scene from the men's short program

[jaina]

Evan Lysacek takes the ice, arms raised.

Rogue: "People of Vancouver! KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!"

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Loved the men's short tonight, y'all. Too bad I had class and couldn't watch/chat live. Some serious highs and serious lows. Still hate Plushenko.

Comments

Haha!

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

I also loved the men's short tonight...

I kind of like the arrogant bastard Plushenko. He does it so well. ;-)
But I also like Lysacek, and the Japanese man in the running, too.

It will be an interesting show down, and a nail biter... I hope NONE of them falls. I hate watching them fall.
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Re: Haha!

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

Arrogant bastards just do nothing for me...he's just so annoying about it. Like, he doesn't acknowledge that his fellow competitors might be as good as or better than him.

I want everyone to skate clean! Much more fun that way. I totally love Daisuke (the Japanese guy). He has such lovely flow!

Re: Haha!

[julietvalcouer.livejournal.com]

I want everyone to skate clean. Except Plushenko. Because if he jumps clean he will win even if he does NOTHING ELSE but stroke around the rink. So he can fall all over the place if he wants.

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

I actually like all three of the guys up front, for different reasons beyond the fact that they are all fun to watch and excellent on the ice.

They're all so close it will be a race tonight.

Daisuke Takahashi was smoking on that ice, and his flow was indeed very fine.

Evan Lysacek was compelling and emotionally engaging on the ice, from start to finish. And I found his grace in the interview after to be a refreshing contrast to Plushenko's bravado.

Plushenko seems to annoy a lot of people. I get the impression he does it on purpose, that he likes being "the bad guy." Maybe for him that works like fuel to his fire. I find his persona is entertaining. He did say in the interview before the skating that "if he doesn't win" he still has won olympic gold, and no one can take that away. That, to me, was his way of saying he realizes there are competitors who are well capable of competing against him and winning.

And indeed there are.

I know I'm an outsider when it comes to actually liking Plushenko...

I will continue to hope none of them falls, and that the judges do their jobs fairly, etc...
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