Choi vs. Yang
If you asked me four years ago which match up I would love to see the most, I would have said Eun-Kyung Choi vs. Yang Yang. Yang was at her prime and Choi was the up and comer trying for Yang's crown.
Four years later and both aren't at the top of their game anymore. Choi and Yang still win medals but they aren't the dominant skaters they were four years ago. Tomorrow, they'll be racing the 1000m and I hope they meet in the quarters or semis. I just still love seeing them race but they aren't the two best skaters anymore. Who knows maybe Wang vs. Jin will turn out to be as exciting but I doubt it.
There was real magic seeing Choi and Yang raced. Lots of grace and lots of strategy. Wang and Jin are just pure power, huge starts and a monster pass on the outside with 3 laps to go. It wasn't like when Yang Yang use to pass to the front, slow ever so slightly to bunch up the skaters behind her and then just accelerate to a big lead.
Comments
Mike said...
It's still pretty ridiculous what Jin can do though, passing from the back to first in a single move. But I agree that while impressive maybe there's not as much "grace" in doing that.
2/25/2006