- Joined
- Jan 6, 2007
Well, and Evan totally crashed on the Quad - therefore Johnny should have won because he stayed on his feet in contrast to Kozuka and Evan?Before, it was clear who the winner was because of the overall quality of the performance, falls or no falls, and not because of technical calls based on instant replays which the audience can't see. If a person fell on a jump it was a total loss and rightly so. Everyone could understand that. Clean programs counted for something because it didn't interrupt the flow and beauty of the program. I think figure skating is in for a very rough ride in the U.S. and understandably so. This is a totally confused sport and a totally confused audience thanks to the ISU and the Europeans who are in control of it.
And it was never clear who the winner was, there were zillions of controversal decisions before COP came. After the old judging system, who would have won today? Reynolds? Because the last three all had the exact same jumps, the same mistakes, the Quad (except that Johnny didn't actually fell on his downgraded Quad) and minor wobble on another jump. Kozuka had maxed out the combos and the other two didn't.
And what's with the "the Europeans are to blame"? Sometimes I get the feeling that you lot love the poor innocent and badly bashed underdog - role.