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- Aug 19, 2003
I heard nothing from Tim that sounded like complaining about the extra hour. I didn't get that tone in his voice.
And I didn't get even talking to Tara Lipinski for her opinion.
The one thing that really made me wonder about the new judging system was this :
And while there are naysayers that the new judging system isn't causing more injuries, when you look at it in the aspect of "racking up points", there is more wear and tear on the bodies of the skaters than before.
So someone remind me what other skaters "getting injured" when Tara skated under the 6.0 system. I actually thought the news segment was interesting. And I enjoyed the clips of Sasha and Michelle and Evan. So that was cool.
And I didn't get even talking to Tara Lipinski for her opinion.
The one thing that really made me wonder about the new judging system was this :
So skaters are now filling their routines with as many steps, spins and spirals as they can to rack up the points. But more moves mean more wear and tear on the body and more time on the ice practicing.
And while there are naysayers that the new judging system isn't causing more injuries, when you look at it in the aspect of "racking up points", there is more wear and tear on the bodies of the skaters than before.
And Tara Lipinski, 1998 Olympic gold medalist, agreed. "For me, the new scoring system was never in place, and I was still getting injured," she said. "Other skaters were getting injured."
So someone remind me what other skaters "getting injured" when Tara skated under the 6.0 system. I actually thought the news segment was interesting. And I enjoyed the clips of Sasha and Michelle and Evan. So that was cool.