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ellies · 02-21-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyJo80

Oops. Is that what's it's called. The commentators went on and on and ON about that dance. you'd think they would have shown it or something.

Yes, it's called Bolero and it's written by a Frenchman M. Ravel. I think, in the 19th century.

In my opinion there was nothing special about that dance at all. Perhaps at that time it was original and revolutionary but since then figure skating has stepped forward I have seen much better, much more original, much more technically demanding and sophysticated routines than this one.

I mean I do still enjoy some old dances when they are shown on TV but they are ususally a funny ones that they show from old times. For example where a guy pretends that he is dancing with a girl, throws her around the ice and then forgets about her when she 'flies far away'.

They are not as techically advanced as contemporary ones but very entertaining. T&D's Bolero isn't. Well, at leas t for me

Floating Lily · 02-21-2006, 02:25 PM

Was anybody watching the couples figure skating. Myself and a friend were watching it, and got a shock when we saw the american couple.

"oh My God, that guys ass is huge!"

Phoenix Fires · 02-21-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ellies

Yeah, that's a silly thing to say. Hardly anybody in the world remembers it apart from Britain where this dance is shown very often since it brought UK the only gold medal in this ice dancing. And even they don't say things like that. Nobody has the rights for any peice of music.

I think I've seen that Torville and Dean dance a million times now, they keep repeating it! It was before I was born and I don't caaaaaare if some other team used it, boring piece of music it is though.

I'm looking forward to the womens skating tonight, it should be cool indeed! I just love the ice skating events

Our commentators are fine, half the time they don't say anything at all, I noticed last night while watching the pairs that during at least half of the last teams they weren't saying much, hardly a word, maybe only near the end or if they made a small mistake.

I like our commentators actually, for all the events so far, they're funny

Shape · 02-21-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pheonix

I'm looking forward to the womens skating tonight, it should be cool indeed! I just love the ice skating events

Me too!!
I have a mega crush on Sasha Cohen.

Rika :-) · 02-21-2006, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ShapeShifter

I have a mega crush on Sasha Cohen.

You seem to have one for every woman, don't you?

ellies · 02-21-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix Fires

Our commentators are fine, half the time they don't say anything at all, I noticed last night while watching the pairs that during at least half of the last teams they weren't saying much, hardly a word, maybe only near the end or if they made a small mistake.

I like our commentators actually, for all the events so far, they're funny

Yes, I like them too for that. They just let you enjoy the pperformance. And I think R Cousins is very good at giving analysis.

Scratchy · 02-21-2006, 05:27 PM

Hockey was coooooooool tonight! Almost all US players near Rus gates on the last minute aaaaaaand... no goal!!! I even was a bit upset, but that made me laugh anyway.
Your team was playing like it's the most important game for them! lol But was cool to watch indeed!

As for the skating, Cohen is 00.3 points ahead of Slutskaya, will be tough competition later! More interesting to watch!

Rika :-) · 02-21-2006, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Scratchy

As for the skating, Cohen is 00.3 points ahead of Slutskaya, will be tough competition later! More interesting to watch!

00.03, actually

Those moments were crazy. I'm still shaking.

ellies · 02-21-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Scratchy

Hockey was coooooooool tonight! Almost all US players near Rus gates on the last minute aaaaaaand... no goal!!! I even was a bit upset, but that made me laugh anyway.
Your team was playing like it's the most important game for them! lol But was cool to watch indeed!

As for the skating, Cohen is 00.3 points ahead of Slutskaya, will be tough competition later! More interesting to watch!

I was watching hockey and figure skating at the same time having 2 screens on my computer. I was really funny because it looked as if the tough guys played hockey to music

It was nerve wracking. Slutskaya was much better than Cohen technically but lost to her artistically, which it ture. Sasha's performance was more flamboyant.

Scratchy · 02-21-2006, 05:54 PM

Reminds me ice dancing, only Cohen did perform on 1st position. Most interesting's ahead, I liked Slutskaya programm more too, waiting for her next performance! Besides, 00.03 is nothing.

02-21-2006, 02:25 PM	#132 (permalink)
Floating Lily Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Age: 17 Posts: 861 Points: 1,045.10 Bank: 201.32 Total Points: 1,246.42 Donate	Was anybody watching the couples figure skating. Myself and a friend were watching it, and got a shock when we saw the american couple. "oh My God, that guys ass is huge!" __________________

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Scratchy Empty Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Posts: 4,297 Points: 7,446.94 Bank: 93,104,758.11 Total Points: 93,112,205.05 Donate	Hockey was coooooooool tonight! Almost all US players near Rus gates on the last minute aaaaaaand... no goal!!! I even was a bit upset, but that made me laugh anyway. Your team was playing like it's the most important game for them! lol But was cool to watch indeed! As for the skating, Cohen is 00.3 points ahead of Slutskaya, will be tough competition later! More interesting to watch! __________________ .

02-21-2006, 05:54 PM	#140 (permalink)
Scratchy Empty Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Posts: 4,297 Points: 7,446.94 Bank: 93,104,758.11 Total Points: 93,112,205.05 Donate	Reminds me ice dancing, only Cohen did perform on 1st position. Most interesting's ahead, I liked Slutskaya programm more too, waiting for her next performance! Besides, 00.03 is nothing. __________________ .

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