clairdelalune wrote:Could somebody translate the commentator's words, because I don't understand Russian and I would like to know what he said.
In my opinion to deny Plushenko's surgery is unacceptable for a Eurosport commentator, even if you express only a personal judgement. This is tabloid journalism not something a professional sports commentator would say. He could have complained about the PR around the surgery or that only a newspaper had access to the news. But to say there was no surgery??? I think Russian Skating Federation should sue him too.
.... On Saturday, Eurosport commentator Andrei Zhurankov said Plushenko had faked the surgery for public relations purposes.
“In my opinion, there was no such operation, and all this story, considering how it was presented in the mass media – it was an exclusive story by Channel One, only certain media sources got the tip-off to write about it – all this looks like a strategy that is used for various PR actions in showbiz," he said on-air.
Also and this:
"I especially have a suspicion, because next information appeared in the Israeli medias, 2 days ago, that they can not find a hospital where was Evgeni operated, and can not find him in any hospital right now.... Also, I do not believe that a man who had operation on the spine, can walk one day later.... Why do I think that's Plushenko's "PR"? In general, in recent years, much more stories about Evgeni is from show business, than from the sport."