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A calm and collected assessment of the ugly Kim-Orser split

By Philip Hersh
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The heat being generated by comments on my blogs about South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna’s decision to drop Brian Orser as her coach could burn the pixels off a computer screen, but the fiery comments, full of passion and rancor, haven’t shed any new light on the situation.

To read more: A temperate Korean view of the Kim-Orser split

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-- Philip Hersh

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.

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