Actually, I don't think this event was a "meltdown" as a whole. Certainly nowhere near as bad as the bad men's events (e.g. 2015 Europeans). Several skates were very strong: Polina, Rika, Zijun, Samantha. Some URs and edge calls, but that doesn't affect my enjoyment of a program.
It only feels like a bomb because the top two (Satoko and Gracie) underperformed like crazy. But the average quality of skating might still be better than Europeans (remember the dreadful snoze- splatfest before the Russians came on?)
It only feels like a bomb because the top two (Satoko and Gracie) underperformed like crazy. But the average quality of skating might still be better than Europeans (remember the dreadful snoze- splatfest before the Russians came on?)