Why is ashley doing 3ltzs-3toes? :shocked: :confused2:
And why is she back with her 2013-2014 flip technic :hopelessness:
There was some discussion earlier that she might plan 2 lutzes in the free.
And I hate her heavily stalked 2014 flip entrance. Her original one (and the one she did at GPF free skate) was better, I thought.
Gracie looks good on the 3Z-3T even though there's a bit of a delay between jumps.
Yes... a judge commenting anonymously to a Russian reporter mentioned that Yulia had issues getting the right edge for her flip during practice... and Yulia got called for it. The Eurosport guys thought the edge was unclear live and thought it looked good on replay.
Ever since this situation I've wondered if skaters need to be careful about what they show in practices and if judges can be influenced too much by what happens in practices.
A better question is if the videographers(or whoever is directing the camera angles) watch the practice sessions because figure skating videography can be pretty awful.
I was always told that practice IS the competition. If you do a partial program, word gets out that you lack stamina and you are not in top condition. Tara Lipinski was well known to not only do a complete run through with music, but then do another run through, back to back (without her music)-all jumps and spins included. If you want to practice without the judges prejudging you, there is usually an auxiliary rink available. My personal thought is that all judges should be excluded from watching practices. It bothered me back in the dark ages when I was a skater, and it bothers me now.
A better question is if the videographers(or whoever is directing the camera angles) watch the practice sessions because figure skating videography can be pretty awful.