The best skaters never to win big...
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Kwanford Wife said:Now you know its pointless to argue who deserves what with skating fans... only our favorites deserve to win because we love them sooo much... what they put out on the ice during a specific competiton is irrelevant...
I know - its the first rule of skate fandom!! i'm pretty sure i wrote a list of three or four rules a while back!! Sometimes i take the bait when i see it though!!
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Joesitz said:
Do you mean what if Irina had put the two performances from the Olympics out at the world championships? Well ignoring the qualifying round i would have thought Kimmie would have won - given Irina's lack luster LP with what three or four triples to kimmie's 7 with two 3/3s and a 2/2/2. But i suspect a moscow worlds performance from Irina, even with only 6 triples couting would have won over the young upstart...i'm not how deserving a win that would have been but i'd bet the judges would never have given kimmie the nod over a clean Irina.
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Can't argue with your rationale, Antmanb:agree: but I stand by my point of comparing skaters from two separate competitions.
As much as I like Kimmie, this was the best I've seen her skate. Whether she continues in this fashion remains to be seen. I won't be looking for gold every time but I will be looking for consistency at a high level tech routine.
As for Irina, this Olys was not her best but I am now looking at a downward level of skating (GPF, Olys) to an upswing back to her best. Her best skating may be behind her. We'll see if she continues.
Joe
As much as I like Kimmie, this was the best I've seen her skate. Whether she continues in this fashion remains to be seen. I won't be looking for gold every time but I will be looking for consistency at a high level tech routine.
As for Irina, this Olys was not her best but I am now looking at a downward level of skating (GPF, Olys) to an upswing back to her best. Her best skating may be behind her. We'll see if she continues.
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I didn't say you did. I was just reiterating my position of comparing scores from 2 different venues. It' a slippery sport in many cases.antmanb said:
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jesslily said:
I don't think that there is a single title any of the skaters you mentioned "deserved" none of them have skated like world or European champions when it counted and subsequently they haven't won those titles.
Has Angela N ever skater a clean 6-7 triple program?
Has Victoria V ever skated a clean program?
Julia Sebestyen had a great couple of seasons when she won the European title but has never skated a clean 7 triple program.
And with Fumie - the only thing i can say is the fundamental flaw of the statement you make - is it luck that she hasn't won? Is it luck that someone else won? Or did the people who beat her on those occassions work hard in order to skate that little bit better in order to win them the title? I would say the latter.
Ant
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