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- Dec 8, 2009
I've heard even higher numbers like 11~12 as being sufficient, given that GOEs will cancel out the advantage of the base point anyway.
11 or 12? That means a 3A-3T would be worth 15 or 16 and a QUAD would have to be worth at least 18-19 because it's that much harder. That to me sounds STUPID high. It's like making the luge track steeper and harder so the times will be faster and the fans more entertained. Meanwhile, sliders will continue to get killed and skaters will surely be injured.
Imagine 13 year-old boys practicing the quad all day long because they know that single element is worth close to 20 points. No one's going to practice anything else. Fundamentals like edge quality and speed, not to mention artistic merit, will all go out the window.
They can't value the 3A and the Quad to the point where that's all the skaters see and what audiences will surely come to demand.