Bode Miller - Shark Jumping 101

About 6 months ago, I was introduced to the term “jumping the shark.” Intrigued by this novel phrase, I “wikipedia’d” it and found this:

Jumping the shark is a metaphor used by US TV critics and fans since the 1990s to denote the moment when a TV series is (in retrospect) deemed to have passed its peak. Once a show has “jumped the shark”, fans sense a noticeable decline in quality or feel the show has undergone too many changes to retain its original charm. The phrase was popularized by Jon Hein on his website, jumptheshark.com. It alludes to a scene in the TV series Happy Days when its popular character, Fonzie, is on water skis and literally jumps over a shark.

Bode Miller, Michelle Kwan, I hate to break it to you. but you have definately jumped the shark. Go, retire, stay quiet, and retain the last shred of respect that you have been granted by past performances.

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