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- Jun 21, 2003
If the ISU/judges had their way, would they structure competitions like "Figures" had been, and instead have the audience buy tickets to the Gala for the entertainment?
I think it's a catch 22. In the past the ISU met the dilemma by discontinuing figure-tracing contests altogether, going instead with pretty girls in short skirts (aka free skating). People seem to have moved on in their entertainment tastes. Outside of Japan, skating shows are struggling. In the U.S. Ice Capades is gone, Ice Follies is long gone, Champions on Ice is gone, Stars on Ice is hanging by a thread. Conditions are not quite so dire in Canada and Russia, but still ...I don't think anyone would want to buy a ticket to a gala held after a private competition.
So, sports it is: "The suspense of who will win, and the appreciation of the technical skills needed to achieve the end result." (Well put. :yes: )
Now our task is to create a scoring system that allows the audience to know who won and what technical and performance skills they displayed in doing so.
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