I don’t think it’s just conspiracy. Politics IS IMPORTANT in this sport. Otherwise how could PChan win last worlds when he did not deserve to win? Also Akiko should have won NHK last year but she lost to Asada, who had the support of JSF and her strong agency—the same IMG.
Who’s five points off from whom? P Chan’s sp record was 98.37, Hanyu’s sp sb score was 95.32, Javi’s sp sb was 88.80. So the difference between Hanyu and Javi’s sp sb was 6.52 points. If you want to compare Javi and Hanyu, then Javi is a 4s genius. In this area he definitely beats Hanyu. But all other areas—4t, 3a, spins, skating skills, transitions, Hanyu all beat Javi. Which program gets higher score also depends on the choreography, which is one reason Hanyu’s Notre Dame free skate was not successful—its choreography was not as good as Javi’s Chaplin program. DWilson’s Notre Dame FS copies Hanyu’s 2011-2012 R&J program, but not as beautiful and creative as R&J. Hanyu’s FS tes was actually higher than Javi at last Worlds, but Hanyu lost to Javi due to pcs—the judges and many audience do not like the program DWilson gave to Hanyu.
Which combination do you mean? Hanyu has not been trying to do a 4-3 in competitions last season. His main problems are the 4s and bad choreography of Notre Dame free skate. He does not need to do 4-3t because he’s doing 3a-3t in the second half, with the extra points. Javi is a 4s genius, so he does two 4s and one 4t. But remember quads are not the only jumps in a program. Javi only has one 3a while Hanyu has two 3a in the second half, and Javi usually pops or falls on the easier jumps in his free skate as he did at last two Worlds. Like P Chan had two perfect 4t and 4t-3t in FS at last Worlds, but he failed several easier jumps. If any skater has nice quad(s) but pops/falls on the easier triple jumps, then he still would not score high on the tes.
The program looks good. He is growing.
