Comments on: Japan and Korea’s ice rink rivalry heated up http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/ Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:42:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: vietgirl http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-14707 vietgirl Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:01:33 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-14707 how funny...i just read this post and just happened to watch the World Skating Champs in LA on tv just a few hours ago. Kim Yuna blew everyone out of the water...she just dominated. i'm not sure what the final numbers were but after she skated her last number...she took first place by like a 16 point margin. i haven't been following figure skating so i'm not familar with the skaters and i don't know about all the drama but Kim Yuna was by far the best skater tonight...she kind of seemed to be in a different league than the others. how funny…i just read this post and just happened to watch the World Skating Champs in LA on tv just a few hours ago. Kim Yuna blew everyone out of the water…she just dominated. i’m not sure what the final numbers were but after she skated her last number…she took first place by like a 16 point margin. i haven’t been following figure skating so i’m not familar with the skaters and i don’t know about all the drama but Kim Yuna was by far the best skater tonight…she kind of seemed to be in a different league than the others.

]]> By: Anna http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-14013 Anna Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:33:17 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-14013 It is sad that Yuna got involved in this mess in the first place at a crucial time like this, right in the middle of the world champs. Well, to make long story short, Yuna never pinpointed out that it were her Japanese rivals that tried to deter her from her usual routine practice. Moreover, she never said anything close to it. She has not the personality to say such things. SBS interviewed her and twisted her comments on the hopes of getting attention back on the ice from elsewhere. (They have exclusive rights to broadcast ISU ice shows/tournaments in Korea, no wonder they need "issues".) I really hope there is a public apology, although I doubt it, for bloating this up to the extent that triggered another huge brawl among Yuna and Mao fans or KR vs. JP?. Yuna "answered" a question, not stated or complained first, that there are often white wars among skaters on the ice before tournaments, but she is okay (like all other skaters) and will find ways to work herself up to best condition for the occasion. Anyhow, I really hope sports remain simply sports although it seems impossible in this world of commercialism. :( Hope only the best for Yuna and good games from all the contenders in the tournament. It is sad that Yuna got involved in this mess in the first place at a crucial time like this, right in the middle of the world champs. Well, to make long story short, Yuna never pinpointed out that it were her Japanese rivals that tried to deter her from her usual routine practice. Moreover, she never said anything close to it. She has not the personality to say such things.

SBS interviewed her and twisted her comments on the hopes of getting attention back on the ice from elsewhere. (They have exclusive rights to broadcast ISU ice shows/tournaments in Korea, no wonder they need “issues”.) I really hope there is a public apology, although I doubt it, for bloating this up to the extent that triggered another huge brawl among Yuna and Mao fans or KR vs. JP?.

Yuna “answered” a question, not stated or complained first, that there are often white wars among skaters on the ice before tournaments, but she is okay (like all other skaters) and will find ways to work herself up to best condition for the occasion.

Anyhow, I really hope sports remain simply sports although it seems impossible in this world of commercialism. :( Hope only the best for Yuna and good games from all the contenders in the tournament.

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13451 bb Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:55:24 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13451 lol, well...i'm not really the kind of person who'd travel to another city just to watch the olympics. plus, toronto and vancouver is not really that close to each other...one's east and one's west. =P lol, well…i’m not really the kind of person who’d travel to another city just to watch the olympics. plus, toronto and vancouver is not really that close to each other…one’s east and one’s west. =P

]]> By: kyon http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13383 kyon Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:57:21 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13383 nothing new lah. japan and korea fight on almost every sport. football was the fierciest one, and now baseball and figure skating. people thought the 2002 world cup will close their relationship, but nothing change, they are still fierce competitors. nothing new lah. japan and korea fight on almost every sport. football was the fierciest one, and now baseball and figure skating. people thought the 2002 world cup will close their relationship, but nothing change, they are still fierce competitors.

]]> By: Jenny http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13270 Jenny Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:08:16 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13270 It's quite tragic how still today Korea and Japan bad mouth each other. I remember the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan feud it ended both their futures as ice skaters. Well I don't think this will be like that (hopefully, who knows what a crazy fan might do) It’s quite tragic how still today Korea and Japan bad mouth each other.
I remember the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan feud it ended both their futures as ice skaters.
Well I don’t think this will be like that (hopefully, who knows what a crazy fan might do)

]]> By: cole http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13265 cole Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:34:10 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13265 They're complaining that a Japanese skater always seemed to cross in front of her and the camera during warmups?? That's Kinda silly. There are a lot of skaters out there during warmups and the camera man is standing in one spot. Inevitably different skaters are going to cross in front of whoever he's filming be it Japanese or whoever. As for the rivalry between the two skaters. Remember Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan. Now that was a bitter and violent outcome. They’re complaining that a Japanese skater always seemed to cross in front of her and the camera during warmups?? That’s Kinda silly. There are a lot of skaters out there during warmups and the camera man is standing in one spot. Inevitably different skaters are going to cross in front of whoever he’s filming be it Japanese or whoever.

As for the rivalry between the two skaters. Remember Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan. Now that was a bitter and violent outcome.

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13217 Yein Jee Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:39:28 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13217 bb... Toronto is near Vancouver? So you got to watch the Winter Olympic live next year? :) Jenny... I can imagine that minor collisions are unavoidable during warm-ups. All the videos and news on this matter are rather vague as you mentioned; the Koreans are putting stuff in favour of Kim, and Japanese obviously are doing the opposite thing. The 'broke leg' blog post seems kinda dubious as well; it's mentioned everywhere but I couldn't find the exact link to that article that mentioned the words. It might be taken out of context. From neutral point of view... let's the results do the talking. bb… Toronto is near Vancouver? So you got to watch the Winter Olympic live next year? :)

Jenny… I can imagine that minor collisions are unavoidable during warm-ups.

All the videos and news on this matter are rather vague as you mentioned; the Koreans are putting stuff in favour of Kim, and Japanese obviously are doing the opposite thing.

The ‘broke leg’ blog post seems kinda dubious as well; it’s mentioned everywhere but I couldn’t find the exact link to that article that mentioned the words. It might be taken out of context.

From neutral point of view… let’s the results do the talking.

]]> By: Jenny http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13215 Jenny Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:31:14 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13215 I've seen both news reports and yes it's really vague. There is one part where Kim herself skates behind a japanese skater and nearly hits her. But people have to remember that there are judges watching and accidents do occur. I've seen two skaters collide unintentionally during warm ups. The one thing that bothers me is kim's unsportmanship, she hoped that Mao Asada would fall and brake a leg (she wrote it in her blog) Both girls are talented so I really don't get it, is is jealousy over Asada's success or ? Mao Asada has always praised Kim and considers her a friend. I’ve seen both news reports and yes it’s really vague.
There is one part where Kim herself skates behind a japanese skater and nearly hits her.
But people have to remember that there are judges watching and accidents do occur.
I’ve seen two skaters collide unintentionally during warm ups.
The one thing that bothers me is kim’s unsportmanship, she hoped that Mao Asada would fall and brake a leg (she wrote it in her blog)
Both girls are talented so I really don’t get it, is is jealousy over Asada’s success or ?
Mao Asada has always praised Kim and considers her a friend.

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2009/japan-korea-ice-rink-rivalry-heated-up/#comment-13145 bb Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:15:09 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=15131#comment-13145 hey, they were at toronto! that's where i live =) hey, they were at toronto! that’s where i live =)

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