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- Aug 18, 2010
Inspired by what Prettykeys said in Patrick Chan's thread, I'm thinking I should start a new thread on this topic so everyone could share his/her wisdom. And it chould give opportunity and place to the people who feel boring to rant too.
I'll start first. Difficulty, even making mistakes, is exciting. Once many years ago, a viewer told Dick Button that her three year old son loved watching figure skating because he loved to see them fall. I think it says a lot. That's the spirit of watching sports, any sports - exciting. I'm sure most of the fans who love figure skating value the spirit of the sport. Figure skating is more satisfying than many other sports for many fans is because it has, in the meantime, satisfied these people with the combination of artistry. Safe is not the solution for a sport. Seeking the artistically perfected skating to the point that it would undermine the basic value of the sport, such as stronger, higher, faster, will never do.
I agree with Prettykeys that the system could be adjusted more in the direction of seeking clean skating without hurting difficulty of the skating. Then what is it and how? In the men's LP in Skate Canada folder, Bruin714 has listed a deduction for the falls. But many have said it's not necessary or it'll bring more trouble than rewarding.
Is the current IJS has perfectly combined sport and art?
I'll start first. Difficulty, even making mistakes, is exciting. Once many years ago, a viewer told Dick Button that her three year old son loved watching figure skating because he loved to see them fall. I think it says a lot. That's the spirit of watching sports, any sports - exciting. I'm sure most of the fans who love figure skating value the spirit of the sport. Figure skating is more satisfying than many other sports for many fans is because it has, in the meantime, satisfied these people with the combination of artistry. Safe is not the solution for a sport. Seeking the artistically perfected skating to the point that it would undermine the basic value of the sport, such as stronger, higher, faster, will never do.
I agree with Prettykeys that the system could be adjusted more in the direction of seeking clean skating without hurting difficulty of the skating. Then what is it and how? In the men's LP in Skate Canada folder, Bruin714 has listed a deduction for the falls. But many have said it's not necessary or it'll bring more trouble than rewarding.
Is the current IJS has perfectly combined sport and art?