Favorite Winter Olympics Sport - Figure Skating

I love to watch pairs, men and women figure skating competition during the Winter Olympics.

This year's game is held in Vancouver, Canada. There are so many memorable stories about this year's skaters and it made it very exciting to see them succeed.

I admire the athletics' determination, dedication and devotion to be the best in the event. The sacrifices that they made to achieve near perfection are tremendous. It is a personal accomplishment to bring glory to the country that they represent when they win a medal, and even if they don't get into the top three, they should be congratulated for their achievements.

The pressure in last night's women skating competition was enormous. The winner, Kim Yu-Na from Korea, was the favorite to win and she scored high marks in the short and long programs. The commentator mentioned that South Koreans expected her to win gold medal, and if she were to get silver and bronze, they would not acknowledge her hard work and talent no matter that she did. I feel that this is so unfair to her. Why should she bear this sort of pressure and burden of a whole nation on her own? Those who have high expectations on her should think about what they have done to contribute to her success. And if this type of unrealistic expectation were to make Kim Yu-Na lose her passion for skating, it would be such as shame. I just feel that it is this type of obssession with success that drives young people to go insane or commit suicide. I hope that all athletics will remember that enjoying the sport is more important to getting a medal.