- Joined
- Feb 23, 2018
I came here to put on a show while the other guys are just skating around. From an interview on ABC. The words as they stuck in my head. Perhaps Tobel felt the same way. The audience comes first. They are the ones who buy tickets and travel long distances to see a show. They are the ones you hope to hear cheering wildly all through your program. They are the ones moved to laughter and tears, because of your programs more so than your medals. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter all that much if some judge from some country dissed you down with a 4.5 as long as the crowd loved it, every single one of them. Now we have Laurent Tobel from France and just watch him entertain, spoke Peter Carruthers at a long ago Skate Canada. The place was packed to the rafters. Tobel delivered his Austin Powers program in grand fashion with a fire alarm going off in the background. A very fuzzy low def version still exists on you tube.