It is Winter Olympic season which means I am eagerly watching figure skating. Winning Olympic figure skating sometimes takes 75% true skill/talent and 25% luck. It happens only once every four years and if the skater really had a lucky and good night, he/she can win the Olympic gold. But this does not mean he/she is a true champion. The mark of a true champion is consistency and longevity. A true champion should have won or medalled on several international events consistently for a span of several years. One gold performance on an Olympic event does not trump winning several international events for several years. It is just the rarity of the Olympic event that makes it seem more important and valuable than a yearly international event.
One of these talented and also very lucky past Olympic figure skating champion is Sarah Hughes. Besides the Olympic gold, she has only won one other international event (Skate Canada). She has not even won the US Championship or Worlds Championship. For me, she had a very lucky night during the Olympic while the other top contenders had an unlucky night. Retiring after winning Olympic Gold without having proved herself to be a true champion was just kinda lame.
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For some athletes, an Olympic medal is their ultimate goal.Once they achieve it, they're done. That's why some of them keep coming back to try and get that elusive Olympic glory.
true ta lani but in reality, an Olympic event is just the same as any other international competition. Same group of athletes competing so it should not be more valuable.
like in the biathlon, the ones who started the race first got lucky and won the game cause the middle and latter part of the race got snowed and made the condition harder and slower. but for me, the winner here is not necessarily better than the later starter in the race. luck should be in the athlete side too during the Olympic.
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