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- Jun 21, 2003
With factored placements, often a skater with a mistake in the short had no chance of catching a skater ahead of them unless the other skaters finished in just the right order. Which means that the skater did not "control her own destiny" and "needed help" to pass the leader.
I think this is a psychological issue only, based on the fact that these events unfold in time. I actual fact, after the smoke has cleared, what's wrong with this?
Scenario 1.
Michelle 1. 3
Irina 2, 2
Sarah 4. 1
Sarah wins.
Scenario 2.
Michelle 1, 2
Irina 2, 3
Sarah 4, 1
Michelle wins.
One might point out that in the first scenario Sarah won because Irina beat Michelle, while in the second Sarah lost because Michelle beat Irina. But so what? Just look at the overall placements. In the first scenario Sarah won because she had 4 and 1 against Michelle's 1 and 3. In the second scenario Michelle won because she had 1 and 2 against Sarah's 4 and 1.
That's all. You skate two programs, best factored placements for the two combined wins.