Yuzuru Hanyu did indeed win the gold medal after falling twice in one program because of his grace and....WTF? It's the OLYMPICS! It's supposed to be the best of the best for heaven's sake, not the lesser of two evils! Well, let's see, we'll just reward those who tried and failed, repeatedly, over those who prodded nice and steady and pulled it home in the long stretch. Hm, I thought the Tortoise was supposed to win, not the Hare....point being, falling at these games used to be an aberration, an embarrassment, and a guarantee that you will not be on the podium. A well skated routine lacking quads-and any spills-is much more worthy of a medal than a program in which one or two quads were landed while one or two were missed and the skater sat down. Poorly executed but ballsy moves do not showcase something you've mastered, and that's exactly what the Olympics is supposed to do. I'm just saying...
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