OK, Sasha Cohen falls -- twice -- on that butt... and she's in FIRST PLACE!!! How on earth is that possible? Or am I missing something?!?!

Did she flash the judges?

althom said:

Ahhhh! I never considered that.

Lammastide said:

OK, the Japanese chick just bumped her. I feel a little better.

I think Sasha is awesome. But fair is fair.

I suddenly feel so... so gay.

Lammastide said:

I thought you were!

Good Lord what's the deal??? It's the Olympics for heaven's sake. They're suppose to be the best in the world and they're falling on their asses???

I know nerves...stress etc but damn...can't they hold it together for the couple of minutes they need to do their program?

althom said:

Yeah, but "figure-skater-watching gay" is a whole 'nother level! I think it's a separate orientation unto itself.
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Nothinbutjoy said:

Yeah, this is nuts. I mean, I certainly couldn't do those routines, but I expect better out of Olympic-caliber athletes.

And, though she was skating injured, I can't BELIEVE Sasha Cohen is taking the silver! I guess she got it because her routine was SO technically difficult, but it's not like she was levitating or something.
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If Prince were an ice skater he would have had Shizuka Arakawa's outfit on. No doubt about it. I'm glad she won, she was the best. Sasha Cohen is weird looking AND she fell twice...how did she beat out ol' Slutskana?

PapaSmurf said:

Arakawa was AWESOME, wasn't she!?!?

Lammastide said:

And here's another of her outfits she better hide from P...


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AUUUUGH!

I'm watching right now but this hasn't happened yet!

Could you put up a spoiler warning or something for the west coast people?? Please?

i watched it all

now i'm going to bed

evenstar3 said:

I'm sorry, lady.

evenstar3 said:

Its not like there's a storyline that's ruined. You can still enjoy the performances.

Lammastide said:

It's okay...lol I should've thought of that before I checked out the thread.

PapaSmurf said:

I'd just rather not know how things turned out until I watch it, that's all.

If Sasha Cohen hadn't fallen twice, she would have taken the gold medal for sure. She is one of the most graceful ice skaters I have ever seen.

Shizuka Arakawa's performance was remarkable only in that she didn't fall. She was really adorable though.

I liked the other Japanese skater's outfit the best, the light and dark purple outfit. It was really pretty.

There is so much hard work that goes into skating on that level. I can't imagine the sacrifice the skaters and their families go through to achieve the goal of getting to the Olympics.

evenstar3 said:

ESPN flashed it across the bottom of the screen hours before it aired.....I wasn't suprised though. I knew Sasha wasn't gonna get the gold.....she cracks under pressure.

Lammastide said:

yeah...after a while it seems like all of the skaters pretty much do the same moves over and over. But, I'm just a spectator....what do I know