how the Italian skater and Yuna can have no errors and the Russian has an error yet ends up 18 points ahead.
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hellofaniceguy



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Payback time is 4 years away...The 2018 Olympics will be in korea....and we know what will happen. The koreans will be winning a truck load of gold!

So far..no korean male has won any medals...it's been all the women!
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radcon



Joined: 23 May 2011
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hellofaniceguy wrote:


So far..no korean male has won any medals...it's been all the women!


Sport imitating life.
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Hokie21



Joined: 01 Mar 2011
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
optik404 wrote:
It is strange how the Italian skater and Yuna can have no errors and the Russian has an error yet ends up 18 points ahead.


She didn't, she won by 5 points.
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optik404



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hokie21 wrote:
optik404 wrote:
It is strange how the Italian skater and Yuna can have no errors and the Russian has an error yet ends up 18 points ahead.


She didn't, she won by 5 points.


My bad, it says improved her score by 18 points.

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Despite an error when she two-footed a double loop in her combination jump the teenager improved her free skate score by a massive 18 points to take a third skating title in Sochi for hosts Russia.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/sochi-2014-controversy-as-russian-adelina-sotnikova-upsets-korean-favourite-kim-yuna-to-snatch-figure-skating-gold-medal-20140221-334z4.html#ixzz2tumj09Xb
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cj1976



Joined: 26 Oct 2005
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Being the cynical bastard that I am, I think the Russian lass was most likely the recipient of some 'home-crowd advantage' - or more likely the judges were wined and dined the night before. Very much like the 2002 world cup. What goes around, comes around.
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Hokie21



Joined: 01 Mar 2011
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
optik404 wrote:
Hokie21 wrote:
optik404 wrote:
It is strange how the Italian skater and Yuna can have no errors and the Russian has an error yet ends up 18 points ahead.


She didn't, she won by 5 points.


My bad, it says improved her score by 18 points.

Quote:
Despite an error when she two-footed a double loop in her combination jump the teenager improved her free skate score by a massive 18 points to take a third skating title in Sochi for hosts Russia.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/sochi-2014-controversy-as-russian-adelina-sotnikova-upsets-korean-favourite-kim-yuna-to-snatch-figure-skating-gold-medal-20140221-334z4.html#ixzz2tumj09Xb


I didn't stay up to watch the event but I do find it hard to believe that she outscored Yuna & the Italian by 5 points if she was the only one to fall out of the three. I'm guessing her routine must have been much more difficult??

I don't know much about the sport of figure skating, nor did I witness the events so I can't really say if the scores were deserved or not....though I'm sure I'll hear all about it today at work.
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optik404



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hokie21 wrote:
optik404 wrote:
Hokie21 wrote:
optik404 wrote:
It is strange how the Italian skater and Yuna can have no errors and the Russian has an error yet ends up 18 points ahead.


She didn't, she won by 5 points.


My bad, it says improved her score by 18 points.

Quote:
Despite an error when she two-footed a double loop in her combination jump the teenager improved her free skate score by a massive 18 points to take a third skating title in Sochi for hosts Russia.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/sochi-2014-controversy-as-russian-adelina-sotnikova-upsets-korean-favourite-kim-yuna-to-snatch-figure-skating-gold-medal-20140221-334z4.html#ixzz2tumj09Xb


I didn't stay up to watch the event but I do find it hard to believe that she outscored Yuna & the Italian by 5 points if she was the only one to fall out of the three. I'm guessing her routine must have been much more difficult??

I don't know much about the sport of figure skating, nor did I witness the events so I can't really say if the scores were deserved or not....though I'm sure I'll hear all about it today at work.


I didn't even know she skated till it was all over facebook this morning. I did watch the three performances though. Only thing I really know about figure skating is that if you stumble or fall, you us