Maleeva wrote:Yes I agree chuckie this program is a departure for chock and bates. I just don’t think it is a program that highlights their performing and skating abilities. And yes I meant Evan has lost his twizzling ability over the past two seasons. In his prime he did them with no problem.
Did anyone notice that judge number 8 gave Weaver and Poje a .25 for interpretation in the short dance? What the ...? I guess that was not a typo or the referee would have caught that error. I suppose that judge did not like how they interpreted the rumba LOL
Maleeva wrote:Even if Javi wins in France, he mathematically cannot qualify for the GPF, correct?
sms29s66 wrote:Re: Javi and Brian. I had exactly the same thought. Maybe skaters really DO need their coaches rinkside when they compete.
tennisfan wrote:Maleeva wrote:Even if Javi wins in France, he mathematically cannot qualify for the GPF, correct?
I don't think it's mathematically impossible, it's just improbable because there are four skaters (Chen, JIn, Rippon, & Voronov) who have a 1st or 2nd place finish from their first event and they would all be ahead of Fernandez if they finished in the top 4 at Skate America. If the results from Skate America are all over the place, then there is a chance he could sneak into the final.
Virginia wrote:I haven't seen the men's free programs yet, but I watched the shorts. My thoughts:
Samarin reminds me of a young Plushenko. Tall, storklike body with huge jumps and no artistry.
sms29s66 wrote:Dragonlady, I'm glad you mentioned a balanced program requirement. I've been thinking about these back-loaded programs all season wondering what rule could be implementd. I was thinking that a jump in the first half of the short program, and at least two jumping passes in the first half of the long program might be a good start.
chuckiem wrote:The Russian ladies cannot get a deduction for backloading their programs, because the current rules allow it.
As DL said, the bonus was given to discourage skaters from front-loading their programs, which many were doing. What the ISU did not foresee was the opposite happening, extreme backloading, so did not put limits on the bonus. The same applies to throwing arms over head, which has been way, way overdone to the point of absurdity.
Over this past quadrennial, the Russian girls coming up were trained to take advantage of these point-maximizers, to the dismay of their competitors.
We can only hope that post Olympic rules will limit the number of jumps that can get the bonus, as well as the arms-up +GOE on jumps. But for now, there can be no deduction for backloading, and the arms up will continue to get bullet points for +GOE.
Dragonlady wrote:Sorry I have been MIA for so long. My computer died suddenly and I forgot my password, since I was always logged on automatically, and I haven’t been able to access the board. Even worse, the local library has blocked this website as a newsnet Group. Today I was finally able to log on with my phone. I’ve missed you all so much.
I have serious issues with the young Russians girls doing all of their jumping passes in the back half of the program and with hands over their heads. The former constitutes an “unbalanced program” and should be banned, and hands over the head should be limited the same way the Bielman position is restricted to 2 elements. The balanced program rule already exists and should be enforced.
I’m still watching videos but the men were disappointing to say the least. The exception being Misha Ge who skated beautifully.
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