Is there any recent clip were Tukt is doing a biellman spin, I would love to see it?
http://youtu.be/jc_RdQe1mds?t=2m9s
Here it is. That Biellman looks awful, though.
Is there any recent clip were Tukt is doing a biellman spin, I would love to see it?
Not really worried. you can cripple yourself on any jump if you over do it. Unfortunately, injuries are part of this sport. Look at for example Czisny. Labral tear in her hip and she didn't even do the 3-loop-3-loop.
The same for Miki and Mao...Conversely, Irina did mostly 3R combos and never had hip problems IIRC.
No, it wouldn't... Even a perfect Biellman like Alissa's doesn't always receive level 4, this horrible "imitation" of a Biellman won't even receive a level 3 I think (it all depends on how she performs the rest of the spin, too, obviously)...She simply doesn't have the flexibility to pull it off. Would that even earn her a Level 4 in competition?
She simply doesn't have the flexibility to pull it off. Would that even earn her a Level 4 in competition?
She didn't even hold the haircutter long enough. Both the haircutter and the Biellmann needs to be held at least for two full revoultions.
The spin is level 2 if done in a competition.
Slack shouldn't be cut because "it wasn't a competition". How you practice = how you compete. If your spins suck in practice, they will typically suck in competition.
Slack shouldn't be cut because "it wasn't a competition". How you practice = how you compete. If your spins suck in practice, they will typically suck in competition.
It sounded like she made an attempt at these spins and therefore was TRYING to get the levels, otherwise she should have just done a more basic spin if it "was just a practice or exhibition". If the spin was terrible (which it sounds like it was), then why attempt it at all?True, but usually in practice or exhibitions, skaters won't be going for levels as they would in competition.
A very impressive FS BV for Mao! What was the highest BV she actually achieved last year in competition? What is so striking is that her top possible BV is almost SIX points ahead of the next skater on the list! Is this basically because of the 3A?
This is the updated ranking:
1) Mao Asada: 68.65 (I considered the layout she used at 2013 Worlds and WTT because she has already said that her layout will be almost the same)
2) Courtney Hicks: 62.83 (2013 Glacier Falls with the 3F+3T at the beginning)
3) Gracie Gold: 62.11 (2013 Skate Milwaukee with the 2A+3T in the second half)
4) Elena Radionova: 61.90
5) Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: 61.61 (she never usually changes her layout, I considered the 2A+3T in the second half as she did last season; I considered a level3 LSp)
6) Zijun Li: 61.20
7) Satoko Miyahara: 61.12
8) Akiko Suzuki: 60.85 (I considered the one she attempted at her summer competition, but she could add a second loop instead of the salchow)
9) Ashley Wagner: 60.03 (she moved the 3Lz to the second half and added the 3Lo+2A last season and I think that she'll keep these layout b/c they worked well)
10) Anna Pogorilaya: 60.02 (as suggested by AlexRus, adding the 2 points of the ChSq to her Junior Worlds BV, but she could change her layout for her Senior debut)
11) Alena Leonova: 59.35 (she almost never changed her layout during these last years except for the spins, so I thought that I could already consider it)
12) Kexin Zhang: 59.33
13) Samantha Cesario: 59.16
14) Kiira Korpi: 58.91 (I considered her injury-free layout, with lutz and flip)
15) Mirai Nagasu: 58.71 (2013 Glacier Falls)
16) Yu-Na Kim: 58.22 (last year's layout, that won't probably change, with a level 3 LSp)
17) Kaetlyn Osmons: 57.05 (I considered the 3F+2T in the first half as last season)
18) Caroline Zhang: 56.72 (I added her because her layout never changed during the last couple of years)
(we can't know anything from what Gao did at her summer competition; the same for Sotnikova at the test, we only had part of the FS)
Thank you for this interesting suggestion! If I have time, I'll try to do it (just the top10)...I am curious what these BV ranking would be like prior to the post Olympic round of score and rule changes, particularly with regard to the increase point changes for 3loop, 3A, the 3T etc..and elements that had been depreciated. Bear in mind what you are allowed to do and not allowed to do determines the current layout. Also for things like lesson penalty for UR from down grade and GOES.
What was the BV ranking like during the last Olympic season for example?
The highest BV Mao achieved in competition last season was 62.30 at Worlds, where the only mistake that made her BV go down was in the second jump (as explained by Mirunna)A very impressive FS BV for Mao! What was the highest BV she actually achieved last year in competition? What is so striking is that her top possible BV is almost SIX points ahead of the next skater on the list! Is this basically because of the 3A?