you must be kidding! i never evr saw a medal ceremony for the short program! I actually learned something new today that should be obviously known to skate fans of years! This is amazing! Why only at worlds? Figureskating needs a total overhaul. You ubers need to tell whoever that the whole thing should be scrapped and this board of fans/skaters/scoring experts could come up with the best system for the sport. maybe GS could have a competition called The new improved IJS and start with beginners through seniors. Overhaul everything. I could never begin to do it but clearly there are people who could. The skaters and the sport and the artistry must be evaluated, but it should be simplified so the fans get the whole thing without consulting manuals.
It could be called the GS Project and begun immediately after Worlds, or the last ISU event of 2012. There seem to be a lot of learned folks here with time to devote. Perhaps we could submit names for the committee or just take position papers from individual posters. Then people could comment in sections. Someone needs to save the sport and why not GS? Do-able and interesting and exciting! Imagine a polished piece being presented to the ISU by the GS owner. All the bitching, all the ideas channeled into constructive action.
Why not? As MK used to say....too crazy?
It's called the Small Medal Ceremony, they give it out at ISU Championships, i.e. Worlds, 4CC