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- From: htr@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (helena.t.robinson)
- Subject: Re: Professional Worlds
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:35:29 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.143529.12414@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- Summary: Just some comments...
- References: <1992Dec20.152921.3389@src.umd.edu>
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- It's been awhile since I've had time to post anything (and world knocked me off
- in the midst of my last attempt a few weeks ago), so here goes...
-
- In article <1992Dec20.152921.3389@src.umd.edu> jaya@eng.umd.edu (Jayanti S. Kanal) writes (in part):
- >On the Prof Worlds/Landover thread: I agree with you, Mary, that Boitano
- >is by far the most consistent under pressure. And while Orser wasn't consistent
- >in the past, I don't think he sacrificed the jumps for interpretation's sake -
- >He wasn't on when it counted, but he was a threat with a triple axel back when
- >Hamilton was champ (another wonderful skater & performer, I think).
-
- Yes, Boitano appears to be best under pressure, but does anyone know what
- happened at the recent Challenge of Champions in LA? I read in USA Today this
- morning that he came in 3rd behind Petrenko and Wylie...
-
- Back to the original... Orser might "not have been on when it counted," but I
- still have a hard time with the '84 judging when Hamilton WASN'T on and Orser
- clearly was. (All right, I KNOW the judge's reasoning, but...)
-
- >... I was referring
- >to risk on an individual level, i.e. trying different, sometimes uncharacter-
- >istic music and then "going for it" with the interpretation of that music. I
- >feel that skaters such as Orser and Beillman (sp?) have, over the years, showed
- >greater variety in expression.
-
- Orser yes, Bielmann I'm not so sure...
-
- >...I find Boitano a wonderful technical skater,
- >but I do find him a bit wooden when it comes to artistic expression. Earnest,
- >yes, but varied, no. When I think of men who affected the sport artistically,
- >John Curry, Toller Cranston and Robin Cousins pop into my head. When I look
- >at Boitano, I see a man who changed the face of technical expectations and
- >requirements. Not that that is any small feat, mind you.
-
- I agree with your comments about Curry, Cousins, and Cranston - gee, "The 3
- C's"??? ;-) However, I wouldn't write off Brian so fast. I think he's grown
- quite a bit artistically since winning the '88 gold. Maybe we're looking for
- some degree of maturity that appears later in some skaters than in others, if
- at all?
-
- >...A dance teacher I have recently commented to
- >me that while he loves watching skating, he finds that most skaters don't have
- >that 'from the heart' feel to their performances. Well, it is sport, too, and
- >it's hard enough concentrating on triples much less delivering them with
- >pizzaz to spare...
-
- Alas, I have to agree there - and it's become more apparent with this new crop
- of skaters we're beginning to see this competitive season. It's going to make
- the reinstatement issue tough.
-
- >and skating will always be subject to subjectivity. I also think that Orser,
- >among others, has been lost in the shuffle over the years where credit is
- >concerned.
-
- How true! Happy New Year!
- Helena Robinson
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