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- Oct 23, 2011
Inspired by rivalry thread. of which I have read snippets, what battle, contest, outcome will really stay with you as a skating fan? I am thinking all 4 disciplines, and back to the beginning if you are a historian or senior here on GS.
As long as were are civil and not offensive to other posters, I think it is a good off season topic, maybe done before in parts or in total.
What decision do you feel was truly wrong and why? If there are youtube vids to back up your opinion, or articles, that would be great.
I can think of only a few that I thought were really off. Nowadays, what makes my blood boil are IJS rules, a certain skater who falls a lot and wins, and the ridiculous overscoring in the ladies, esp regarding a great skater, but who gets huge point spread when she wins. I will be honest, and please, no one attack other posters. I ask you not to use incendiary language like"haters" etc. please leave ethnic divisions out of it, unless you feel that this was part of the reason skater x lost to y-their race, country of origin.
Everyone's opinion is valid, as this is a very subjective and political sport, despite IJS trying to rectify years of scoring abuses.
Bourne and Kraatz were perennially screwed in the bloc days. I loved Riverdance and would have awarded them many more medals. Gold to them in 98 Nagano. They were the best, and only team who actually had programs that looked like what ice dance was before it was kidnapped by bloc countries after the glorious Torvill/Dean left the sport (retired). Limiting thread to amateur skating.
What made/makes your blood boil?
As long as were are civil and not offensive to other posters, I think it is a good off season topic, maybe done before in parts or in total.
What decision do you feel was truly wrong and why? If there are youtube vids to back up your opinion, or articles, that would be great.
I can think of only a few that I thought were really off. Nowadays, what makes my blood boil are IJS rules, a certain skater who falls a lot and wins, and the ridiculous overscoring in the ladies, esp regarding a great skater, but who gets huge point spread when she wins. I will be honest, and please, no one attack other posters. I ask you not to use incendiary language like"haters" etc. please leave ethnic divisions out of it, unless you feel that this was part of the reason skater x lost to y-their race, country of origin.
Everyone's opinion is valid, as this is a very subjective and political sport, despite IJS trying to rectify years of scoring abuses.
Bourne and Kraatz were perennially screwed in the bloc days. I loved Riverdance and would have awarded them many more medals. Gold to them in 98 Nagano. They were the best, and only team who actually had programs that looked like what ice dance was before it was kidnapped by bloc countries after the glorious Torvill/Dean left the sport (retired). Limiting thread to amateur skating.
What made/makes your blood boil?