Mathman, ofcourse, judges are only human and can be swayed by emotions from the audience. However to say that past champions won based solely on this which I believed what millie was implying is not completely accurate. Yes, sometimes the home crowd might be a tad persuasive . Yes, fans can show loud applause for their favorite skaters but it doesn't mean that their favorites' win is already a given due to these factors. Ex: SLC pairs, S&P had a huge following being a Canadian skater in North American soil. After their program the crowd was just ecstatic but we know whom the original gold went to. This is also in response to millie's post, how do we know that CoP will not upgrade the points for home crowd favoritism?
Mzheng, I too am waiting to see more what the new up and comers have to offer instead of basing it on a one or two performances.
Mzheng, I too am waiting to see more what the new up and comers have to offer instead of basing it on a one or two performances.