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- Feb 5, 2004
Vash01 said:Going back to some points in Antman's first post-
Some skaters did stop attempting more difficult jumps because the COP was not rewarding them adequately.
Shizuka used to do 3sal-3toe, and 3lutz-3toe but she has started doing just 3-2 because her second triple gets downgraded. I have no problem with a skater not getting full credit for an underrotated jump, but giving credit for a double is like giving zero credit. IMO the skater needs to receive at least partial credit for attempting the difficult combination. Otherwise skaters may be discouraged from pushing themselves athletically.
I haven't seen any of the GP so i didn't know that Arakawa had taken her 3/3s out and replaced them with 3/2. I really do disagree with the underrotating double penalty but (just to conradict myself) i'm glad they are doing something (although it is a little heavy handed) i thought Arakawa cheated all of her 3/3s in the short and long programs in Dortmund but she seemingly got credit for them.
Ant