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EmeraldSparks
United States1451 Posts
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MuffinDude
United States3837 Posts
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GTR
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Navi
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none of the competition but asada (who i think is one of the few who have beaten her before, and her performance was also frankly amazing as well) can compare... no other word but bonjwa like GTR said :O | ||
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36402 Posts
On February 24 2010 14:16 jiabung wrote: Korea probably wouldn't care about golf/archery/skating/taekwondo etc, if they sucked at those events though... I guess it's just coincidence that they like those things and are good at those things too. This is how popularity for a sport emerges, you follow an idol, and she becomes the figurehead for that sport to become popular. Agreed, its perfectly natural that this happens (someone gets good, nation likes that someone, sport becomes popular). There's nothing wrong with this, it's completely fine and happens everywhere with every sport. I don't know what he's complaining about. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On February 24 2010 14:10 Ack1027 wrote: We as a nation excel in golf/archery/skating/taekwondo etc...there's tons of sports we're good at and most koreans and korean-americans care about following. My complaint is that most Korean-Americans don't care about soccer/figure skating/greco-roman wrestling yet they go apeshit only during olympics when one of the koreans place or get close to placing. What's wrong with wanting to back up your nation and exhibiting some national pride in the Olympics? I don't know shit about nearly any Olympic sport, but I feel good when a Korean wins a medal. Am I a lame bandwagoner because I feel proud that a fellow Korean excels at a highly competitive sport? | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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deathgod6
United States5064 Posts
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d_so
Korea (South)3262 Posts
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NotJumperer
United States1371 Posts
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jpak
United States5045 Posts
Kim Yu-na certainly did that. GL Kim on the free program. | ||
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sung_moon
United States10110 Posts
next 2 days gonna be fucking nerveracking | ||
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Sawajiri
Austria417 Posts
On February 24 2010 16:52 Hot_Bid wrote: Agreed, its perfectly natural that this happens (someone gets good, nation likes that someone, sport becomes popular). There's nothing wrong with this, it's completely fine and happens everywhere with every sport. I don't know what he's complaining about. Yupp. To give you an example, I'm Austrian, and as you might know (or morel likely not, because who gives a shit about Austria lol), Alpine skiing is the only thing we're any good at. And guess what discipline gets the highest viewer ratings in Austria? Nothing else is even a blip on the radar, and nobody cared about the summer Olympics. Happens with any country, sports bring out our nationalistic pride. Not saying it can't go overboard, such as it does with hooligans and, from what I hear, a few isolated instances of Germany-hate after the defeat of Korea in the '02 World Cup, but within reasons it's far from a purely Korean phenomenon. All that said, I live in Korea and the Yuna frenzy is infectious. I really like her from her interviews, she seems like a very level-headed and controlled young woman. I always get the impression from her that she is really good at blending out everything else and just focus on what she needs to do, which allows her to perform the way she does even with the ENORMOUS pressure she carries on her shoulders. Admirable qualities. I'm rooting for her. Now let's just hope I don't have to eat my words if she falls on her ass on Thursday. XD | ||
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
I've seen her IRL sometime during summer of 2009, literally like 30cm away. In Toronto (Yonge/Cummer). Got autograph. W00t! | ||
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Zurles
United Kingdom1659 Posts
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Flaccid
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Fallen_arK
United States91 Posts
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kemoryan
Spain1506 Posts
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