Just for kicks, I'm posting photos of skaters falling on the ice. I know, I know, it's rude, but hey, these photos are all over the Internet, so why should I stop myself from re-posting them here in my blog? While they all look practically alike (They're about to hit hard ice, dummy, do you think they would bother flashing a smile first?), some skaters do it a little more gracefully than the others.
Help me identify who falls down with grace. Tell me what you think.
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| Sarah Hughes. I think this was after the Salt Lake Olympics. She certainly looks like she gained weight here. |
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| Sasha Cohen. This fall would have been more disastrous if the photographer took this photo from the other side. |
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| Michelle Kwan. For some reason, I laughed so hard when I saw this. But you're still my hero, Michelle! |
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| Mao Asada. I always stop myself from crying whenever I see Mao fall. Get up Mao, get up! |
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| Miki Ando. This is the kind of fall that makes people gasp and leaves skaters with an injury and a bruised ego. |
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| Oh dear. Caroline Zhang almost 'kissed' the ice with this fall |
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| Ouch! Poor Emily Hughes! You should have taken pointers from your sister Sarah |
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| Joannie Rochette falters. Regardless of her mistakes, Joannie is still one of my fave jumpers in the world |
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| Irina Slutskaya. I love you Irina, but this photo is sooo unflattering. You should sue the photographer! |
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| So should you, Carolina! |
“Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.” --- Chinese proverb. Despite falling down many times in their careers, these skaters learned to get up and move on. Some of them eventually became champions and legends.
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