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- Jul 26, 2003
After reading the article, Patrick comes off well until the part where he mentioned Uno and Boyang. That comment could easily and understandably be seen as disparaging what they bring to the sport, even if others disagree. The author's "rolls eyes" observation can also be seen negatively, but in context I don't think Patrick was rolling his eyes AT Hanyu but more of the idea of skaters now having to do quints to compete because quads and triples are seriously difficult enough for everyone while having a well-balanced program. I do think whether one agrees with what he says or is suspicious of why he is saying it, I do think he came off well outside the two above items. He wasn't making any real declarations here, but seems to be more pondering about the health issue with doing quads in repetition in training and in competition and whether the ISU should limit quads for safety. He actually didn't make a declaration one way or the other.