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I really enjoyed Kimmie's performance at CoR. I found it well executed and very elegant.
So I automatically thought that her unexpected low score was due to some lack of CoP strategy in the program (especially SP).
My question is, who's fault was it for such a low score for the former champion?
Who lacked strategy?
I can't imagine it's Lori's, since many skaters are getting good scores with her choreo.
Is it Callaghan's role to bring Kimmie good scores? (Probably...)
Or is it Todd's? (Maybe...) Is Todd really capable of maximizing the CoP levels of the elements Kimmie is given to skate within her program?
To view in large you can say that it's the skater who chose the choreographer and the coach(es). There's room to think that whoever chose such staff has the final responsibility.
OTOH, the skater is a student to the coach. Sometimes the coach is said to even dictate over the skater, let alone skating itself but the overall package including the skater's costumes. In that case how can a skater be responsible for the outcome of the scores other than SS, PE, jump failures, or some wobbles in the spirals?
Maybe bit too harsh but I think Kimmie herself did quite well, while the coaches ruined their student's possibility, IMO.
I really enjoyed Kimmie's performance at CoR. I found it well executed and very elegant.
So I automatically thought that her unexpected low score was due to some lack of CoP strategy in the program (especially SP).
My question is, who's fault was it for such a low score for the former champion?
Who lacked strategy?
I can't imagine it's Lori's, since many skaters are getting good scores with her choreo.
Is it Callaghan's role to bring Kimmie good scores? (Probably...)
Or is it Todd's? (Maybe...) Is Todd really capable of maximizing the CoP levels of the elements Kimmie is given to skate within her program?
To view in large you can say that it's the skater who chose the choreographer and the coach(es). There's room to think that whoever chose such staff has the final responsibility.
OTOH, the skater is a student to the coach. Sometimes the coach is said to even dictate over the skater, let alone skating itself but the overall package including the skater's costumes. In that case how can a skater be responsible for the outcome of the scores other than SS, PE, jump failures, or some wobbles in the spirals?
Maybe bit too harsh but I think Kimmie herself did quite well, while the coaches ruined their student's possibility, IMO.
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