I am not surprised. Still it seems to make it even worse for the proposal actually, IMHO.
When Michelle Kwan was 14 her parents did not allow her to use make-up. When she went on the COI tour that year, she credits Nancy Kerrigan and Oksana Baiul with sneaking her backstage and teaching her how to do it.
Oh, dear, the fact that you think figure skating is more artistic and concerned with "telling stories" and not using music as a background sound is extremely concerning. In addition to overall deductions for artistry, like in figure skating, there are individual deductions for each time there's a break in the rhythm of the exercise among other things. In figure skating, the overall impression is much more important in scoring.
What I'm saying is that having sponsorships and manufacturer's marks on their leotards has not influenced judging whatsoever - Gymnasts with many sponsors or few sponsors have won, gymnasts with different sponsors have won (or not won). So if that didn't happen in RG, why should it in figure skating?As for RG being also infamous for blunt favouritisms and "politically" swayed scoring, I am not sure if I find it a convincing argument to actually take after them
No. Viewing something as artistic or not is in the eye of the beholder. I never ever saw an RG routine as anything else as performing RG exercises to some background music while trying to keep with its tempo and rhythm. It is just a casual viewer's opinion and perception, might be hurting to a fan's soul, but it is by no means concerning unless you mean a fan's concern with an apparent gap between intentions and perceptions achieved
How interesting.
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Do you think people start out as fans? There's a reason why casual viewers become fans of rhythmic gymnastics, and it is not the body or apparatus difficulties. Just like most casual viewers of figure skating don't become fans because of the jumps.No. Viewing something as artistic or not is in the eye of the beholder. I never ever saw an RG routine as anything else as performing RG exercises to some background music while trying to keep with its tempo and rhythm. It is just a casual viewer's opinion and perception, might be hurting to a fan's soul, but it is by no means concerning unless you mean a fan's concern with an apparent gap between intentions and perceptions achieved
I have no doubt it is different to the eye of a fan. To me, these are completely different beasts and this is my opinion. Yours can be different and I do not find it concerning at the slightest.
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Judges don't watch the broadcasters' closeups. If they review elements after the program ends, it's the same video feed that the tech panel sees, which does not involve closeups.What I meant is that close ups and slow mo in FS are decided depending on the content of the program - pose, element etc. I doubt it would change and any one would take into account logos when deciding upon these things. So from this pov it would be random. I am not sure if the close up on a logo at a peak of some high drama enacted on the ice would actually serve the presentation purpose well but opinions may vary, just like on any other subject.
BTW, same as on judges' biases affecting scores, our opinions seem to differ consistently so let's just agree to differ
Yes, I know. I compiled two different remarks in one post - one regarding judges, one regarding TV viewers. Thought it would be obvious to anyone. Apparently it was not. Lesson learnt.
A very very long time ago I used to write a column for BC Thin Ice magazine, with free rein as to the topic. One was on makeup for girl skaters, and I mentioned if a teenager was having skin problems or had allergies, I'd recommend trying a particular specialty Canadian brand of cosmetics I'd used (having allergies myself). Without me knowing it, my column was being reprinted in whatever the Ontario magazine was at the time, and I was baffled when I got a box of that company's products in the mail. One of their employees in Ontario who was a skater had read my recommendation and posted a photocopy of the column on the employees' bulletin board. The box of samples was a "thank you" from the company. I don't know if wearing a logo would help a skater, but my mention saved me money in my own shopping
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