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European Figure Skating Championships (part 3)
Or gala day.
My photos from this day weren't as good, so I'll mostly be relying on Youtube videos.
I finally managed to meet up with M. I turns out that, in many ways, it was probably good that we didn't meet up beforehand because one of the people I would have been with is a rabid Plushenko hater. Now, I am cool with criticism of him - he has all the artistic merit of a haddock and is given to advanced hamminess and is guilty of lame, sequin and glove-related crimes beyond measure - but he does have tech. merit, and if you're not willing to admit that, then, well, I'm going to think you're a fool. This was before she claimed Thomas Verner had artistic merit and Stephane Lambiel had tech. merit. I like Verner, and adored some of Lambiel's programmes, but bzuh?! what?!
She insisted that Gachinski's programme was better (it probably was) and that the only reason Plushenko won was because he got the former champion's bump. Which, hey, is also probably true. I think she was mildly put out by me agreeing with her on both these points. But I've always been perfectly willing to admit that Plushenko isn't the best, but he is my favourite so I don't care.
Also, and not related to any of the above, skate bunnies/skate rats/insert your choice of description here, I just don't get it.
Anyhow ( onto the gala itself )
Even if you don't like figure skating, you will probably enjoy Volosozhar and Trankov's routine, which is why it's not going behind the cut. It's both funny and clever.
( The remainder was mostly miserableness )
So yes, I had a whale of a time, there's nothing quite like unexpectedly being there to see your favourite winning the Europeans.
My photos from this day weren't as good, so I'll mostly be relying on Youtube videos.
I finally managed to meet up with M. I turns out that, in many ways, it was probably good that we didn't meet up beforehand because one of the people I would have been with is a rabid Plushenko hater. Now, I am cool with criticism of him - he has all the artistic merit of a haddock and is given to advanced hamminess and is guilty of lame, sequin and glove-related crimes beyond measure - but he does have tech. merit, and if you're not willing to admit that, then, well, I'm going to think you're a fool. This was before she claimed Thomas Verner had artistic merit and Stephane Lambiel had tech. merit. I like Verner, and adored some of Lambiel's programmes, but bzuh?! what?!
She insisted that Gachinski's programme was better (it probably was) and that the only reason Plushenko won was because he got the former champion's bump. Which, hey, is also probably true. I think she was mildly put out by me agreeing with her on both these points. But I've always been perfectly willing to admit that Plushenko isn't the best, but he is my favourite so I don't care.
Also, and not related to any of the above, skate bunnies/skate rats/insert your choice of description here, I just don't get it.
Anyhow ( onto the gala itself )
Even if you don't like figure skating, you will probably enjoy Volosozhar and Trankov's routine, which is why it's not going behind the cut. It's both funny and clever.
( The remainder was mostly miserableness )
So yes, I had a whale of a time, there's nothing quite like unexpectedly being there to see your favourite winning the Europeans.