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But on the Today show Ashley said she was preparing for the competition *bats eyes*.
Lol, so are supposed to criticize Wagner now for NOT speaking her mind and delivering a neutral, diplomatic answer?
But on the Today show Ashley said she was preparing for the competition *bats eyes*.
It absolutely was! I'm so glad I was there to witness it in person.
Where did this news come from? I can't find a source anywhere.
There are still plenty of Americans, myself included, who have an oldschool response to "When your country calls..."
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Ross and Ashley probably both felt the national organization “disrespected” them, so they don’t really feel obligated to them anymore (particularly with retirement around the corner). I guess their displeasure with the national organization could not be overcome by obligation to country...
And for Ross, there would be NO WAY he tops his FS at nationals. “Miracle Quad” was the description during the telecast. It was the skate of his life. Go out on top!!!!
Good for them. Burning all bridges is one way to show commitment to a new path.
If I were USFSA, I'd remove them from any alternate positions for Olympics and/or Worlds. Just to complete the circle.
*A* competition. Maybe she meant the Olympics :roll9:
I don’t see any great scandal in passing the opportunity on to Angela and Grant.
I don't blame Ross for withdrawing. Why bother? He isn't likely to want to compete for much longer anyway. He should do show skating. He has always been a crowd-pleaser. I hope he gets some assignments--in Japan. As for Ashley, I don't blame her, either. She will get GP assignments next year if she wants them. She doesn't need 4CCs. I foresee her getting a gig as the Today Show correspondent for the Olympics.
Don't you think USFS essentially did that to Ross already by giving Jason 1st alternate over him?
Actually, I do. For all the attention showered on the Ashley situation, Ross is the one who had, by far, the most legitimate beef. IMO.
But you still think he should have taken 4CC? Just trying to understand.
Yes, I do. It's a major international assignment, even if does not have the prestige of the Olympics or Worlds. It's not the US Classic.
Ross has many longtime fans (including you) and many newly won fans (including me) who would have loved to see him accept the Fed's appointment and represent Team USA one more time.
It is possible to think USFSA screwed him, and also to think he should have proudly been a part of Team USA at 4CC.
I get that it must sting for Ashley to not be on the team, although she did that to herself in a lot of ways, but really? It kind of seems like she's being a sore loser; I get when she'd WD from 4CC to prepare for worlds (although others do both...) but she doesn't have to deal with worlds and the Olympics this year, so to turn down 4CC makes her seem like she's upset she didn't get something better. I don't see why she would have anyway though...