shion now has been david Peltier made headlines and became the world’s
headlines and became the world’s
headlines and became the world’s darlings after the figure-skating
darlings after the figure-skating
darlings after the figure-skating scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in
scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in
scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City hi I’m Christina
Salt Lake City hi I’m Christina
Salt Lake City hi I’m Christina watchmojo.com today we’re going to talk
watchmojo.com today we’re going to talk
watchmojo.com today we’re going to talk to Olympic gold medalist jamie sally as
to Olympic gold medalist jamie sally as
to Olympic gold medalist jamie sally as an athlete what drives you um what i was
an athlete what drives you um what i was
an athlete what drives you um what i was competing i would say what drove me was
competing i would say what drove me was
competing i would say what drove me was perfection i always wanted to be great
perfection i always wanted to be great
perfection i always wanted to be great at what i did and i wanted to be the
at what i did and i wanted to be the
at what i did and i wanted to be the best i wanted to see improvement all the
best i wanted to see improvement all the
best i wanted to see improvement all the time and i wanted to keep getting better
time and i wanted to keep getting better
time and i wanted to keep getting better it was all about having fun for me i was
it was all about having fun for me i was
it was all about having fun for me i was never a competitor that was very serious
never a competitor that was very serious
never a competitor that was very serious and intense when I was training David’s
and intense when I was training David’s
and intense when I was training David’s a little bit more like that and I’m more
a little bit more like that and I’m more
a little bit more like that and I’m more of the person that likes to have fun and
of the person that likes to have fun and
of the person that likes to have fun and smile and laugh along the way the
smile and laugh along the way the
smile and laugh along the way the journey for me was so exciting it was so
journey for me was so exciting it was so
journey for me was so exciting it was so thrilling and and the Edit adventurous
thrilling and and the Edit adventurous
thrilling and and the Edit adventurous like I was always challenged and I was
like I was always challenged and I was
like I was always challenged and I was always running into obstacles which I
always running into obstacles which I
always running into obstacles which I took on as an opportunity to do
took on as an opportunity to do
took on as an opportunity to do something with it instead of oh no this
something with it instead of oh no this
something with it instead of oh no this is dragging me down after the scandal in
is dragging me down after the scandal in
is dragging me down after the scandal in Salt Lake City Figure Skating took a hit
Salt Lake City Figure Skating took a hit
Salt Lake City Figure Skating took a hit do you think it’s lost its prestige
do you think it’s lost its prestige
do you think it’s lost its prestige since then do you think there’s more
since then do you think there’s more
since then do you think there’s more work to be done in order for figure
work to be done in order for figure
work to be done in order for figure skating to get back to where it used to
skating to get back to where it used to
skating to get back to where it used to be after Salt Lake it was a little bit
be after Salt Lake it was a little bit
be after Salt Lake it was a little bit of a difficult time for people to trust
of a difficult time for people to trust
of a difficult time for people to trust in our sport but after this Olympics I
in our sport but after this Olympics I
in our sport but after this Olympics I think the results were exactly what they
think the results were exactly what they
think the results were exactly what they should have been on those nights we
should have been on those nights we
should have been on those nights we thought it was judged very fairly and
thought it was judged very fairly and
thought it was judged very fairly and very honestly and the results were
very honestly and the results were
very honestly and the results were correct in the men’s figure skating
correct in the men’s figure skating
correct in the men’s figure skating there’s the controversy of quad or no
there’s the controversy of quad or no
there’s the controversy of quad or no quad what’s your opinion on that yes you
quad what’s your opinion on that yes you
quad what’s your opinion on that yes you always want to be improving in your
always want to be improving in your
always want to be improving in your sport and taking your sport to a
sport and taking your sport to a
sport and taking your sport to a different level but I don’t think it is
different level but I don’t think it is
different level but I don’t think it is the be-all and end-all I really don’t
the be-all and end-all I really don’t
the be-all and end-all I really don’t like it when people focus on one thing
like it when people focus on one thing
like it when people focus on one thing because skating has more depth than that
because skating has more depth than that
because skating has more depth than that there’s so many other components that go
there’s so many other components that go
there’s so many other components that go into making a great program and that’s
into making a great program and that’s
into making a great program and that’s why Evan Lysacek won he can do a quad
why Evan Lysacek won he can do a quad
why Evan Lysacek won he can do a quad but he didn’t win because he had a quad
but he didn’t win because he had a quad
but he didn’t win because he had a quad he won because he’s got great skating
he won because he’s got great skating
he won because he’s got great skating basics and technique and he’s got great
basics and technique and he’s got great
basics and technique and he’s got great spins great footwork great transitions I
spins great footwork great transitions I
spins great footwork great transitions I disagree with that it that you’re not a
disagree with that it that you’re not a
disagree with that it that you’re not a man without a quad I disagree there was
man without a quad I disagree there was
man without a quad I disagree there was also a lot of talk about the costumes
also a lot of talk about the costumes
also a lot of talk about the costumes that
that
that then we’re wearing what’s that all about
then we’re wearing what’s that all about
then we’re wearing what’s that all about yeah it’s questionable and a lot of a
yeah it’s questionable and a lot of a
yeah it’s questionable and a lot of a lot of disciplines that the costumes can
lot of disciplines that the costumes can
lot of disciplines that the costumes can be questionable at times but I still
be questionable at times but I still
be questionable at times but I still would really appreciate the skaters
would really appreciate the skaters
would really appreciate the skaters focusing on this being a sport because I
focusing on this being a sport because I
focusing on this being a sport because I think like Johnny Weir for example I
think like Johnny Weir for example I
think like Johnny Weir for example I think he’s more concerned about making
think he’s more concerned about making
think he’s more concerned about making it a show for himself instead of
it a show for himself instead of
it a show for himself instead of focusing on being an athlete and figure
focusing on being an athlete and figure
focusing on being an athlete and figure skating and this it’s unfortunate
skating and this it’s unfortunate
skating and this it’s unfortunate because a lot of people will give men’s
because a lot of people will give men’s
because a lot of people will give men’s figure skating a bad name because of not
figure skating a bad name because of not
figure skating a bad name because of not best like just him but if there’s one
best like just him but if there’s one
best like just him but if there’s one person or there’s two people that are
person or there’s two people that are
person or there’s two people that are acting a certain way then it doesn’t
acting a certain way then it doesn’t
acting a certain way then it doesn’t look good but I mean it’s still a very
look good but I mean it’s still a very
look good but I mean it’s still a very athletic sport also in pairs figure
athletic sport also in pairs figure
athletic sport also in pairs figure skating and ice dancing the Russians did
skating and ice dancing the Russians did
skating and ice dancing the Russians did not fare very well what’s going on with
not fare very well what’s going on with
not fare very well what’s going on with the Russian since this former Soviet
the Russian since this former Soviet
the Russian since this former Soviet Union is split up it seems like it’s
Union is split up it seems like it’s
Union is split up it seems like it’s been a gradual decline and I think they
been a gradual decline and I think they
been a gradual decline and I think they even brought Plushenko back because they
even brought Plushenko back because they
even brought Plushenko back because they didn’t have anybody in the men’s event
didn’t have anybody in the men’s event
didn’t have anybody in the men’s event either so so she’s coming up in four
either so so she’s coming up in four
either so so she’s coming up in four years and you probably gonna see a lot
years and you probably gonna see a lot
years and you probably gonna see a lot of skaters coming up again so maybe it’s
of skaters coming up again so maybe it’s
of skaters coming up again so maybe it’s just a cycle at these Olympics we’ve
just a cycle at these Olympics we’ve
just a cycle at these Olympics we’ve also seen the rise of Asia in Figure
also seen the rise of Asia in Figure
also seen the rise of Asia in Figure Skating they did very well in a lot of
Skating they did very well in a lot of
Skating they did very well in a lot of the different events they get one skater
the different events they get one skater
the different events they get one skater that’s doing well and then all of a
that’s doing well and then all of a
that’s doing well and then all of a sudden they start inspiring a lot of
sudden they start inspiring a lot of
sudden they start inspiring a lot of other young skaters because these are
other young skaters because these are
other young skaters because these are countries that haven’t had that kind of
countries that haven’t had that kind of
countries that haven’t had that kind of exposure before so now you’re gonna
exposure before so now you’re gonna
exposure before so now you’re gonna start to see lots of them which is who
start to see lots of them which is who
start to see lots of them which is who it’s scary for the rest of us because
it’s scary for the rest of us because
it’s scary for the rest of us because they’re really good
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