Sasha Cohen kicked butt! I am happy she showed her true ablities today, unlike in most important competitions. And her outfit was so cute. I also thoroughly enjoyed Emily Hughes, and Meissner skated perfectly and pulled off the triple-triple, which was huge. Even though it was technically close, I thought the Americans performed 10 times better than anyone else, including Irina (in second) and the girl from Japan in third (forgot her name). It's because they have that whole American-girl attitude. American athetes are privileged, compared to so many Olympians from other countries. They do what they do because they are given the opportunity, and they are disturbingly driven to be the best (really, they're disturbed), and they, as Americans, say "Look at me, I'm the best!", which is something I don't feel when I'm watching the Japanese and Russians. Here's Counting Crows' version of us American girls (how can I not include myself?): "American girls all weather and noise, playing the changes for all the boys. You made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry, hey miss American girl."
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Me happy
Sasha Cohen kicked butt! I am happy she showed her true ablities today, unlike in most important competitions. And her outfit was so cute. I also thoroughly enjoyed Emily Hughes, and Meissner skated perfectly and pulled off the triple-triple, which was huge. Even though it was technically close, I thought the Americans performed 10 times better than anyone else, including Irina (in second) and the girl from Japan in third (forgot her name). It's because they have that whole American-girl attitude. American athetes are privileged, compared to so many Olympians from other countries. They do what they do because they are given the opportunity, and they are disturbingly driven to be the best (really, they're disturbed), and they, as Americans, say "Look at me, I'm the best!", which is something I don't feel when I'm watching the Japanese and Russians. Here's Counting Crows' version of us American girls (how can I not include myself?): "American girls all weather and noise, playing the changes for all the boys. You made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry, you made me cry, hey miss American girl."
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Actually I think Kimmie Meissner is way cuter than Sasha. But I think Sasha and Emily Hughes's "toi fung" make them look super cool. Actually, Sasha used to always be extremely serious and nervous looking, but now that she's learned to be more calm and smiley, she looks much better while skating.
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