Talk:Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sorry about the repeat edits. Technical issues. I deleted the sentence about Sarah Hughes because if she's been retired since 2003 she is completely out of the amature picture and not relevant to the 2006 Olympics. Also, about the word "defending", I meant that "defending" should be used only when describing that particular event, and only if that competitor is actually defending that title. --Fang Aili 18:24, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

That's what you get when someone completely unfamiliar with the sport, like me, writes the page in the first place. So thanks. :) I've just done some more edits to the page - removed some unverifiable claims about "many commentators say" and "some say", and tried to reference the rest. If anyone have a source for it, they're of course free to add it back. Sam Vimes 22:12, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

pairs skating edit

I added something about Zhang and Zhang, unable to footnote but added a url for source. I think the charactization of the Russian gold medal winners is slanted; I recall one female NBC commentator calling their performance "tentative" or "cautious", that they did one lift "so near" the edge of the rink. (He had dropped her in 2004 in a lift.) However, I can't find a reference to that so I didn't add it. They did skate a technically difficult program.

• Totmianina & Marinin didn't give a great performance, but all the other pairs were even worse, so it is correct that the competition was not even close. Dr.frog 18:42, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

I think its unfair to say that the Russians weren't great and that the Chinese were even worse. I'm not a huge fan of the Russians but they delievered a solid (yet boring, in my mind) program and were CLEAN. Their lifts were not the best (as noted by commentators) and their twists and throws were unimpressive. The Chinese, however, skated with more heart and had HUGE throws, twists, and lifts.

What I want to comment on is how the Russians responded to the Zhangs' program. In the Wikipedia article and the linked article, it says they stood for the Zhangs. But how exactly does that prove anything? Most skaters stand backstage in anticipation. But the real reason I want to debate this point is their comments. Most people who saw the broadcast did not think T/M truly showed any emotion after the Zhangs fell. In the interview after, Tatiana said she didn't feel anything and called the Zhangs out on being "aggressive" in the warmup. This was critisized by MANY commentators. An example is on the show Olympic Ice where Scott Hamilton and Jamie Sale/David Pelletier were shocked at Tatiana's heartless comments. Even during the medal ceremony, Tatiana refused to hug the Zhangs and only gave them short handshakes.

That is why I think the line about the Russians standing for the Zhangs to give a false impression of their happiness or admiration of the Chinese pair and should be deleted for not giving the right view of the situation.

"Ladies" vs "Women"

Please note that "ladies", and not "women", is the official and correct terminology in the sport of figure skating.

References:

• ISU regulations for figure skating
• Event listing on official Torino web site

Dr.frog 13:29, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

revert to previous version by Jared. Do not change this back to ladies; the wikipedia community decided on women. see the debate here --Jared ^[T]/_[+] 20:25, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Naaaa, why let facts ruin a perfectly good wikipedia community decision. Are you people for real? --Pelladon 08:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

• What authority does "the Wikipedia community" have to determine the correct rules and terminology for figure skating? Dr.frog 21:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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