The Rink Rumormill
While all the media attention has been on Michelle's withdrawal and Sasha's pending/potential coronation to the Gold Medal, the media has almost forgotten Kimmie Meissner, who placed 2nd in the US National Championships behind Cohen. The Rink Rumormill in Torino says Kimmie is soaking in the experience and is having great practices consistently hitting her content. My gut tells me NOT to count Kimmie out. My spies in Torino also told me that US Pairs Champions, Rena Inoue & John Baldwin missed the throw triple axel in final long program, and ended up in 7th place, down from 6th place. The throw triple axel they nailed in the short program was outstanding. The Spies said the long wait to skate made it difficult for the skaters to remain limber and stretched. It also plays hell with your head-- skaters like to "get it over with!"
I'll save the Pairs winners for tonight, not so spoil it for you. However beware there were some real nasty falls.
