Funny, how you linked to the exact picture I linked to in my initial comment. Perhaps, it's you who should learn how to read and click before replying.
prove it.
I don't think Candice Swanepoel's pictures have much retouching. She's really thin and built like that. In one of the Vicki Secret catalog photo-shopping posts, Candice's retouching was very minimal, and it didn't seem like any inches were shaved off of her thighs. In Christie's heyday, the models had different…
The fact that they are white and blonde is a coincidence. It's as if there have never been POC skaters representing America in the Olympics, which is the furthest thing from the truth. People who aren't familiar with the sport are sometimes inclined to make such snap judgments because they only pay attention every…
No, I thought she left him because of logistics. Frank started coaching at a new rink out near Palm Springs instead of the one near LA where he was coaching Mirai, and the new rink was hours away from where Mirai's house was.
I agree, boxing is not a sport (sarcasm).
I keep hearing about this phenomenon, but that has never happened to me. Maybe it's because I live in VA. Anytime these collections come out, and I'm interested in purchasing something, I just walk into the store and it's there. A lot of the pieces aren't even stocked in the store. You have to buy them online, and a…
I keep hearing about this phenomenon, but that has never happened to me. Maybe it's because I live in VA. Anytime these collections come out, and I'm interested in purchasing something, I just walk into the store and it's there. A lot of the pieces aren't even stocked in the store. You have to buy them online, and a…
But that's the point. Pilotto, Katrantzou, and Clover Canyon are masters of the print mix. Print mixing works when the color palettes are similar, even when the patterns differ. I think the collection is pretty fabulous!
Tara Lapinski was the reigning world and national champion in the year prior to the Olympics. She had experience on the world stage going into the Olympics. Your comment makes no sense, like at all. Wagner landed triples in her long program at nationals. How the fuck else do you think she amassed enough points to come…
The nyt article said nothing that myself and others have not already addressed. Saying that NBC has been promoting Ashley doesn't imply that the reasons why Mirai was passed over were racially motivated. You decided that. Ashley deserved to the most hyped skater going into Sochi because she's the most decorated…
Nationals wasn’t the sole determinant for a berth onto the Olympic team; it was but one of several factors taken into consideration when the team selection was made. Mirai won the bronze medal . . . at Nationals, and that’s all she won. A third place finish at nationals was never a guarantee for a spot in the…
And had Ashley skipped nationals and made the team with an injury petition, many people who think there's no precedent for Ashley's Olympic team berth, would probably still be crying race. So, let's not.
Educate them.
Oh boy, Ashely's white, Mirai is Asian . . . it must be racism, y'all. This aint no different from Michelle Kwan petitioning onto the Torino Olympic team, bumping (white) Emily Hughes, in 2006 after Kwan skipped nationals.
Yes, I'm vaguely knowledgeable about compulsory figures in skating. Gymnastics used to have a compulsory competition as well, and its absence is greatly debated and lamented on the gym boards.
We're more accustomed to this in gymnastics, where the athletes really are required to wage a campaign of sorts, and not only do well with their international assignments, but also place high at training camps, US Classic, Nationals, and Olympic trials before the Olympic team is announced.
No, that's only speculation. I'm a big gymnastics fan. So I'm no stranger to selection processes and petitioning. Ashley's had a much better season than Mirai. Mirai has always been something of streaky skater. She brings her A game to nationals only on even years. I love Mirai, but Ashley was the American that placed…
But they knew it was political going into this. So, it's not like the skaters thought that results from Nationals would be the only factor in determining Olympic team berths.