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- Jun 21, 2003
Heh. Yu-Na has far more difficult transitions attached to her jumps than that--including a creative exit for her 3S, a spread eagle done directly after the 3F (yes...done on an inside edge). I'd call what she does after her 3Lz a creative exit. Her 2A is done shortly after the footwork sequence and is followed by a toepick hop--another creative exit. However, she does not have any transitions preceding her 3F (she lifts her skate up at one moment, but no, I would not call that a step) or her solo 3Lz, or her opening 3Lz/3T. These are just the transitions that are attached to jumps, not even the standalone transitions, which do count towards the overall TR score.
Creative exits, yay! Especially a long flowing exit edge. Monkey business before a jump, especially when it makes you fall down -- no, that is not so praiseworthy, to me.
It's just me. I like pure, textbook jumps. After the jump and in between jumps, great, bring on the transitions. :yes: