With so much uncalled-for bashing already going on, that was very unnecessary fuel to the fire indeed.. I think it made Chan's day when the skaters he criticized made it easier for him to bury them in the public. Its so sad that only one side of the coin is criticized while the other side completely flies off the radar.. I applaud Brian for avoiding to get involved in this publicly.

Yes, I think it would be wise for Brian not to give any comments about this all before the SP. Whatever he would say would be turned into something else.

Titi, you must feel awful, because you wrote that article where those Plushy quotes are from? I'm sorry.

I have an opinion,that Brian has no strong protective support nor from French Federation,neither from french mass media.If he did,they would never let it happen,that he got involved in suchlike scandal,having in fact nothing to do with it. Plush has always had a long tongue,but he is always forgiven by everyone,as he wears a "crown" and he is the "King" and so on...However for Brian it may be really harmful at Olys.
I don't believe in "fair play" in SPORTS any more,it's all about business & bureaucracy!I do have bad sensations for this Games,we'll see....

Feeling shared here.. The expression on the face of my avatar is truly planted on my actual face these days..
I agree about the feeling that Brian has no helping hand from his media or his fed.. He worked to put transitions in the programme, has actual choreo this year but it'll never stop anybody from criticizing, will it?

Never.It seems Brian is the most attractive victim for everyone...I feel so sorry for him!I think the root of this is in the absence of INTEREST for Figure Skating in France!It's much less popular there than oher sports.Plush is supported by prime minister of RUSSIA and even president,while i doubt Nicolas Sarkozy will give a fast answer to a question "who is Brian Joubert?"
He WORKS more than anyone else,he DESERVES this medal(any....any olympic medal) more than anyone,HE IS SO PROPER AND KIND in his deeds even torwards contenders,BUT STILL he tastes so much bitter...I pray for God's help FINALLY!!!KINDNESS MUST WIN OVER SELFISHNESS!

Brian has the support of DG but if he misses Olys 2010, there this risks barding and in more he ya Florent who "grows" (he also is very going to be to watch by the fédé (in any case a French sportsman wins he has all commendations of the press, the same sportsman is planted, he has all criticisms... Brian knows something about it in 2006).
Brian must make his two programmes impeccably and.............
Chan makes me laugh with the statements concerning Plushenko and he reminds me of Brian at the time of the statements to the press.......
Transitions etc it is but what the guys prennet of risks by attracting and réussisant quadruples it is still better otherwise it will be on the same mould and it will be annoying as everything!
Brian a le soutien de DG mais s'il passe à côté des Olys 2010 , là ça risque de barder et en plus il ya Florent qui " pousse" ( lui aussi va être très surveiller par la fédé ( de toute façon un sportif français gagne il a tous les louanges de la presse ,le même sportif se plante , il a toutes les critiques ... Brian en sait quelque chose en 2006 ) .
Brian doit faire ses deux programmes impeccablement et .............
Chan me fait rire avec ses déclarations concernant Plushenko et il me rappelle Brian au moment de ses déclarations à la presse .......
Les transitions etc c'est bien mais que les gars prennet des risques en tentant et réussisant les quadruples c'est encore mieux sinon cela sera sur le même moule et cela sera ennuyeux comme tout !
Have a great time Irina , Sheena , Jeanne .............

We will put articles (on all present skaters) photos etc..

http://www.daylife.com/search/photos/1/grid?q=figure+skating
http://www.eurosport.fr/patinage-artistique/vancouver-2010/2009-2010/la-confiance-de-gailhaguet_sto2217763/story.shtml

thank you gis

Have a wonderful time at the Olympics ladies Try not to die of nerves
as for Brian: much as I agree with what you girls say about him, the lack of support etc. saying that he works harder than anyone else is an exaggeration to me. Other skaters also work very very hard, some of them also study and most of them have both new programs contrary to Brian. Some also leave their country to train somewhere else and it must be very difficult for them too. But don't get me wrong - there's no denying that Brian works reaaaally hard, I just felt that it was an exaggeration to say that he works harder than everyone else.

HAVE FUN at Olympics !!!! and Safety Trip, ladies

About the article:

Quote:

Plushenko (pictured) had headed into retirement aged just 23 following his gold-medal winning performance in Turin four years ago but he traded in his pension book just a few months ago in an attempt to become the first man in almost six decades to win back-to-back Olympic titles.

I think she has one point here, this is a better reason to come back then 'My WIFE'. Concerning the rest of the article, there were more members here who said something about Plushes arms swaying (me included )

Normaly I also look at the transitions, but specialy in the beginning of the program. From what I've seen the last couple of years on television is that every skater does his important jumps at the beginning, after that the real skating begins. It's allmost like a to-do-list, do a quad combination with a triple, followed by a triple axel, and a triple lutz or flip. After that you can see the skater relax a bit and continue with the program. I agree if Brian said that he needs to concentrate on the jumps, specially at the beginning of the program but during the program itself I think it is necessary to use transistion. Just to keep the program intresting to watch, Lambiel and Contesti use the transitions all the time and sometimes the jumps are a suprise!
And even though skaters might think that these transitions are not important, it could cost you points (cause it's still one of the presentation elements) and evantually it might even cost you a golden medal.....

Sheena, Irina, Clam, Jeanne have a GREAT time in Vancouver! Bon voyage!

Irina; I hope they will let you in with your camera!

I still stand my ground and believe that Brian works and has worked more,than others during past 4-5 years!...I don't mean to show my disrespect to other skaters,NO WAY!I just say what i believe in and what i see.