Okay, but where. Saying that you'd do so doesn't mean anything. Where do you feel Dai was overmarked technically/Oda undermarked? Where do you feel Dai's PCS were inflated unfairly due to reputation?
Lets make it analagous to a court case. The outcome of the court case should be determined by facts and law. The intepretation of the law as applied to these specific facts determines the verdict. Anything else makes a mockery of the system. But it's emotional too. It's very easy to make an emotional decision based on the feelings surrounding the case, and consequently, many people dismiss decisions emotionally, because they don't satisfy or take those emotions into account. You feel Oda was better technically. Does the law (the COP rules) and the facts (what was on the ice) taken together support that assertion, regardless of feelings?
Fair enough.
Tell you what, I concede that you know more about the CoP than I do. And I am willing to accept your analogy about law = rules.
I don't have a score sheet handy and only saw each program once as it was streamed last night.
As a fan I feel entilted to express opinions. My opinion , my preference was for Oda last night.
I like the way Dai moves but his theatrical faces and non-skating gestures are worth very little advantage when I score/rate skaters. Although Dai is much more theatrical since this is a skating contest and not an acting contest I give a point more to Dai for that. That's all....
I thought Oda had the better jumps, better spins and was faster. That should win him the tech. But Dai was better on the steps....
For the artistry - the actual blades on ice part - Oda again seemed faster, (I have recently learned that SS counts in every category
) but Dai was more expressive with his body line and positions. I don't count poses or headbanging moves not accompanied by good flow for any points so Dai will get fewer points with me than from others
I thought Oda's tech trumped Dai's artistry last night.
Can you give me your breakdown based on the CoP as to why Dai won last night?
I am not sure about the penalty for Oda's two solo 3A's last night - if it is severe then mabye I could place Dai first. Same with the extra jumping pass - how many potential points did Oda lose on that?
See, my opinion is that Oda skated better last night. Any win for Dai has less to do with how they skated and with the rules becoming more important than "how the game was played."
You are a soccer fan - and I am sure you hate games ruined by non-playing related interpretations of the rules, and officiating that takes the game out of the player's hands with too many and/or inconsistant cards.
That is what I saw last night and I don't like it anymore in skating than I do in soccer.
