With all the talk of which system is better, I'm wondering which skaters under the 6.0 system would have done better or worse with the IJS or COP.
This is my analysis:
Would've done worse with new system:
1. Surya Bonaly. Wasn't she hated for her bad edges, and didn't she often run across the ice?
2. Sarah/Tara. They were never skaters' skaters, and were often criticized for bad edges or UR's (at least in Sarah's case). I think their gold medals would be in jeopardy under the new system.
Hard to tell.
1. Michelle. She skated sort of slow at times and didn't always do the harder combos, but her fall in 2002 wouldn't have been as costly, and she was always so beautiful to watch.
2. Controversial winners/losers of 1994. Oksana Baiul didn't land a triple/triple, but I could see her getting some sort of PCS bonus from all her tap dancing. Or I could see the judges hating it and Nancy Kerrigan benefiting.
The same with Elvis Stojko and the man in the puffy blouse, Alexei Urmanov. I would think that Urmonov's classic style would still be favored over Elvis's kung-fu style, but perhaps the points wouldn't have added up.
Current People who might have done better under 6.0
1. Johnny Weir. May have gotten bronze in 2010 for his clean skate.
2. Evgeni P, 2010 edition. I like Evan, but Evgeni probably would've won that year thanks to his quad under the old system.
3. Rachael may have done better, as she wouldn't be pressured to get into weird spin positions that she could never quite manage.
Current people who would not have done as well under 6.0
1. Patrick
2. Carolina
3. Probably Ashley Wagner and Jeremy Abbott.
This is all conjecture, of course, but it's interesting to think of an alternate universe with different skating stars.
This is my analysis:
Would've done worse with new system:
1. Surya Bonaly. Wasn't she hated for her bad edges, and didn't she often run across the ice?
2. Sarah/Tara. They were never skaters' skaters, and were often criticized for bad edges or UR's (at least in Sarah's case). I think their gold medals would be in jeopardy under the new system.
Hard to tell.
1. Michelle. She skated sort of slow at times and didn't always do the harder combos, but her fall in 2002 wouldn't have been as costly, and she was always so beautiful to watch.
2. Controversial winners/losers of 1994. Oksana Baiul didn't land a triple/triple, but I could see her getting some sort of PCS bonus from all her tap dancing. Or I could see the judges hating it and Nancy Kerrigan benefiting.
The same with Elvis Stojko and the man in the puffy blouse, Alexei Urmanov. I would think that Urmonov's classic style would still be favored over Elvis's kung-fu style, but perhaps the points wouldn't have added up.
Current People who might have done better under 6.0
1. Johnny Weir. May have gotten bronze in 2010 for his clean skate.
2. Evgeni P, 2010 edition. I like Evan, but Evgeni probably would've won that year thanks to his quad under the old system.
3. Rachael may have done better, as she wouldn't be pressured to get into weird spin positions that she could never quite manage.
Current people who would not have done as well under 6.0
1. Patrick
2. Carolina
3. Probably Ashley Wagner and Jeremy Abbott.
This is all conjecture, of course, but it's interesting to think of an alternate universe with different skating stars.