- Joined
- Jul 11, 2003
The most upsetting scores are those scores which are win or lose based on the judges and tech panel. The skaters and their fans should not take offence on the outcome of a competition if such skaters showed their best that day.
The Tech Panel and the Judges know all to well what the competitors have shown in the past before a new competition. How much that affects their judgements, we do not know. I am sure they have developed a taste for styles which they like as well as the Fans have. Does that affect their judgements, we do not know.
What we all know, is that the changes in regulations from the 6.0 to the CoP are bigger than many Fans could imagine. Forget the jumps that get no points, e.g. the Walley, the Split Jump and the same jump to both sides. Some can be performed but at a personal cost. Forget the classical spins of yesteryear when you get more points for contorting your body. Pairs have become totally acrobatic and the line between it and Dance is getting more and more blurry. Still that emotional feeling some get may not be the same as the emotional feelings of the Tech Panel and the Judges. We don't know and one has to live with that.
The more important issue is the question of interest in the Figure Skating.
The Tech Panel and the Judges know all to well what the competitors have shown in the past before a new competition. How much that affects their judgements, we do not know. I am sure they have developed a taste for styles which they like as well as the Fans have. Does that affect their judgements, we do not know.
What we all know, is that the changes in regulations from the 6.0 to the CoP are bigger than many Fans could imagine. Forget the jumps that get no points, e.g. the Walley, the Split Jump and the same jump to both sides. Some can be performed but at a personal cost. Forget the classical spins of yesteryear when you get more points for contorting your body. Pairs have become totally acrobatic and the line between it and Dance is getting more and more blurry. Still that emotional feeling some get may not be the same as the emotional feelings of the Tech Panel and the Judges. We don't know and one has to live with that.
The more important issue is the question of interest in the Figure Skating.