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- Dec 21, 2011
I think especially how the last few years have gone, and with the Olympics next year, the USFSA is going to send the strongest overall skaters. Fortunately, the best usually place well enough to get sent anyway but I think the USFSA recognizes leaving Jeremy off the team a few years back was a mistake that they don't want to make again.
I don't know if this is true but I really hope so. I think USFSA has actually been kind of ridiculous in some instances in using 'rep scoring'- they should just score people how they deserve to be scored and then if there is a 'strongest contender' send that person anyway. For instance (assuming Ashley kicks butt at GPF and maybe even if not) if she bombs mark her as she should be marked, whether that puts her in second or 10th and then send her anyhow because she is obviously their best shot of a medal even if she tanks one competition.