• Kiss and Cry Etiquette, part II – again… you were wired for sound, Don Baldwin. After a less than ideal short, Don let rip a couple of F-bombs and a few other choice words. His partner, Tiffany Vise, did her best Jeff Dunham imitation asking him to “stop cussing” under her breath (Jeff Dunham is a talented ventriloquist). Coach Doug Ladret also tried to get him to calm down. Did it help? No, he displayed an implosion of sportsmanship, live on icenetwork, finished off with Don turning his back on Tiffany and Doug, storming off, and stopping only to throw something at Tiffany. It’s not like I expect him to be happy about a disappointing program, but maybe his lack of control has more to do with the poor execution of their program.
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• All in all, congratulations to U.S. Figure Skating and the city of Omaha for putting on one of the best championships in my memory. The facilities—perfect—and the competition was arguably as many great performances as has ever been skated. I can’t wait until Boston!
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