I just rewatched Yuna's legendary performance again, thanks to this post.. I was at TEB 2009 when she first revealed this program, and I cannot forget about that moment ever; She was literally FLYING across the ice! Her jumps were gigantic, spins were lovely; music cut, presentation (her smile! her arms!), choreography, even her dress, everything was wonderful.. I still remember that my friends around me whispered that 'why do we even have a competition? She is simply in the league of her own!' after first 2 minutes passed. Yuna has been always my favorite skater, but that was when I truly became her big fan. And in the Olympics, she was even better! Oh lord.. THIS truly deserves to be one of the best ever (if not the best), and truly deserves to hold WR for a long time... Even though I did not expect that this will still hold WR considering immense score inflation for last couple of years.
It seems that this performance set the bar high enough to produce this kind of thread. I pretty much felt the same way when young girls are given PCS 70 like candy nowadays, but it seems that there will be no 'going back' and I am giving up on this issue. I do not think that scores reflect true quality of the performance anyway. (think of how often scores over 140 were given this season, while Yuna was the only one who could do so (twice) from the beginning of COP era to 2013 (a decade...)! But are these performances necessarily better than top-notch performances (with less than 140) produced upto 2013 season? I really don't think so...)
Will WR be broken? Yes. When? Maybe in near future, before 2018 Olympics, considering that scores, especially PCS, are given much more generously than before. Who will break it? I don't know. Not UR-ing Mao perhaps but that person does not exist this season. Will I care? I will try to watch that performance for sure hoping that I would not get disappointed too much, but frankly, I wouldn't care too much. I just hope that the person whoever breaks WR can stay long enough to produce true masterpieces for FS and fans, that's all.
Now I'm really confused. When did I "curse" her? You talked about fact in your post, so I'll say this: it's a fact that ice is slippery. It's a fact that people can have off-days. Anything can happen. I was only saying that there is a possibility of a meltdown, not a meltdown being very likely. And people can say that about any athlete. Experienced or inexperienced, young or old, consistent or inconsistent. I apologize that you were offended by me pointing out possible events, as maybe my word choice was too excessive. But no way am I "cursing" her.
