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Because Icenut is unfortunately wrong. Worlds gets on average 12 more skaters than Euros since 1994. As gkelly (I think it was gkelly?) pointed out, the QR started in 1993 with the break -up of the USSR. Before that, Euros averaged about 25 skaters in each singles discipline. Now it ranges anywhere from 30 to 38, with 34 being an average.Joesitz said:Icenut - Thanks for reply. Any reason you may know why the ISU is cutting the Quali Round out expecially out of Euros.?
Well, the cut-off mark is 32, so the QR is not always in place at Euros (for example, no QR for men in 03 and a QR for men in 04 just because they had 32 instead of 31 men.) Maybe the ISU agrees with me: having 24 skaters skate an entire LP extra just so the judges don't have to sit thru 2 more SPs is silly and unfair.
We're also going to naturally see a drop-off in numbers. It's one thing for a former Soviet with years of solid training to skate for a developing nation, but as they grow older and the new countries don't get strong federations up and running, the numbers are going to drop.