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redfiona99I am somewhere beyond angry with Ted Ligety.
I can understand not liking to lose (see also Marcel Hirscher's look of "I hate everyone" when Mario Matt crossed the line). No one likes to lose. But lose with some dignity, man.
It's okay to say it was a difficult course, adorable baby Norwegian that came third said it was, Mario Matt who won said it was. You'd not hear a word of anger from me.
But when Ligety claims that Ante Kostelic deliberately set the course so his son would win, he not only impunes the honour of a good man and a great ski coach and course setter, but he brings the entire Olympic movement into disrepute, along with the FIS. Because two different coaches from two different countries set the two different runs so that no one country gains an unfair advantage (because you're damn right the Austrians would try that trick).
Also, given that Ivica Kostelic only finished 9th, I don't think you really can claim that it was the perfect course for him. And Ivica is the only Kostelic still racing, unless Ligety is suggesting that Mario Matt is a missing Kostelic sibling.
It's the level of whinging it takes to say, "wah, I lost because the course was too tough, and it shouldn't have been so tough".
I'm with Marcel Hirscher when he says “We are looking for an Olympic champion, not a children’s champion.”
I can understand not liking to lose (see also Marcel Hirscher's look of "I hate everyone" when Mario Matt crossed the line). No one likes to lose. But lose with some dignity, man.
It's okay to say it was a difficult course, adorable baby Norwegian that came third said it was, Mario Matt who won said it was. You'd not hear a word of anger from me.
But when Ligety claims that Ante Kostelic deliberately set the course so his son would win, he not only impunes the honour of a good man and a great ski coach and course setter, but he brings the entire Olympic movement into disrepute, along with the FIS. Because two different coaches from two different countries set the two different runs so that no one country gains an unfair advantage (because you're damn right the Austrians would try that trick).
Also, given that Ivica Kostelic only finished 9th, I don't think you really can claim that it was the perfect course for him. And Ivica is the only Kostelic still racing, unless Ligety is suggesting that Mario Matt is a missing Kostelic sibling.
It's the level of whinging it takes to say, "wah, I lost because the course was too tough, and it shouldn't have been so tough".
I'm with Marcel Hirscher when he says “We are looking for an Olympic champion, not a children’s champion.”
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