chuckiem wrote:To the rest of the World, it's LADIES. Only in Canada is it "Women".
As for Canadian medal chances, why start out with glass-half-empty thoughts? Some of your countrymen on other boards are already predicting medals in all disciplines and the GPF in some.
sms29s66 wrote:Am I correct or dreaming? In the audience at World's I swear I saw the same (presumably) Japanese spectators showing flags for more than their own skaters? If so, bravo! Is this a thing that I just never noticed before? When my daughter and I were at World's in DC, we sort of bonded with two Russian young women who seemed shy about rooting for their skaters, so we encouraged them and rooted along with them. It felt really good to be non-partisan. But then I've always had favorites among other countries skaters, and sometimes I have actively disliked our own American skaters.
bumphystars wrote:chuckiem wrote:To the rest of the World, it's LADIES. Only in Canada is it "Women".
As for Canadian medal chances, why start out with glass-half-empty thoughts? Some of your countrymen on other boards are already predicting medals in all disciplines and the GPF in some.
Chuckie, are you implying that it should be Ladies? I'll buy into that once they start using the term "gentlemen." Until then, it's garbage and should be changed.
bumphystars wrote:Huh, so by your logic, Ladies can apply to a 14 year old girl but Women can't?
Congrats to the ISU and anyone else who thinks that makes sense, but I do not. And I'm proud of Canada for taking a more modern approach, using a term that isn't loaded by outdated associations of what a female should be and how they should behave. The rest of the world should do the same.
Also, there ARE mens skaters who technically not adults as well. What should they be called?
As for cheering for all skaters, I totally agree that it makes the sport more enjoyable. We should all cheer for good skating!
Maleeva wrote:Well I never would have picked Finland as the replacement for the cup of china. That came as a total surprise.
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