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- Jul 31, 2014
The first 3 after the SP now have zero chance that they'll have to skate first, second or third in the free skate, but the chance that they'll have to skate last has actually increased, because now they draw 1 out of 3 and no longer 1 out of 6 .....Right? :roll9:
Yep... that is one way to look at it.
Likewise the person in 4th has a higher chance of having to skate first after the warm up... another least desirable spot... and I think most people are ok with the 4th place skater (at least) having a chance to move up.
This seems like a well meaning attempt at a compromise... but I think it is just silly and more needless rules. If drama was so important, go with reverse skating order... at least that is consistent and thus has an argument that it is fair. At least then people would know what to expect.