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(This thread is motivated by the comments of GRossano on the thread about triple/triples.)
Here is the official definition of the program component “Interpretation” from ISU document JS 08A:
Once we penetrate the grammatical mysteries of this statement, the idea is clear (I think).
What skaters and which recent performances do you think deserved high marks in this area?
Do you think that the judges actually try to apply these criteria, or do they just give out the highest marks to the skaters that they think skated the best overall?
Here are the scores in Interpretation for the top ten ladies and men at 2007 Worlds (LP). Agree/not agree?
Mao Asada 8.18 (the most musical skater in the world? Or is this the triple Axel talking?)
Miki Ando 7.68
Kimmie Meissner 7.43
Yuna Kim 7.75
Joannie Rochette 6.32
Yukari Nakano 6.90
Suzanna Poikyo 6.54
Sarah Meier 6.79
Carolina Kostner 7.25
Valentina Marchei 6.11
Takahashi 7.82
Lambiel 7.80
Joubert 7.68 (is Joubert more musical than Buttle? Than Weir?)
Verner 7.38 (is Verner more musical than Buttle and Weir, or did he just do more quads?)
Lysacek 7.29
Oda 6.86
Berntsson 6.61
Buttle 7.36
Lindemann 6.46
Weir 7.29
Here is the official definition of the program component “Interpretation” from ISU document JS 08A:
Interpretation: The personal and creative translation of the music to movement on ice. To reward the skater who though movement creates a personal and creative translation of the music. As the tempo binds all notes in time, the ability to use the tempos and rhythms of the music in a variety of ways, along with the subtle use of finesse to reflect the nuances of all the fundamentals of music: melody, rhythm, harmony, color, texture, and form creates a mastery of interpretation.
http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-152086-169302-64121-0-file,00.pdf
Once we penetrate the grammatical mysteries of this statement, the idea is clear (I think).
What skaters and which recent performances do you think deserved high marks in this area?
Do you think that the judges actually try to apply these criteria, or do they just give out the highest marks to the skaters that they think skated the best overall?
Here are the scores in Interpretation for the top ten ladies and men at 2007 Worlds (LP). Agree/not agree?
Mao Asada 8.18 (the most musical skater in the world? Or is this the triple Axel talking?)
Miki Ando 7.68
Kimmie Meissner 7.43
Yuna Kim 7.75
Joannie Rochette 6.32
Yukari Nakano 6.90
Suzanna Poikyo 6.54
Sarah Meier 6.79
Carolina Kostner 7.25
Valentina Marchei 6.11
Takahashi 7.82
Lambiel 7.80
Joubert 7.68 (is Joubert more musical than Buttle? Than Weir?)
Verner 7.38 (is Verner more musical than Buttle and Weir, or did he just do more quads?)
Lysacek 7.29
Oda 6.86
Berntsson 6.61
Buttle 7.36
Lindemann 6.46
Weir 7.29