<p>I totally agree, DonnaL!</p>
<p>I agree Donna. I love that he is not boring. I"m glad he’s getting rid of the fur though.</p>
<p>I loved Shen and Zhao’s short program; the free skate was lackluster. Still, I totally fell for NBC’s fairy-tale sentimentality and was rooting for them to win.</p>
<p>Johnny Weir used to train at my local ice skating rink. 
Actually, the other local skating club–UDel’s–has produced a lot of national-level skaters.</p>
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<p>Because the event took place in a different timezone, and there’s a limit to how early they’re going to do it. When it comes to viewing times, the east coast is already incredibly pampered.</p>
<p>I respect ice skating, but after seeing the clown costumes the one couple wore the other night, I have to say I chuckled at this list: Top 10 Worst Figure Skating Costumes!</p>
<p>[Culture</a> Clash - The Top 10 Worst Figure-Skating Costumes - TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1964288_1964289,00.html]Culture”>http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1964288_1964289,00.html)</p>
<p>The French kid who just skated is such a cutie - and very talented. What a back story - abandoned to the streets of Brazil as a child and adopted by a French couple.</p>
<p>abasket - I was surprised Tonya Harding wasn’t on that list so I looked around and found this. </p>
<p>[Beauty</a> & Style > Yuck on Ice: The Tackiest Figure Skating Costumes > Johnny Weir](<a href=“http://beauty.ivillage.com/slideshow/beauty-style/yuck-on-ice-the-tackiest-figure-skating-costumes/johnny_weir.html]Beauty”>http://beauty.ivillage.com/slideshow/beauty-style/yuck-on-ice-the-tackiest-figure-skating-costumes/johnny_weir.html)</p>
<p>I didn’t like the really bland brown costumes one of the pairs wore yesterday. Even my son who doesn’t really pay attention to that sort of thing commented on it.</p>
<p>Did everyone else just have that odd video of Evgeni Plushenko talking about his enemies. Very weird I thought.</p>
<p>^^ I thought those were the most boring costumes I had ever seen.</p>
<p>‘Evgeni Plushenko talking about his enemies.’ Yes I saw it and now after watching his performance, I have a feeling he’s trying to “macho” it up a bit. Perhaps in response to Weir?? Kindof weird…
Actually, I thought Weir’s swan costume was quite good…</p>
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<p>catera, that line rates a 76.5. Personal best?</p>
<p>Yep, plenty of bad costumes!</p>
<p>hayden, are you suggesting we start the CC Olympics? Do we lose points for grammatical errors - what about unintentional humor -bonus points?</p>
<p>Go Lindsey!</p>
<p>I checked on Men’s skating. Johnny Weir coming up. It’s interesting to read the skaters’ bios.</p>
<p>Oh boy, Evgeni Plushenko is certainly an unlikeable fellow, isn’t he? Would he call me one of his “enemies” for saying that? I think that allows him to act rather stand-offish. I didn’t like his program, what with all that arm waving, but the jumps were amazing.</p>
<p>Oh Nooo! Lindsey’s out!</p>
<p>No, no. Unintentional humor has to be a demerit. Only humor that’s intentional earns points. </p>
<p>And we could have events. We could have the “Chance me” triathalon (gpa, sat and EC’s); and of course the Parent Cafe decathalon - OP of the thread which first reaches 10 pages wins. </p>
<p>(And don’t get me started about the Political Forum. That’s not the Olympics, it’s more like mud wrestling.)</p>
<p>So much on TV tonight – skating, AI AND Lost. I’m flipping back and forth and am thrilled to come here to learn I hadn’t missed Weir. I love him. When asked by the Today show who was his Olympic crush, he said Squatchi.</p>
<p>I didn’t like Pluschenko at all. I’m liking the guy on now.</p>
<p>^^The Japanese skater? I enjoyed him much more than Plushenko. None of the flailing arms like Plushenko.</p>
<p>Ooh - Plushenko did not look pleased. Maybe Takahashi is one those enemies he was talking about.</p>
<p>Takahashi’s program was so spirited and elegant. I really enjoyed it more than Plushenko’s also. And what did you all think of the Austrian? He seemed to have all the necessary stuff, and I loved his costume. However, his routine just seemed so bland.</p>
<p>I feel so badly for Lindsey Jacobellis. </p>
<p>Wow, this kid skating is a human dreidel.</p>