Ilia Kulik Jr...aka Mikhail Kolyada beating out the Japanese and Hernandez for gold.
What would be your idea/wished for "Cinderella Story" for the coming season?
When Paul Wylie won the Olympic Silver Medal in '92, someone (a reporter, I think) asked him how he felt about not winning the gold (paraphrasing). He looked astonished and said, "How much more of a Cinderella Story do you guys want?"
Until the '92 Olympics, Paul had never finished better than 9th at Worlds. He was 27 years old when he won Olympic silver, but he looked young and maybe the media didn't make a big deal of it, IDK.
After winning Jr. Worlds in 1981, Paul had competed as a senior, coming in 4th at Nationals the year Scott Hamilton won the '84 Olympics. From 1987 to 1992, he came in either 2nd or 3rd at Nationals every year.
So what would be your "Cinderella Story" for the coming season? It could be an Olympic story, a Worlds story, or one for the books at a Nationals ... you have free rein!
I was about to post the same thing, it would be pretty cool to see her come back recovered from injuries and skate clean like she did in 2014.
Actually, the media did make a big deal. Or at least one reporter who implied that Paul was "stealing" a spot from a younger competitor who would be more likely to medal. (Not a specific person, just the idea that someone younger could do better.) And that inspired him to work so hard at doing well. He felt he needed to prove that he was worthy of his spot.
I hear this from someone who worked with him recently. Which does make the information a bit second-hand. Maybe someone here can confirm??
To be clear, my Wished-for result at 1992 Olympics would be for Kurt Browning to have won the gold. But I love Paul's answer to the question, calling it a Cinderella story. Which reminds us that however clear it is that such-and-such a skater/team seems a foregone conclusion, the performance on the day matters and anything can happen!
Patrick or Adam for GOLD!:yay:
Actually, the media did make a big deal. Or at least one reporter who implied that Paul was "stealing" a spot from a younger competitor who would be more likely to medal. (Not a specific person, just the idea that someone younger could do better.) And that inspired him to work so hard at doing well. He felt he needed to prove that he was worthy of his spot.
I hear this from someone who worked with him recently. Which does make the information a bit second-hand. Maybe someone here can confirm??
Like, imagine if Dennis Vasiljevs or Angelina Kutchvalska or Brendan Kerry or Leona Hendrix all of sudden became a threat? Who wouldn't want to see a wrench thrown in the standings? I'm tired of predictable results.
You mean kind of like Denis Ten did at the Sochi Games in 2014?
id want to see fernandez taking OGM if only for the hilarious fall out on all the forums i just love that he will always be the eternal underdog...even as 2x worlds champ even i forget about him in my predictions for podiums