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- Feb 5, 2004
Not in so many years. My point is that at the Senior level, it should not have more difficulty than that of a salchow. Not easy for students, definitely! but should not be a problem for seniors. I believe Seniors should be secure in their edgings. The flexible look of a spiral would be the same as one would experience in an acrobatic setting. It needs practice on and off the ice.
Maybe, I'm wrong in my expectations of a skater, but I feel I want to see perfect technique at the senior level.
Perfect technique is tough to see in a competitive environment. If it was easy to achieve then we wouldn't see skaters fall ever and clean programs would be the norm. That isn't even the case in the winners of competitions.
"Perfect" is a tough standard to expect of anyone really. Looking at even the world level - i don't think anyone podium included is what i would call "perfect" in technique, let alone the lower half of the draw at worlds. And what about senior skaters who come lower than the number of slots that country has for worlds? They also skate at the semior level.
Ant