Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
Ice dancing ... Belbin and Agosto are in 4th after the original dance. Davis and White are in second!

How sad for the young woman from Canada. Hopefully she can go on with her performances.

(MT4FF, I heard Andy Rooney describe figure skating on 60 Minutes tonight as a mixture of gymnastics and ballet ... I thought that was pretty insightful!)
I wasn't surprised that Belbin and Agosto didn't pull up any. I thought their outfits were a little too much and too white! Davis & White are marvelous! You could see Meryl's body positions throughout the program a lot better with her costume than you could Tanith's and some of the other ladies.

I got a kick out of reliving the falls that occurred last year during the OD! I'd forgotten. The worst one was that of Canada's Marie-France Dubrueil and Patrice Lauzon. I had really grown to like them and was hoping they'd win the Gold. I never, ever liked that red head of the Italian team and although I felt bad for her partner I was glad they fell. She needed a reality check, she had an ego and attitude like Plushenko's!

I'm sure Joannie's Mom would want her to go ahead and compete. I hope Joannie can skate well in honor and memory of her Mom and it would be wonderful if somehow she garnered the Gold.

Edited to add: Mickey Rooney desribed figure skating pretty darned well!