Should the ISU carry out an Inquiry into the outcome of the Ladies FS at Skate Canada

[Mao88]

In my view, Akiko was the clear winner and Osmond's score in the FS was way too high. In fact, I would have placed her 4th in the FS and just edging out Liza for the Bronze (Akiko, Kanako, and Liza were all undermarked). The Judging was a disgrace and I think the ISU should carry out an inquiry. Results like this jeopardise the credibility of the sport, and lessons need to be learned to prevent a repetition.

[koatcue]

Let it be..I wouldn't require enquiry now but the question is can Canada host WC without such homerism? If smth like this happens there then, of course, it should be taken to consideration somehow..

[drivingmissdaisy]

I don't think it's necessary. GP events aren't all that important in the grand scheme of things, and we really see "home cooking" of scores everywhere. I disagree with the result but even if you scored Kaetlyn a point lower on PCS she still would have won.

[sky_fly20]

I demand an inquiry Kanako, Liza, and Aiko were robbed of a better ranking
those ridiculous Osmonds PCS should be put into inquiry !

[SkateFiguring]

Why don't one of you draft the inquiry proposal so we can clearly see the protested points rather than simple accusations and declarations?

[Mrs. P]

Nope, I don't think it's needed either. It was poor judging, but I'm sure that someone will bring it up (and not just in a skating forum either) in a more casual light so perhaps it won't happen in a future competition. That's better than Akiko winning after a arbitrary ruling.

[gmyers]

In my view, Akiko was the clear winner and Osmond's score in the FS was way too high. In fact, I would have placed her 4th in the FS and just edging out Liza for the Bronze (Akiko, Kanako, and Liza were all undermarked). The Judging was a disgrace and I think the ISU should carry out an inquiry. Results like this jeopardise the credibility of the sport, and lessons need to be learned to prevent a repetition.

The Pcs score for Osmond was unusually good. Really to be treated better than he world silver medalist and previous skate Canada winner and everyone there is just not usual. Something was up and it was the extreme and awesome power of the Canadian federation and its control over a lot of judges. You also see this in some wins of Patrick chan.

Liza also didn't win an event based pcs ever.

[ImaginaryPogue]

In my view, Akiko was the clear winner and Osmond's score in the FS was way too high. In fact, I would have placed her 4th in the FS and just edging out Liza for the Bronze (Akiko, Kanako, and Liza were all undermarked). The Judging was a disgrace and I think the ISU should carry out an inquiry. Results like this jeopardise the credibility of the sport, and lessons need to be learned to prevent a repetition.

I don't think results like these jeopardize the sport as much as we'd like to think. If they genuinely did jeopardize the ISU's ability to monetize these skaters, they'd do something about it (or more accurately, the cost-benefit analysis doesn't work in the ISU's favour).

Though, lets actually have one fact. Winning on PCS suggests that they lost on TES and were able to make up the difference on PCS. Which wasn't the case here. She won on both. You can argue she shouldn't have, of course.

[sky_fly20]

The score for Osmond was unusually good. Really to be treated better than he world silver medalist and previous Kate Canada winner and everyone there is just not usual. Something was up and it was the extreme and awesome power of the Canadian federation and its control over a lot of judges. You also see this in some wins of Patrick chan.

I read in one interview, the Canadian Feds get the most politicking and swaying when it comes to judges and scoring
I think they will be pushing Osmond to be the leading Gold female Olympic contender or at least close the gap with Yuna as she comes back in a
hope by beating most of the current skaters, Osmond will be a lock with a fight w/ Yuna for OGM

[ImaginaryPogue]

sky_fly20, the interview was with Morosov. The trial of pot vs kettle, I'd suggest.

[Mao88]

Osmond is a very promising young skater. But she is not the real winner of today's competition. Suzuki is. At best, Osmond's overall performance warranted Bronze. For some reason, this season Osmond has been getting very inflated PCS scores

[gmyers]

This is it I guess your title was too mean or political or something

[fwsf]

Something was up and it was the extreme and awesome power of the Canadian federation and its control over a lot of judges.

Wow ! How did the Canadian federation become so awesome ? Is this really true or just speculation ?

[Tonichelle]

To answer the OP - no I don't, because I don't believe in the conspiracy.

[ImaginaryPogue]

Osmond is a very promising young skater. But she is not the real winner of today's competition. Suzuki is. At best, Osmond's overall performance warranted Bronze. For some reason, this season Osmond has been getting very inflated PCS scores

But it says Osmond won in wikipedia!

Wow ! How did the Canadian federation become so awesome ? Is this really true or just speculation ?

a) It's the biggest skating federation in the world (according to it's own website).

b) The key designer of COP was Canadian, though the idea was kicking around after the wierdness of Euros 1997.

c) Skate Canada tends to be present at a lot of events to boost their skaters with the judges (this has been noted by both those "on the other side" and those who's bias is perhaps less vehement)

d) The new powerhouses with money (the Japanese, Chinese and Korean federations) are still NEW in the grand scheme of things.

Make no mistake, it's not the only example of a powerful federation in ISU history. The Soviet Union was notoriously powerful and corrupt, up to the point where the ISU suspended their judges for an entire season; 1993 was marred by similar controversies where judges were suspended from ice dance. But now, it does seem like Skate Canada wields a lot of influence on policy (witness the recent debacle re: qualifying rounds).