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From: maurizio20012000



On the other hand I was astonished about the marks - especially for
artistic impression - Emanuel got there. His skating was not perfect
but it was without bigger errors. Other skaters performed much more
wrong and got 5,6 and more though they had different mistakes.

**His marks were a bit on the low side, I agree. The thing which hurt him the
most, I think, was his placement in the SP. I can't say for sure because we
didn't see all of the SPs, but had he not gotten a deduction on the flying sit
spin, I feel he could have been as high as 6th in the SP which would likely have
placed him in the last group to skate. That could have raised him quite a bit
in the final standings.

The judges seem to prefer the "Dynamics", thats why it will stay
a hard way for the young Canadian in the future too.

**I'm not sure what you mean by "Dynamics". I think that the problem for all
the skaters next season will be the new judging system as the criteria seem
quite different from the little I've seen and heard. It's not at all clear how
the 2nd mark qualities will be rewarded, so Emanuel really needs to focus on
clean elements.

Hope I could explain what I wanted to say. Is there something (besides
consistent quads and triple-triples) Emanuel should do to please the
judges better than he did at worlds apparently?

**Of all the programs I've seen from Emanuel, this is the program I've liked
the least. I'm hoping that they choose next year's program with some thought to
continuity and a concept which is more mainstream.

Best regards from Germany

**And regards from my little part of Canada which is covered in snow...and
it's April. How weird.
Hazel





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