Fumie Suguri failed to qualify for Japanese Nationals again

[orientalplane]

Back in the day she'd be quietly hospitalized and family would say she's 'resting'. Poor poor Fumie. And you know Divakawa loves it all as she goes from one ciggy to the next. haha. Can't you just see Diva saying,
"Thank you Fumie for bringing me my bath water, but you need to leave now. And stop staring, it's creeping me out."

[Alex Forrest]

Oriental? God, that sounds so racist. If you are going to get on your high fecking horse, please don't have a racist name tag, mmkay?

[orientalplane]

Oriental? God, that sounds so racist. If you are going to get on your high fecking horse, please don't have a racist name tag, mmkay?

The oriental plane is the English language name of one of my favourite trees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis

[PeterG]

The oriental plane is the English language name of one of my favourite trees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis

Well then...you have named your favourite tree in A VERY RACIST WAY!!!!

Apparently she failed to qualify for this thread.

Poor Fumie - not only did she not qualify for Nationals - she didn't qualify to remain in this thread!

You have a good writer.

[Iceman]

The oriental plane is the English language name of one of my favourite trees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis

Plantanus Orientalis-----A GORGEOUS TREE WITH maple type leaves.

[spikydurian]

Well then...you have named your favourite tree in A VERY RACIST WAY!!!!

Not OP's fault, PeterG. the agriculturist/scientist/?? who named this tree ORIENTAL PLANE, and OP's poor taste for liking this tree.

[Ziggy]

Ignore it and it will go away.

[The Accordion]

You have a good writer.

Honest professor - I didn't mean to plagiarize! It was a coincidence/ subconscious / the mark of 2 geniuses moving along the same plane.

[Alex Forrest]

Ignore it and it will go away.

LOL, so how's that working out, Zigs?

[apatinar]

Poor Fumie... She's like the Tonia Kwiatkowski of the JSF. ls Kwiatkowski still competing too and hoping to go to the Olympics? Might as well. Your dreams are only as big as your delusions, a very wise person once told me. She's like what, 45?, and still hoping for Olympic gold? Back in the day she'd be quietly hospitalized and family would say she's 'resting'. Poor poor Fumie. And you know Divakawa loves it all as she goes from one ciggy to the next. haha. Can't you just see Diva saying,
"Thank you Fumie for bringing me my bath water, but you need to leave now. And stop staring, it's creeping me out. You are now excused."

LMFAO! This is one of the best posts I have seen in awhile! Hilarious!

[ioana]

Poor Fumie... She's like the Tonia Kwiatkowski of the JSF. ls Kwiatkowski still competing too and hoping to go to the Olympics?

Tonia had a legitimate shot at making the '98 Olympic team, last time she competed at Nationals. And she went to Worlds that same season, finishing 6th. The only similarity I see is that you probably never enjoyed seeing either one of them sticking around. Which, you know, is how retirement should be determined. Will have them give you a call before signing up for any future events.

[ks777]

Shizuka was totally Ms. Popular, which is ironic since she was known to be reserved and cold while Fumie was considered the expressive performer. All the Japanese girls (except Fumie ) seem to like and respect Shizuka, it appears. She seems like the type of person who if you are on her good side, she's your BFF but if you are on her bad side...they don't call her Divakawa for nothing.



I get the feeling it was probably the ones around her age (Yoshie and Shizuka) she didn't get along with. But I do remember reading that she scolded a young Miki for not paying attention on practice ice when Fumie was rising up the ranks and Miki was a kid. Which reminds me, wasn't it Fumie who was accused of intentionally "impeding" Yuna during practice sessions? Man, who would have thought after all these years that Fumie Suguri will provide so much

Fumie didn't get along with anyone but her sister. I think I remember reading Shizuka or Miki's blog a long time ago that they always included Fumie to going out for dinners and stuff(they were all practicing at the same rink at one point) but Fumie never wanted to join in.

[lowtherlore]

Fumie didn't get along with anyone but her sister. I think I remember reading Shizuka or Miki's blog a long time ago that they always included Fumie to going out for dinners and stuff(they were all practicing at the same rink at one point) but Fumie never wanted to join in.

While it's true she didn't get along with them, we wouldn't know what prevented her from wanting to join in.

[Ziggy]

While it's true she didn't get along with them, we wouldn't know what prevented her from wanting to join in.

Maybe she's a Scientologist? Or an Illuminati? And only socialises with HER OWN KIND.

[lowtherlore]

Maybe she's a Scientologist? Or an Illuminati? And only socialises with HER OWN KIND.

I meant it could have been external as well as internal. She got along fine with the American skaters, at least on surface. She had spent her childhood years in Anchorage Alaska and her spoken English was pretty good, so I guess it helped her there. When moved to Japan she might have had some difficulty in being fully adjusted into the circle, where compliance with group behavior is the encouraged norm, relatively speaking. It would have been not entirely by her choice or her lack of sociability, but there could have also been some social or emotional barrier set by her peers which would not be readily visible or felt by the outsiders. It’s my guess.

[martyross]

those are good observations,lowtherlore. it's easy to judge a person, especially from the outside, instead of looking at our own flaws (:

[Marco]

Maybe she's a Scientologist? Or an Illuminati? And only socialises with HER OWN KIND.

Now that the world hasn't ended, we need a new conspiracy.

[Ziggy]

I meant it could have been external as well as internal. She got along fine with the American skaters, at least on surface. She had spent her childhood years in Anchorage Alaska and her spoken English was pretty good, so I guess it helped her there. When moved to Japan she might have had some difficulty in being fully adjusted into the circle, where compliance with group behavior is the encouraged norm, relatively speaking. It would have been not entirely by her choice or her lack of sociability, but there could have also been some social or emotional barrier set by her peers which would not be readily visible or felt by the outsiders. It’s my guess.

That's very interesting, thanks. I didn't realise. Having been brought up in a different country puts you in this strange position where you feel and consider yourself to be Japanese (or whatever other nationality), yet when you move there after years of living somewhere else, you are different and don't really fit in. I know somebody who has experienced this clash.

[love_skate2011]

Im sorry but Fumie has been done along time ago

[tkaug]

I meant it could have been external as well as internal. She got along fine with the American skaters, at least on surface. She had spent her childhood years in Anchorage Alaska and her spoken English was pretty good, so I guess it helped her there. When moved to Japan she might have had some difficulty in being fully adjusted into the circle, where compliance with group behavior is the encouraged norm, relatively speaking. It would have been not entirely by her choice or her lack of sociability, but there could have also been some social or emotional barrier set by her peers which would not be readily visible or felt by the outsiders. It’s my guess.

I just saw a post below on her Twitter account.

Arrived Munich,waiting Adam

I do not think her English is good at all.
Good English speakers wouldn't make such silly mistakes like this.