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I think if a program is too hard for you, dont do it!
But didn't Marina say that as Olympics & World champions, they have to set new trends & be the best? Or something like that
I think if a program is too hard for you, dont do it!
D/W never had a same situation, so we don't know if judges are just being generous to V/M or if that lift actually counts.
I'm not sure about other dancers-did any other dancers had to face similar situation before?
if this is about my previous post, I was referring to Shibs at COR
From what I could tell, Scott didn't lift Tessa off of the ice before they stopped, so the lift hadn't actually begun yet. As far as I know, you need to begin the entry for it to count as an attempted element. When they stopped they were simply skating on two feet, so I think the re-start was fair.
D/W skated lights out, and deserved the win. I think V/M have a better program overall, but they didn't deserve the win with the interruption, and they didn't get it. It all seems fair to me. I'm just glad Tessa seemed to be OK at the end. Wouldn't want anyone hurt before worlds.
What I'm still scratching my head about is Gilles/Poirier. Where did the 97 point come from??
But the officials allowing them to restart (and count the lift) sets a dangerous precedent IF the reason is that Tessa was so out of breath she could not continue. (and I don't doubt that reason, it was clear how physically affected she was)...
What's the line between this and a skater knowingly packing four quads in a minute leaving him completely legitimately out of breath and physically unable to continue, then stopping and restarting after catching his breath for two minutes knowing its a valid reason? Skaters arrange jumps throughout the program and have obvious choreographic "resting" spots so they have the endurance for the 4-4.5 minute program. I think someone (maybe Plushenko?) said that a quad-quad combo in competition was possible if a program only lasted a minute, or something like that.
Did Shibs stop right before their lifts? I don't think Shibs got any deductions for this.
The judges really love Poirier for some reason.
I don't think there was any failed attempt of the lift before the stop because I thought they were doing nothing on the ice after the step. I'm quite sure that Tessa knew she couldn't do the lift and didn't even tried but to be certain I'll wait for the youtube.
not even a deduction for program interruption? * suspicious*
not even a deduction for program interruption? * suspicious*
I don't think there was any failed attempt of the lift before the stop because I thought they were doing nothing on the ice after the step. I'm quite sure that Tessa knew she couldn't do the lift and didn't even tried but to be certain I'll wait for the youtube.
Does anyone know why C/B got such a low score? I was expecting at least a 99. Was there a penalty of some sort?
They could have stopped on a dime and talked it out or gone to the judges immediately.
If I remember correctly, Shibs did not receive a deduction for "program interruption".
But my point is not that the lift should have been called at that point. It shouldn't have been because it didn't go up.
The point is that they kept on skating for a while and stopped.
And then they were allowed to restart the program not from the point where they stopped skating but from an earlier point. Before that lift.
That's what isn't fair.
not even a deduction for program interruption? * suspicious*