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- Sep 10, 2009
You wish. 2 quads (one in combo) and 2 3As (one in combo) is still just four elements. To get 20 points more on these four one skater should get smth. like +3 for all of them and another -3, then the difference can be more than 20 points. Now we do basic math here. Great! Btw, on average means more than once, i.e. on a regular basis. In what more than one competitions the said scenario ever happened to count as "on average"?On average, Hanyu gains 20 points more from the quads and 3A's than Takahashi.
Oh, wait! So ISU made PChan a boo-ed World Champion just in order not to strengthen Dai's poition in Japan? Amazing conspiracy theory!! And I was blaming SC . When in fact it was all about ... what exactly? Why on earth ISU would care whose position is #1 or #2 in Japan or in Russia or whenever. Am I missing smth.? And the most disappointing result for ISU, according to you, must be that they failed in both- the new WC was boo-ed and Dai is still that guy who is chosen to be on the cover of "Figure Skating Plus" J-magazine devoted to Team Japan Men, GP series (will be in sale in December). Sales and shows are all about money. Nothing wrong that the tickets for shows in Fukui and Niigata (Hanyu) were available in sale for quite sometime. While tickets for THE ICE (Mao) in Kanto disappeared within hours. And don't even make me tell what it took me to haunt for FOI tickets (Dai). Hanyu is still at the beginning of his career and has good chances to repeat the glory of his mentors, unless uncle Brian won't exhaust him too early.The international judges have pressed the JSF to accept Hanyu as #1 Japanese man. ... They could give Takahashi the gold medal with little difficulty. Just give Takahashi the PCS a little higher than Chan. That would be justifiable considering their performances. But they didn't do that because it would only strengthen Takahashi's position in Japan.
All these talks about who should be promoted over whom in Japan is just silly, and mostly come from Westerners where Men field is laughable. Who in JSF I wonder specifically promoted Mura before he won TEB. If I remember correctly, I was the only one on this baord who predicted that the guy will win in France. JSF has a marvelous Men field and don't really need to promote one over another because it will only weaken the field in general internationally. Any skater can be injured, make mistakes, etc., than what, if JSF would have followed promotions advices? JSF would be screwed up. I am sure they don't need it. As well as they don't need a teen to win the event and then retire. No new competing cash cow. The worst nightmare for JSF. And why everyone assume that Japan wants only one Olympic medal? They would be even happier with two. I am not saying three simply because I don't think that Plu will give his medal to anyone.