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- Jan 15, 2010
But here's the thing. This is the You Tube age. The ISU cannot continue forever to smirk and wink and tell fans to "love the protocols." In addition to loving the protocols, people also love their own eyes. The protocols say Chan skated great. The video shows him on his butt. Protocols, great. Video, butt. Which are you going to go with?
I think the thing is, is that there is a huge disconnect between TES and PCS. Nowhere in the rules does it say that when you take a fall or stumble that it has to reflect on the PCS. It may be logical for us as viewers to down-score PCS when we feel a skater's fall(s) or stumble(s) disrupt a program, but it really isn't in the rules. I think that there should be a rule change prior to the Olympics to rectify this loophole.
I mean, if a skater sells the heck outta their program like rent is due tomorrow even with mistakes (i.e. Daisuke's LP at 2010 Olympics), I think their PCS shouldn't take too much of a hit.
That and falls should be penalized a little more.