Sugarpova;1308213]this reminded me of Jenny's comment not Dave
Not exactly referring to this podcast (that I admit I didnt fully watch) but I watched the Rostelecom one & I was surprised at the copmment (moment of the week) that they liked seeing all the shade in the stands (meaning Max & Yulia & other skaters that watched on)
I was surprised b/c I def didnt interpret it like that. They were supporting their teammates first & foremost (like Max rooted for S/K or Julia for Lenok) & whitnessing a wonderful big skating event with international stars. Kovtun seemed to just not to give a damn & makeout with his gf
I guess its in the eyes of the beholder tho If you want to see shade you will eventually see it I guess/
I'm glad you mentioned this, because I really wondered what they were talking about. I didn't see anyone in the stands acting in a casual or disrespectful manner (urban dictionary definition of shade, which I figure must be the way D/J use the term). Oh wait, maybe I thought Kovtun, whose skating I like very much by the way, was a bit show-offy; he must have known cameras would pick him out. But I didn't think twice about it.
I thought Dave and Jenny might have been talking about the audience members who were shown reacting to Alaine Chartrand's chain of falls. But I didn't see it as disrespectful or casual at all; it seemed to me that they were feeling both shocked and empathetic.
In fact, I particularly noticed that when Evgenia fell, the camera showed Adelina in the audience looking away and feeling pained. I noticed it because I always do that when I see a skater fall: involuntarily wince and close my eyes or look away. Could that be what they meant by shade?
So, does anyone else have ideas about what Dave and Jenny meant by shade? This is not ironic or a question with an agenda, I'm just curious and puzzled.