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the original question: throw jumps harder or easier?
The argument that was brought up earlier by FlattFan was that throw jumps are merely different from regular jumps of the same type; not harder or easier. I am inclined to agree with this, as I imagine if we took a whole flock of elite singles ladies skaters and gave them a partner big and strong enough to fling them into the air, many of them would be unsure and scared of relying on a partner to give them the lift and then timing their rotations and landings with the throws.
However, I suspect that it is also true that many ladies skaters who are not particularly strong at jumping on their own have more success in Pairs skating because their jumps are assisted by their partners' throws... but only if they are also pretty good at and dedicated to synchronization with their partners, and learning many of the unique elements of Pairs skating that are difficult.
So, I believe as an overall discipline, Pairs skating is at least the equal of Singles skating in terms of difficulty; it is rarer and more difficult to create a successful Pairs skating team (you need two outstanding individuals instead of just one, and then they need to complement each other)... Overall, elite Pairs ladies skaters are not as strong jumpers as their Singles ladies counterparts, but who cares when they are able to do the spectacular Pairs elements that probably require them to master a wider range of skills.
The argument that was brought up earlier by FlattFan was that throw jumps are merely different from regular jumps of the same type; not harder or easier. I am inclined to agree with this, as I imagine if we took a whole flock of elite singles ladies skaters and gave them a partner big and strong enough to fling them into the air, many of them would be unsure and scared of relying on a partner to give them the lift and then timing their rotations and landings with the throws.
However, I suspect that it is also true that many ladies skaters who are not particularly strong at jumping on their own have more success in Pairs skating because their jumps are assisted by their partners' throws... but only if they are also pretty good at and dedicated to synchronization with their partners, and learning many of the unique elements of Pairs skating that are difficult.
So, I believe as an overall discipline, Pairs skating is at least the equal of Singles skating in terms of difficulty; it is rarer and more difficult to create a successful Pairs skating team (you need two outstanding individuals instead of just one, and then they need to complement each other)... Overall, elite Pairs ladies skaters are not as strong jumpers as their Singles ladies counterparts, but who cares when they are able to do the spectacular Pairs elements that probably require them to master a wider range of skills.