Max brought it, and kicked the door open when it counted. He should not be faulted for skating at the limits of his abilities. The rest of them didn't, though Miner and Farris were pretty close to doing so. Max will go to Worlds as the US Champ, and let the chips fall where they may.
At this point, I'd send Ross Miner to Worlds also, as Jeremy just is too inconsistent and hasn't made a case that he'd place any better than Ross.
This happened before in 2011, so it's not actually that unexpected.
So why are we complaining that a favored skater with a bad skate was not held up when we are in another thread crucifying the skater and system for winning with a flawwed skate. Why do the ladies have to be perfect and not the men to be champion?
By "favored skater with a bad skate" do you mean Jeremy Abbott? Because nobody is saying that Jeremy should have been held up. I think it's valid to question Max Aaron's PCS without implying that another skater should have been held up.
Jeremy is beyond making coaching changes. He's almost 28 now. The problem is all in his head.
Reading the protocols is making my left eyebrow raise itself higher and higher.
So what are the chances that we could end up with only 1 spot for Sochi?
I actually don't understand why USFSA didn't place Farris in front of Abbott if they were going to relegate him to 3rd place. If they were going to close the coffin, they may as well have nailed it shut while they were at it. I mean, I'm not seeing where Miner or Abbott outperformed what Farris did from a technical standpoint. Josh was better technically than both of them and I don't think Miner out-skated Farris on a PCS level either. :shuffle: