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- Aug 16, 2003
Evgeni Plushenko won the men's title Thursday in a program that featured two quadruple jumps, including one in a three-jump combination. The Russian also completed a unique combination -- triple axel-half loop-triple flip -- a first at a major competition.
SK8GR8 said:The program is timed from when the skater begins moving until they stop. This rule is from USFSA but I would imagine is probably applicable to ISU
"Timing of a skater’s program always commences when the skater first begins to move or skate, which is not always at the same time as the music starts (SSR 15.06). Timing continues until skater comes to a complete stop at the end of the program."
This is why you could have music that is actually longer than the time limit. If the music begins and you don't immediately begin skating, (as many skaters do, choosing to hold a pose or whatever), you could have a few extra seconds of music. If Michelle couldn't hear her music at the end, it would be easy for her to get off. The referee is timing it from her first movement and blows a whistle at the end of the allotted time. If the skater is still skating, they are over. So it's quite possible that even with perfectly cut music, Michelle could have gone over time.
VIETgrlTerifa said:IMO, I think it's good that a federation is looking out for the interest of one of their skaters.
"We've been seeing a lot of 5/4s (splits) lately, but I like them in my favor."
~~~Michelle Kwan on her short program results at SLC Olympics.
At the GPF in Co. Spr., the scores of the last and next to last dancers were accidentally reversed. Once those scores are shown, they canNOT be changed. Period. That's what they said.
So, why is the USFS bothering to protest Kwan's music length?