Nicole Bobek got 5 years probation for her role in a meth ring. She was damned lucky. I have a soft spot for Nicole. She was always my favorite skater. She always broke my heart. Here she is skating to one of my favorite programs. It's her tribute to Carlo Fassi, the coach that helped her get back on track and then died during the 1997 World Championships.
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Showing posts with label Nicole Bobek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicole Bobek. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday Morning Skating Video
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
More on Nicole Bobek
Very good, long article at ESPN about the rise and fall of former national figure skating champion, Nicole Bobek.
Why do some people rise above their upbringing and circumstances and some don't? And why do I care so much and feel so much compassion for Nicole Bobek when all I want to do is slap Tonya Harding?
Nelson: Sour times for America's ex-sweetheart
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Why do some people rise above their upbringing and circumstances and some don't? And why do I care so much and feel so much compassion for Nicole Bobek when all I want to do is slap Tonya Harding?
Nelson: Sour times for America's ex-sweetheart
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Nicole Bobek - Then and Now
This is just too sad for words.
This is Nicole Bobek a few years ago.
This is her mug shot.
Nobody looks good in a mug shot but I think she looks like she's been doing meth as well as selling it. I know she really is no different than anyone else. Any wasted life is a tragedy. But she was so beautiful on the ice.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Nicole Bobek Arrested on Drug Charges
If you follow my "Monday Afternoon Skating Videos", you'll remember the last one (I've been kind of busy and haven't posted any recently) was of 1995 US Figure Skating Champion Nicole Bobek and talked a little about how she never lived up to her potential. Her raw talent, artistic ability and her vulnerability made her a favorite among fans though she constantly broke our hearts. So today's news that she was arrested for allegedly being in the upper tier of a drug ring is really heart breaking. (See link in header) You just always wanted a happy ending for Nicole.
It just makes you wonder why people make these self-destructive choices. I hate to say it, but with women, it's usually some man that leads them do stupid things.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday Afternoon Skating Video - Nicole Bobek
Nicole Bobek is the figure skater that broke a lot of skating fans' hearts. She had it all. Big jumps. Amazing fast, centered and beautiful spins. She was the first one with the full split spiral position, held across the entire rink that made you stop breathing and is the reason that position is now practically required of all ladies.
But it was the way she interpreted the music and poured soul into every performance that made you fall in love with her. She could have won it all. But something about the way her vulnerability spilled out made you cringe because you knew there was just not going to be a happy ending for her.
She had an unstable childhood. (Although if you knew anything about how figure skating prodigies are raised, none of them are "normal") She was taken from one coach to another. She was known for her lack of discipline and her "wild" teenage ways.
This is her 1995 short program at the Worlds. There's a bit of fluff before it but it does explain a bit about her. She went in as National Champion and this brilliant performance set her on course for winning the World Championships. But she fell apart in the long program. Chen Lu from China won, Michelle Kwan took silver. Kwan became the next Figure Skating Princess and won nine national championships and except for one comeback in 1998 that got her on the Olympic team, Bobeck never was much of a contender again.
Lots of fans were infuriated with her because she didn't seem to live up to her potential.
But maybe she did. Maybe she really did the best she could and from what little we know of her upbringing she did mighty fine for herself. She turned out much better than Tonya Harding for sure. I hear she's still skating professionally here and there.
I couldn't find it on Youtube but if you ever get a chance to see her skating to "No Sacrifice" - that performance could make you weep it was so beautiful. She had a presence on that defies explanation.
But it was the way she interpreted the music and poured soul into every performance that made you fall in love with her. She could have won it all. But something about the way her vulnerability spilled out made you cringe because you knew there was just not going to be a happy ending for her.
She had an unstable childhood. (Although if you knew anything about how figure skating prodigies are raised, none of them are "normal") She was taken from one coach to another. She was known for her lack of discipline and her "wild" teenage ways.
This is her 1995 short program at the Worlds. There's a bit of fluff before it but it does explain a bit about her. She went in as National Champion and this brilliant performance set her on course for winning the World Championships. But she fell apart in the long program. Chen Lu from China won, Michelle Kwan took silver. Kwan became the next Figure Skating Princess and won nine national championships and except for one comeback in 1998 that got her on the Olympic team, Bobeck never was much of a contender again.
Lots of fans were infuriated with her because she didn't seem to live up to her potential.
But maybe she did. Maybe she really did the best she could and from what little we know of her upbringing she did mighty fine for herself. She turned out much better than Tonya Harding for sure. I hear she's still skating professionally here and there.
I couldn't find it on Youtube but if you ever get a chance to see her skating to "No Sacrifice" - that performance could make you weep it was so beautiful. She had a presence on that defies explanation.
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