I think the question is why Gracie is a better FP skater - is it because she has got her nerves out of the way in the SP? And, if so, how would that effect her only skating a FP? (The same with Liza, really.)
You know, Patrick is my boy, but he has a unique talent for trying to say the right thing, but then it comes out wrong. It seems like he is saying that the only reason he cares about the team competition is because finally we've got a lady who is not an albatross around our necks and we might actually win.
Seriously, though, I wonder what skaters like Carolina Kostner and Cappillini & Lanotte, even Berton & Hotarek, feel about the whole thing.
I think you are right. I found this:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...-chan-yearns-for-olympic-gold/article9854071/
You know, Patrick is my boy, but he has a unique talent for trying to say the right thing, but then it comes out wrong. It seems like he is saying that the only reason he cares about the team competition is because finally we've got a lady who is not an albatross around our necks and we might actually win.
I think the winning team needs to win one of the four skating categories SP and LP. This will be hard possibly on Canada if they get unlucky and play say second in dance and third in men's singles. A bad skate by the pairs and Osmond and it is game over.
CanadianSkaterGuy said:Granted, their chances at victory are far greater with Osmond, but the surging Canadian pairs will contribute to Canada's gold prospects moreso than Osmond, I'm betting.
You know, Patrick is my boy, but he has a unique talent for trying to say the right thing, but then it comes out wrong. It seems like he is saying that the only reason he cares about the team competition is because finally we've got a lady who is not an albatross around our necks and we might actually win.
Seriously, though, I wonder what skaters like Carolina Kostner and Cappillini & Lanotte, even Berton & Hotarek, feel about the whole thing.
I think you are right. I found this:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...-chan-yearns-for-olympic-gold/article9854071/
Chan hungers after the Olympic medal that eluded him as a 19-year-old in Vancouver. He’s also very excited about the team figure skating competition, which will be debuting as a new medal event in Sochi, the first event of those Olympics. He said a home Games in Vancouver felt like a Super Bowl, and his second Olympics outside Canada will feel more like a conference championship, with less media hype.
“I wish they had that in Vancouver, and I could have made that Olympics a lot more positive experience for me if I had a chance to win another medal,” said Chan. “I didn’t grasp the 2.5 minutes of my short program there, and I’ll never get that back, and I didn’t get an Olympic medal. Think of how much of a boost that could have been for me to win a team medal there.”
... only skaters who end up competing get medals in the team event right? ...
Right.
6. MEDALS/AWARDS
The Teams ranked 1 to 3 will be awarded with the Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Teams ranked 4 through 8 will receive an Olympic Diploma.
Only Skaters who competed in at least one segment of the Figure Skating Team Event will receive a medal respectively a diploma as applicable.
I think the key will be how much the Canadian pairs beat the US vs how much the American ladies beat the Canadians.
If Plushenko skates, and I hope he does... this becomes a three-way dogfight and it will be thrilling.
Conceivably, the Japanese could win both singles placements, and still not get a medal.
what i find interesting is that Patrick ripped the World Team Event, now he is excited about the Olympic Team event.
Canada had a great chance to win the gold for the team, didn't do it for whatever reason, Patrick complained about it stating he kinda didn't want to be there so now he is fired up regarding the olympic.
i not sure. it seems he is watching his words trying to make himself look/sound good for the olympics and make up for the flak about the world team event.
I think the Canadian pairs can beat the US pairs any day, but the American ladies (presuming that Wagner and Gold are used in the TE) both have a significant leg up on Osmond (and whoever else Canada may decide to enter), as this season has shown. Call me biased, but I'm putting my money on Wagner/Gold beating Osmond and a possible second Canadian lady by a wider margin than that between the pairs teams.