Bob Horen Quotes (11 Quotes)

We looked at basically the Olympic selection criteria we're dealing with and we had a healthy discussion. We felt she had a better chance to medal.

It is the opinion of this monitoring team that Michelle could win the Olympics. She is definitely qualified to win a medal and we really believe it. She skated that way.

It is truly the opinion of this monitoring committee that Michelle could win the Olympics.

Emily is a wonderful athlete. She competed well here. She also competed well at junior worlds. Michelle competed well at worlds last year (finishing fourth), The committee felt that Michelle probably would have a better chance for a medal.

It is truly the opinion of this monitoring team that Michelle could win the Olympics. We really believe that, and she skated that way. We really do believe she's skating very well.

Her past history and performances never entered into it.

After evaluating Michelle today, the monitoring committee felt very strongly that she is more than ready to compete at the Olympics. Both her short program and free skate were very solid, and she showed us that her levels and jumps are ready for international competition.

The committee felt Michelle will probably have a better chance for a medal at the Olympics.

The mission of the international committee is to win medals.

The committee felt that Michelle probably would have had a better chance to win a medal.

Michelle could win the Olympics, she is definitely qualified to win a medal. We really do believe that. She's skating very well. Not every element was performed perfectly, but they were at a high level. We weren't really keeping score. We were looking for her competitive fitness. She did a triple lutz-double toe combination several times.