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As Doggygirl pointed out, programs do get better as the seasons moves on. SA and SC are usually more like trial runs; by the time we get to NHK, things get more polished.havanamesa1 said:This is another problem with way judges are doing the judging under COP. There should NOT be any trends. If an element was executed the same way in two events, the performance should receive the same score in event 1 and event 2 -- it shouldn't be going up during event 2.
Also, athletes always compete with an eye on their competitors. They take more risks in a stronger field, and choose to play it safe in the weaker ones.
Finally, there are things skaters cannot control, such as quality of ice or practice conditions. Russian ice, for example, tends to be harder than North American ice. It is fair, then, to compare skater performing on the same ice against each other.