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New Phil Hersh article on what else:
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019...oQIM44555pENKA3AYOiwXZIx6XJBQQ7sLxs9FxVQIJ0jo
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019...oQIM44555pENKA3AYOiwXZIx6XJBQQ7sLxs9FxVQIJ0jo
New Phil Hersh article on what else:
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019...oQIM44555pENKA3AYOiwXZIx6XJBQQ7sLxs9FxVQIJ0jo
New Phil Hersh article on what else:
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019...oQIM44555pENKA3AYOiwXZIx6XJBQQ7sLxs9FxVQIJ0jo
Oh No! Not again! I am so sick of reading about this. I decided not to read the article. Thanks for posting the link though.
Oh No! Not again! I am so sick of reading about this. I decided not to read the article. Thanks for posting the link though.
I do wonder why they decided to go back to Detroit on the 25th anniversary. They’re just asking for this kind of article to be written by every media source
I do wonder why they decided to go back to Detroit on the 25th anniversary. They’re just asking for this kind of article to be written by every media source
I remember reading a story years ago about how Zayak came back in 1994 to skate on her own terms with no thoughts of medals, etc. Interesting now to read that she came back because she looked at how Tonya and Nancy were skating in 1993 and thought "this is the best we have????"
One does not need to be humble, it's ok to be confident and to think highly of oneself, just don't insult and put down other competitors..Not a very nice comment for her to make. In the end she places behind them and the very young Kwan and Bobek. Maybe that teaches her something about being humble
I found this article about 1994 Nationals that was reprinted in 2014: https://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-harding/2014/01/tonya_harding-nancy_kerrigan_t.htmlAt 28, Zayak was four and a half years older than anyone else in the women’s event (Kerrigan, 24, was next oldest). A decade had passed since her last “amateur,” or OIympic-style, competition, a sixth place at the 1984 Olympics and a third at the 1984 world championships.
Zayak said this week she had decided to return to the sport because the erratic skating she saw from Kerrigan and Harding at 1993 nationals made her think, “Is this really all we have for the Olympics?”
As an amateur, she was, like Harding, famed for her jumping, which included Zayak’s unprecedented six triple jumps at the 1982 worlds. Because four were the same jump, a triple toe loop, the ISU soon passed the “Zayak Rule,” limiting triple jump repetitions to one of each type, and one of those repeated triples needed to be in a jump combination.
The darkhorses in the women's competition -- and a couple of the more intriguing stories at the championships -- are 13-year-old Michelle Kwan and 28-year-old Elaine Zayak, the 1982 world champion who decided to come back after watching last year's national championships.
When she became the youngest senior skater as a 12-year-old in the 1993 nationals, Kwan and her coach said she was aiming at the 1998 Olympics. Now, the tiny dynamo with the consistent jumps has moved her plans back four years.
Zayak has no pretensions of making the team, and said she probably would turn down a spot even if she did qualify so that another skater could have the experience she had in 1984.
Is that an exact quote, @Yazmeen?
I found this article about 1994 Nationals that was reprinted in 2014: https://www.oregonlive.com/tonya-harding/2014/01/tonya_harding-nancy_kerrigan_t.html
@Sylvia The story that I heard sold was Elaine just wanting to come back and do her best with no thoughts of medals I remember reading one story that said she had a drawer full of them, that wasn't the point for her return, just wish I could remember where that was from. It also described her darker days where her coaches were pushing her to lose weight to the point that the rink cafe owner told her he was only allowed to sell her coffee on their orders - if anyone else remembers and can help here.
Not a very nice comment for her to make. In the end she places behind them and the very young Kwan and Bobek. Maybe that teaches her something about being humble
To place fourth at US Nationals, without having competed for almost ten years, and with the depth of talent in US ladies at that time, is a stunning accomplishment. She doesn't have to be humble about that.
That your opinion. My comment was about her insulting the top 2 saying is that all we’ve got, and then placing 4th. Even behind Kwan and Bobek. That should’ve humbled her
That your opinion. My comment was about her insulting the top 2 saying is that all we’ve got, and then placing 4th. Even behind Kwan and Bobek. That should’ve humbled her
That your opinion. My comment was about her insulting the top 2 saying is that all we’ve got, and then placing 4th. Even behind Kwan and Bobek. That should’ve humbled her
Not a very nice comment for her to make. In the end she places behind them and the very young Kwan and Bobek. Maybe that teaches her something about being humble
Yikes, I read the book (and remember the stories about Elaine) but I had forgotten that detail. Although...the book came out in 1995 (I think) and I don't think Nassar started working with the team until 1995 or 1996, so maybe it was someone else.@Yazmeen and @Sylvia This was all in Joan Ryan's book "Pretty Girls in Little Boxes". I was just looking at that book because I remembered it making a reference to a gymnastics "trainer" sneaking fruit and healthy food into the hotel rooms of US women gymnasts, when the Karolyis were in charge of the US team and controlling what the gymnasts could eat. In retrospect, with the information that's come out since, I think that trainer was probably Larry Nassar
I expect a ton of reminders. Won’t be surprised if NBC does something during Nationals