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I'm not so sure the health hazzard is a good enough reason. Skaters who have the bug to skate are going to practice whatever it takes at whatever age to their own satisfaction.
Joe
Joe
Joesitz said:I'm not so sure the health hazzard is a good enough reason. Skaters who have the bug to skate are going to practice whatever it takes at whatever age to their own satisfaction.
Joe
antmanb said:I think that Butyrsakaya was 29 when she won worlds.
In terms of oldest skaters i think it would probably be Tikhonov who is something like 33, Zhao Hongbo is also over 30, is he around 31 or 32.
Ant
Serena said:Exactly- unless they make certain jumps illegal to skaters at a certain age, barring them from skating at Worlds/Olys isn't going to make a difference.
Vash01 said:I don't see why some jumps should be made illegal for 'underage' skaters. That would mean the same as not allowing them to compete at a certain level. I think the age rule in FS is ridiculous. If a skater can compete at a certain level, he/she should be allowed to. Skaters can be and have been injured at any age, for different reasons. It should be left upto the skater how much risk he/she wants to take.
Vash
Mathman said:Maybe the ISU felt thay had to put in age limits if they wanted to go with CoP judging. 15-year-old prodigies like Mao Asada can rack up the points by doing triple Axels, triple-triple-doubles, etc. The older ladies don't have a chance, no matter how many PCSs they can coax out of the judges.
At TEB Mao outumped the field by more than 10 points and won handily despite giving something back on the artistic marks. Maybe the ISU did not really intend for the NJS to work this way.
MM