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- Jun 21, 2003
In terms of inflation Yuna is Chan in a skirt. She just stays on her feet, that's why her wins are usually not questioned. But it doesn't dismiss the whole point of inflation. Moreover, judging by the score she got at Worlds, even if Asada and Kostner would have skated clean, they would have still lost to her, just with twice smaller difference in score. All this kills the competition and sport itself when skaters know in advance that fight and risk is meaningless. That's why ANY inflation, either on a bigger scale (Chan) or a smaller one (Yuna) is always Evil. :disapp:
The situation is not remotely comparable. When Chan skates badly but wins anyway, people rightly point out that this exposes flaws in the scoring system. When Kim skates superbly and none of her competitors skates well enough to challenge her -- well, we may be disappointed in the others ladies' performances, but it is what it is.