Is Ashley Wagner a Spoiled Sport?

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, she's not that attractive.

she's fine

That's not Ashley Wagner

she ain't no Ashley, for sure!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few things:

1. Wagner was furious about the judging but very gracious in congratulating the skaters picked to the team. She said the Olympic selectors made the right call.

2. If Wagner pulling out of a jump made the difference, that's one thing. But her technical scores were still a little higher than Chen. Her PCS (artistic) scores, as Christine Brennan pointed out in USA TODAY, were ridiculous, and she has every right to be furious about that.

3. It probably works out, anyway. Nagasu left no doubt that she deserves to go, and the other two will at least gain from the experience. Maybe Tennell will even be a dark-horse contender.

4. The person who thinks skiing is easy should take a look at an Olympic downhill sometime. Being able to make it down the easy slopes at Wintergreen is to an Olympic downhill as one lap around the Tysons skating rink is to a triple-triple combination.

All of this is so true. Especially the first point. Wagner is not the first athlete to have a microphone shoved in her face at a particularly intense time and not respond well. Yes, it is part of the sport and being a celebrity of sorts but sometimes emotions get the best of us at the worst of times and in this case cameras were right there to capture the drama.