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- Jun 21, 2003
I think we could keep the GOEs for special quality of individual elements, and fold the "Skating Skills" (meaning quality of edging, speed, ice coverage, etc.) and "Transitions" into "Performance/Execution."
To me, Skating Skills is a strange category because, as GKelly says, the whole shebang is Skating Skills. You could junk the whole CoP and give one score (an ordinal) -- whoever demonstrates the best "skating skills" wins.
I do like the idea of a +1 bonus for a skater doing all the six jumps with two or more revolutions.
But the main thing is, skater #1 might choose to do
3Lo+3Lo, 3F, 3Lz+2T+2T = 23 points;
skater #2 might do
Lz+3T, 3F+2Lo+2Lo, 3Lo, split jump = 23 points;
and skater #3 might do
3Lz+3Lo, 3F, 2A+3T = 23 points.
The skaters (and the judges and especially the audience) have a choice among three different and interesting programs. The winner is whoever performes her program the best.
To me, Skating Skills is a strange category because, as GKelly says, the whole shebang is Skating Skills. You could junk the whole CoP and give one score (an ordinal) -- whoever demonstrates the best "skating skills" wins.
I do like the idea of a +1 bonus for a skater doing all the six jumps with two or more revolutions.
But the main thing is, skater #1 might choose to do
3Lo+3Lo, 3F, 3Lz+2T+2T = 23 points;
skater #2 might do
Lz+3T, 3F+2Lo+2Lo, 3Lo, split jump = 23 points;
and skater #3 might do
3Lz+3Lo, 3F, 2A+3T = 23 points.
The skaters (and the judges and especially the audience) have a choice among three different and interesting programs. The winner is whoever performes her program the best.
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