But I don't like the idea that someone who lands all of their jumps with poor jumping technique and cheated jumps should win. Quality and technique is important otherwise there WILL go the neighborhood. I mean, it's true that it's a spectator sport. But it's also a judged sport. And the audience doesn't get to be the judge. Probably for good reason. I don't know if this is the best competition to make your case when there was such a lack of a clear winner.
Anyway, it's skating. No matter who won last night the boards would have exploded.
Last night, I was trying to articulate some of the points you make here and above on this page and the page before - (way back in post 338).
At the same time, I do think there are now and were under 6 many examples of no clear winner (or a version of that, maybe clear winner but less clear 2nd and 3rd and so forth). And, I do like the you can mix up the standings significantly after the short (so here I'm feeling a little like Tonichelle might). Under 6 not only would Gracie been out of contention, I think Agnes would have been too....
So, I'm back to sitting on my fence - not liking a lot of things, liking others. I really did enjoy a lot of the skating last night and can understand a good deal of the scores (although it took MRs P's breakdown and then my own forced patience to get there), but I do feel a disconnect between the two (the skating and the scores) that is frustrating and difficult to articulate.
On a side note, my hubby who knows very little about skating watched the final flight, and his hands down favorite was Hicks (and to my surprise, he didn't think Agnes jumped so high - he was like, she's tall, but her jumps do nothing for me...) and he didn't really enjoy any of the others in that flight (so just sharing what a one causal viewer sees or doesn't see).