Actually, it is OK. Japan is willing to host the event and can do better than anyone else to fill up the arena. So... He who pays the piper (not to mention the Paul), yeah, calls the tune.@ home teamthis event is always i Japan... so ok
It appears Amber has to land her triple axles in both programs to beat Liu clean. It's not fair, but that's the way it is now. Politics within countries are just as important as politics between countries and the ISU. At least it's not quite as bad as it in Japan. No Japanese is beating Kaori clean, even with 3As in both, with the possible exception of Chiba hitting both (she doesn't even have one yet), and then only maybe.
Yes, that is the exact truth. In fact, more generally, Amber has to land her triple Axel in both programs to guarantee the win in any competition against other top skaters. If she goes 1 for 2, she has a chance to win anyway. 0 for 2 with others skating reasonably cleanly, no chance.
Actually the two 3As give about 11 extra points, possibly 12 at most. I was just comparing those 2 because they are the top 2 Americans at the moment. Im not saying Amber is that great or anything. Im just saying that if Amber lands her 3A in the SP, but then only does a 2A in the FS and they are both completely clean otherwise, Alysa wins right now, in my opinion. I don't think Alysa is that superior in the other aspects to warrant that. The same goes for Kaori against other Japanese.
@ home team
oh lord.. that pun is out of my leagueActually, it is OK. Japan is willing to host the event and can do better than anyone else to fill up the arena. So... He who pays the piper (not to mention the Paul), yeah, calls the tune.
the reason is TV rights.. not the crowds.The problem is Amber has a habit of making silly mistakes like doubling jumps which gives back points. Alysa's consistency puts pressure on Amber to not make those mental mistakes that she's known for sometimes. Alysa was pretty consistent for most of the season but her lack of fitness and stamina was what was keeping her off podiums but she got stronger as the season went on and so did her jumps.
It surprised me too. I was happy to see it!
Actually if you look at Alysa's record in the 2 GPs and 4 continents her PCS scores were all mid 7s to very low 8s. I don't have any complaint there. I specifically had in my example Amber not having a worst case scenario of a fall with under rotation. A pop to a 2A, a fall with a q, or a fully rotated fall would at least equal or exceed a 2A. Regardless, Alysa with those 7 and 8s she usually gets should not be able to make up the difference from the successful 3A in the other program.
Except that the whole point was not denying that Amber is mistake prone.She is. It was that the way they were scored, even if she is clean she needs both 3As to beat Alysa, which is not the way ot should be.
She skated better and better as the season progressed. Her PCSs rose accordingly. Skate Canada LP 60.67, NHK 64.27, Four Continents 65.97, Worlds 70.12. Plus, her Words performance was cleaner than the earlier three (and electrifying) while the others had numerous small errors. No complaints. None at all.
No, you obviously don't understand.
She could. It was reported that she was seen practicing it at Worlds -- maybe just to scare everyone.
I thought your initial theory was based on the fact that judging panels are pretty consistent on PCS from competition to competition? That actually is fairly correct. But as you say, she was cleaner this time by eliminating those small errors. True. Unfortunately small errors like q, URs and pops that don't disrupt the flow of the program, and edge calls are all deducted from TES, not PCS. At least they are not supposed to be. Now if you want to say that when you skate clean and get no deductions, that the judges sometimes go along and inflate everything else, I won't argue there. After all, we saw it with Amber and her 3A all season, and with Sakamoto for years now. This also includes inflated GOE, btw. Im just saying that they shouldn't do that, not they don't.
True for composition and skating skills, but the score for performance should obviously change based on the performance...
I would say she doesn't need it, so she can try it in practice, but don't put too much effort into it. The judges have just told her to just keep doing what you're doing. Do the Sakamoto strategy, stay clean and let the others get out of their comfort zones and make mistakes.She could. It was reported that she was seen practicing it at Worlds -- maybe just to scare everyone.
Amber landed her first triple Axel just a few days before her 24th birthday (finishing fifth at Skate America 2023.), Mirai Nagasu was also 24. Alysa? 12.
