I agree that when a jump is well landed, it really completes the overall effect of a great jump. It seems like a lot of the top skaters have "lazy" free legs, but the rest of their jumps are so well done, they make up for it on other aspects. And when Sasha completes her jumps, yes, they are a thing of beauty, but she also lands on wrong edges or scratches out landings, which usually follows two foot landings. Yes, landings are a part of the whole package, but Mao, for example, has other strengths that Sasha lacks-speed in entrances, height, distance and the ability to stand up. So, Mao SHOULD get more points for her jumps.
Look at Sasha's jumps in Torino. On her 7 jumping passes, she had 4 clean passes, +0.57 GOE for the 3salchow,and 0GOE for the rest. The other 3 problematic passes had -GOE's. Even in the SP, arguably her best showing, she had -GOE's on two jumping passes.
Also-Sasha has always been greatly rewarded for her presentation ability. Her PCS marks showed it.
One more thing---I agree a lot of polish, finishing off moves seems to be a thing of the past. I blame COP in a way. Skaters have to cram more in to get points and it seems like sometimes the sum of the parts (as is COP) are less than the whole integrity of a program.
Look at Sasha's jumps in Torino. On her 7 jumping passes, she had 4 clean passes, +0.57 GOE for the 3salchow,and 0GOE for the rest. The other 3 problematic passes had -GOE's. Even in the SP, arguably her best showing, she had -GOE's on two jumping passes.
Also-Sasha has always been greatly rewarded for her presentation ability. Her PCS marks showed it.
One more thing---I agree a lot of polish, finishing off moves seems to be a thing of the past. I blame COP in a way. Skaters have to cram more in to get points and it seems like sometimes the sum of the parts (as is COP) are less than the whole integrity of a program.
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