Who said that it is Chan's fault the way he is scored? He should have received a high score I thought, as per how the judges' have shown they view him, but again his score is too high for his performance, IMO. I think Dai, Brezina, Joubert, and Amodio were also gifted. Even Jeremy and Adam were scored generously under the circumstances, but at least they were given some credit for their good qualities, and so it shows the judges at least give them some rep. Hopefully, they will give themselves some rep and skate the way they can in the fp.
It is very interesting that you seem to think Chan is beatable. I see no evidence of that in the real world -- or maybe we exist in an alternate reality and its the real world where judges don't have Ch... Ch... Chan Fever. But I'm not betting on that either.
When you say "other skaters couldn't capitalize it" what exactly do you mean? Chan and Dai both made mistakes but recovered admirably. Chan as usual had rep points before he started. The only difference at this event is that the judges increased scores somewhat for the rest of the field to keep somewhat apace with what Chan generally receives. I agree that Dai and others need to "capitalize" better when Chan falters oh so slightly, but the problem really is that a lot is being demanded of the men these days -- too much, IMHO. Quad pressure, Chanflation pressure (which affects Chan too, btw), footwork pressure, CoP pressure on the brain while skating, trying to pace themselves re what the quad training takes out of them w/o losing the execution of their triples, oh and maintaining proper technique on the difficult 3-axel, getting in the point-grabbing transitions and ultra extra spin revolutions; forget about displaying icing on the cake artistry, musical interpretation, and polish -- those items can go by the wayside somewhat if you can make up the points in other areas. Whewww! And mostly b/c of such a deep men's field (which also adds to the pressure), most of the men have only a future filled with injuries and operations w/o too many medals of any color to look back on with pride and nostalgia.
BTW, Skater Boy and others, it seems to me your uber
for Patrick makes you fail to realize that criticism and making fun of the judges' Chanflation marks does not equate to hate for Patrick himself. I do hate how the sport is on life support because of how poorly it is being run. Forget skaters falling off of a cliff, the sport fell off one long ago when CoP was created for the wrong reasons and forced into usage prematurely w/ anonymous judges.
No, the world has not come to an end, even tho' we may be living in an alternate reality. Yes, figure skating as we knew it has come to an end, and we shall see what the future holds for this never say die sport.
Originally Posted by evangeline
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