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:: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 ::
Live or Memorex - It's All Bad . . .
Tonight I watched the pairs free skate in the Skate America held in Pittsburgh. For those of you who may not know, the Russian pair Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin were performing a lift when he stumbled while she was overhead and she fell, landing on the ice head/face first. She was carried off the ice on a stretcher, her neck in a neck guard and taken to Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital for evaluation. The hospital kept Totmianina overnight for observation and it was acknowledged that she did suffer a concussion, which considering the fall her guardian angel was definitely watching over her.
So I was flipping through channels tonight and ran across ESPN's coverage of the free skate. So I watched. I knew what was going to happen. I knew Totmianina was going to fall and get injured. I knew she was going to be okay - or as okay as you can be after sustaining an injury like that. What I didn't expect was my reaction when I actually got to see the fall. Man it was nasty and HORRIBLE beyond words. She hit and she hit HARD. It broke my heart to see her partner Marinin skating in circles around the medical personnel, frustration clearly expressed on his face because he's not able to help in any way. I gasped when I witnessed the fall and then started to cry - for her and for her partner.
For her sanity, Totmianina doesn't remember the fall. On the Early Show she said "My head (is) in pain, my body (is) in pain, but I don't really know what happened." But the good news, she's already claimed she wants to get back on the ice.
:: Melinda 9:54 PM [+]
Trick or Treat!
The gouls, goblins and witches (with the occasional princess and Britney Spears) have arrived!
Actually, it's our annual Halloween party at the firm. Attorneys and staff have brought in their kids and the fun has begun. I'll report more later.
:: Melinda 4:08 PM [+]
