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Who are the medalists? I didn't watch the online stream and results are not up yet.
The camera angle was not good on the 3A-Lo-2F (?), seemed like a fall to me
Is it a new costume on Shoma?
You can see on the FB video that he stays on his feet on the 3 jump combo but the last jump of it is pretty wonky! Don't exactly know what you'd call it.:luv17:
He didn't fall, but he did double it. Maybe too close to the boards? It got wonky in there.
Also, we don't speak of the illusion mesh 'looks like he burned the dead chicken outfit and this was what was left' mess.
The camera angle was not good on the 3A-Lo-2F (?), seemed like a fall to me
Is it a new costume on Shoma?
Quick comment on the protocol for Shoma.
A fall on a 4L is only .5 below a base level 3A.
Element scoring is not Shoma's problem... so I'm not blaming on him... but something needs to be done to penalize falls more severely.
I really want to give huge hugs & thanks to CdP staff who worked so hard to give us LIVE coverage and prompt video uploads to FB. I appreciate their efforts so much (last year too) and it showed their LOVE & RESPECT for Figure Skating and its fans. :yes: Thank you!!
Quick comment on the protocol for Shoma.
A fall on a 4L is only .5 below a base level 3A.
Element scoring is not Shoma's problem... so I'm not blaming on him... but something needs to be done to penalize falls more severely.
Awww. TA-KA-HI-TO-!!!
At K&C, MURA was rubbing (massaging) his right leg and seemed in pain, so I was worried, but soon after, his official FB uploaded him doing 3Lz+4T in GALA practice!! So no injuries! Phew!!
https://www.facebook.com/takahito.m...4993943359461/628359094022941/?type=2&theater
Anyway, the jumps weren't perfect but everything else was not as bad as the score suggests, I thought. (Haven't seen judges scores in detail yet.) Especially that StSq was to die for, as usual. I just LOVE how he treats his free leg during this program, with subtle nuances.
I so wanted to capture that StSq in one cut with one camera, so I'm really happy I got that! (The video uploaded on FB and live footage via Periscope have slightly different angles, so I can enjoy twice as much!!) I always enjoy watching Mura with one camera following him, especially because I love the sound of his edges when he swishes by the camera... w/ his sexy hair swinging! :luv17:
I really want to give huge hugs & thanks to CdP staff who worked so hard to give us LIVE coverage and prompt video uploads to FB. I appreciate their efforts so much (last year too) and it showed their LOVE & RESPECT for Figure Skating and its fans. :yes: Thank you!!
You need to minus 1 for the fall deduction.
So 4Lo fall = BV 12.0 minus GOE -4.0 minus fall deduction -1.0 = 7.0 (1.5 below 3A BV 8.5)
If the purpose of increasing the penalization is to discourage falls, then it needs to be examined what is the opportunity cost of the quad. In Shoma's case, the highest jump he could do instead of 4Lo is the 3Lo which has a BV of 5.1.
The maximum 3Lo with +3 GOE is only 5.1 + 2.1 = 7.2 (0.2 higher)
So the argument is valid that the penalization of a fully rotated 4Lo with fall is not enough to discourage a skater whose opportunity cost is a 3Lo.
But is it feasible to penalize 4Lo with fall to a score below 5.1?
You need to minus 1 for the fall deduction.
So 4Lo fall = BV 12.0 minus GOE -4.0 minus fall deduction -1.0 = 7.0 (1.5 below 3A BV 8.5)
If the purpose of increasing the penalization is to discourage falls, then it needs to be examined what is the opportunity cost of the quad. In Shoma's case, the highest jump he could do instead of 4Lo is the 3Lo which has a BV of 5.1.
The maximum 3Lo with +3 GOE is only 5.1 + 2.1 = 7.2 (0.2 higher)
So the argument is valid that the penalization of a fully rotated 4Lo with fall is not enough to discourage a skater whose opportunity cost is a 3Lo.
But is it feasible to penalize 4Lo with fall to a score below 5.1?
I appreciate that the organizers provided a free livestream for this event, but what was up with the constant in and out of focus? I found that watching the videos gave me a headache, so it made it less than enjoyable to watch.
Hi, I'm one of the persons who did the livestream during the competition ;-)
Thank you for all your kind comments and thanks for watching!
I am glad you liked it and I apologize for the constant out of focus, to be honest I was filming from my iPhone... we unfortunately do not have internet at the ice rink yet (we keep asking it every year without any success) so I used my 4G connection to do the livestream. Fortunately I have unlimited data haha!
I will upload new videos (from another camera) of the competition and the gala as soon as I have the time ! (I will post them on our Youtube channel)
Hi, I'm one of the persons who did the livestream during the competition ;-)
Thank you for all your kind comments and thanks for watching!
I am glad you liked it and I apologize for the constant out of focus, to be honest I was filming from my iPhone... we unfortunately do not have internet at the ice rink yet (we keep asking it every year without any success) so I used my 4G connection to do the livestream. Fortunately I have unlimited data haha!
I will upload new videos (from another camera) of the competition and the gala as soon as I have the time ! (I will post them on our Youtube channel)