After heated discussion both here and on FSU, I have decided to take second look at Top 6 LPs... As a result, I still think that Slutskaya should not have won...
... If you just look at SoV, yes. But if you look at the "whole picture" they aren't. If you look at top female skaters, who aim into to Top6 at Worlds, they...
... Delobel&Schoenfelder did level 4 circular step sequence, in the GFP FD, which, by some bizarre logic, did not prevent them from getting lowest skating...
... Figure skating presents a unique problem ... unlike almost all other sports it contains, and relies upon, an element of what generally speaking I'd call...
... I have to rewatch Maxwell, because I do not remember the details, but the difficulty of spiral sequence (as per ISU rules and I dare say common sense) is...
Karen Frank sent me a tape of the ESPN broadcasts ... an incredibly thougtful and nice thing to do. This kindess is going to tempt me in the future to somehow...
... They are reporting on it this morning on CBC radio as well. He is going on to his goal of becoming a firefighter (that's a new one in figure skating, I...
... Buttle, J. Weir, E. Sandhu, R. Janke and other skaters whose superb qualities were discounted by 6.0 judging but who have risen dramatically in the ranks...
... other ... otherwise ... skated ... the ... Olympian ... described ... that ... not ... be ... of ... the ... sympathetic ... sweeping ... pride ... ...
http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050201/TPEBRIEF/302010153 Quote: " This year, because only 19 days separated return from Four Continents to ...
... Another reason is just time. There's only a certain amount of time choreographed into the program for each spin -- if it's on, maybe you'll get 15 or 20...
... Championships? Because there neither Poykio nor Liashenko won the freeskate. Slutskaya did. Liashenko did, however, score highest on the elements,...
In a message dated 1/31/2005 1:03:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... Yes, but the 3turn change entry takes one beat less than the mohawk change entry, because...
... explanation ... if ... skating ... is ... been ... a ... when ... until ... chance ... Mr/Ms./Dr. Townytoo, you make some valid points, and I think we ...
... to ... It is also being reported that they ended their personal relationship a month or so before Cdns and now the end of their professional one. For...
We know that Slutskaja won the Long Program with three triples, and three jumps popped or doubled. But let's suppose for the sake of argument that her Free...
... BTW, regarding Maxwell. Her SP spiral sequence was level 3 and the only reason why her LP wasn't is her own inability to count to 3. For position to count...
In a message dated 1/31/2005 2:49:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... not necessarily. It's easy to do a horrible sitspin (or whatever) and it doesn't...
In a message dated 1/31/2005 8:52:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... People appear to be upset because the person who won the free skate performed very badly,...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 12:08:48 AM Mountain Standard Time, ... What do you mean by "the industry"? Managing rinks? Manufacturing Zambonis? Making...
... But this is something fixable. The short program marks could be multiplied by 0.9 or 0.8 or whatever to make them worth less of the cumulative total. I...
... ever ... different competitions, ... be) ... Trying this technique, someone posted that Irina's score at Euros would have placed her 2nd at Cdns, ahead of...
... Did anybody really expect it to? The problem all along has been judges trying to manipulate the results, not the scoring system they use to do it with. ...
... judges ... to do it ... Speedy assumed that judges are inherently honest, and only sway their votes because they are bullied by their federations. Most of ...
... I, for one, think the "cultural tastes" problem is overstated. In costuming, I see very great cultural differences, but in defining good skating I see...
... Look at it this way, COP is to the pairs scandal at SLC what the war in Iraq is to 9/11. The pairs scandal at SLC was the pretext for Cinquata to replace...
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