Warning - Spoiler Alert! If you haven't watched it yet, and you want the feeling of suspense I got...don't read any further...
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I am going to write so much more on this topic and everything Olympic and Figure Skating...but I'll give you the once over.
Kim Yu-Na has changed the sport. She has completely and totally taken it to a new level. She has EVERYTHING. She has the skills, natural talent, work ethic, beauty, she is humble, hard working, fun, cute, and she has IT. I feel extremely fortunate to be a huge figure skating fan right now. The Olympic event we watched last night and Tuesday has been a long time coming and it simply did not disappoint.
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Mao Asada attempted something that has never been tried on Olympic Ice. She landed three clean axels between her short and free skate. In any other Universe where Kim doesn't exist...she owns the sport for years. However, we live in Kim's Universe. In this world she must settle for Silver.
Joanie Rochette skated under ridiculous circumstances. You probably know that her mother passed away from a massive heart attack on Sunday shortly after she landed in Vancouver to watch Joanie skate in the Olympics. Joanie chose to skate. I don't even know what it takes to have the courage to skate AND to throw up a huge score in the short placing her in third, and then to finish strong with a Bronze after her free skate.
And that is just the podium. Wait till we get to the other competitors.
Wow, I'm still reeling from last night. It simply doesn't get any better.
More later. See you on the ice!
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The images are courtesy of Getty Images and Daylife. I thought they were wonderful pictures too!