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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr. Grimm" data-source="post: 68800" data-attributes="member: 1759">Sarah Hughes' performance was by far the best on the ice last night.  Yes she lacks a certain artistry and technical skill -- and she was scored accordingly -- as compared to Kwan and Slutskaya, but she gave it her all.  Kwan and Slutskaya (is that really her name?) gave good performances but both looked like they were going thru the motions.  Slutskaya in particular, reknowned for her speed and power seemed to be overly cautious as if waying what she needed to do exactly in order to win the gold with as little risk to her program.  And since both she and Kwan did the bare minimum necessary for what they wanted -- and fell or wobbled -- they lost.  They lost to Hughes because her passion for the performance was obvious as was her seemingly boundless energy and response to the crowd ever-increasing vocal support.  And as someone mentioned above, if this is to be considered a sport, then it has to be the performance rewarded appropriately, not the performer.  Otherwise they may as well just mail in their resumes.Personally I was routing for the young and very wobbly skater from Sweden (IIRC?) who only learned she was to perform at the Olympics less than a month ago and skated to the soundtrack of Anna and the King.  And for all those nudniks who believe skating is not a sport because it has to be judged, like the ski and snowboarding jumps, haven't you heard of umpires or referees?  How many times a year do you scream over botched calls that "unfairly" decide a game?</blockquote>

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