“We’re concerned about what we have to do in order to perform on the ice. It’s a judged sport, so it’s not like how many pucks I put in the net,” he said. “It’s 11 people who are going to decide, and it’s out of our hands. It’s not like we’re not concerned about placement. We spend our whole lives working toward this moment.”
I don't think what Scott said was that bad...he's said some things that are way worse than this. I don't think he meant what he said to be interpreted that way.
Americans are just being overly dramatic as usual. He also added:
“We’re concerned about what we have to do in order to perform on the ice. It’s a judged sport, so it’s not like how many pucks I put in the net,” he said. “It’s 11 people who are going to decide, and it’s out of our hands. It’s not like we’re not concerned about placement. We spend our whole lives working toward this moment.”
Good grief people, don't let your biases get in the way (like the judges letting P.Chan win another controversial gold ). See things for how they really are.
Actually Rachmaninoff, I hope they ALL knock it out of the park in the free dance. It makes it so much better for everyone, especially the audience.
Just a sidebar, I live a couple of blocks away from where Rachmaninoff used to live on West End Avenue. There's a plaque outside the building. And thanks to the internet, you can even see a picture of the building (which I would love to live in, but alas I am not a multimillionaire!):
http://www.rachmaninoff.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=412
What Moir says isn't necessarily what he really thinks. He has actually said that V/M are the greatest ice dance team in the past 10 years and should be marked that way. That's why he becomes angry and bitter when D/W win a competition.
Snot Moir will never accept that V/M can be bested by any other team, so in the end the judges must take the blame for their wrongful judging.
Now put the two attitudes together:
1. Judges? What judges? Who cares about judges,,,We skate for The People.
2. We spend our whole lives training to impress the judges so we can win.
It doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to see there's a wee bit of a contradiction (to be generous) there...
Oh by the way, thanks for doing stereotyping all Americans. How nice for you that only you can "see things for how they really are," unlike us drama queen Americans.We sure do appreciate it.
And just to add, he took their loss here like a good sport this year.
Well, I think the big difference is Meryl and Charlie not only skated for the 10,000, but also for the panel of 11.