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I was told that one of the tech caller, Olga Baranova, is Sotnikova's former coach as well. One big family really.
I was told that one of the tech caller, Olga Baranova, is Sotnikova's former coach as well. One big family really.
She received 200+ points for 2 very flawed (generously speaking) programs. Of course she was also incorrectly judged, most likely intentionally. Her scores actually went up from her team game performances - and people thought her team game scores were unjustifiable. How about that.
Seriously. Mao, Carolina, and Yuna have never scored over 200 with two falls and a big stepout.The fact that Yulia's 2 very flawed (generously speaking) programs garnered 200+ points is all you need to know that this judging was hell bent on putting Russians on the podium by any means necessary. For gold, all they needed was one lady who stayed on her feet and Adelina delivered on that front. Yuna, Carolina, Mao, etc., had only a long shot even before the event took place.
Seriously. Mao, Carolina, and Yuna have never scored over 200 with two falls and a big stepout.
Seriously. Mao, Carolina, and Yuna have never scored over 200 with two falls and a big stepout.
Seriously. It's ridiculous how transparent it is, and yet ISU's trying to spin the stories against the backlash, trying to feed the public total BS. It's just upsetting to read some of them.
But maybe I shouldn't be so upset. It's not as if this could really be forgotten, because, face it, it was way too transparent. They completely went overboard to ensure the medals. Maybe ISU's attempt to swep this under the rug would be successful and media would eventually lose interest, but it's not as if we don't have the recordings of the performances from the Olympics and the protocols. We all have access to historical scores and performances and score progressions. Anyone who knows anything about the figure skating can figure what's what.
The tech panels level calls on step sequences were crucial. As pointed out many times, they gave level 4 for Adelina in SP and no one else received level 4 in SP.
Once the picture got clearer, they gave level 4 StSq to all top 4 ladies in FS, except for Yuna Kim, who receive level 3 for her step sequences in both the SP and the FS.
This is inexplicable because Yuna has received level 4 for her steps throughout last season and this season. If you count in GOE's there is a 5.0 point difference right there.
Yuna should have received at least 4~5 points more than Adelina in SP, period.
I was told that one of the tech caller, Olga Baranova, is Sotnikova's former coach as well. One big family really.
There are still many people who don't think anything was wrong about the judging, which makes me wonder how much more transparent this situation needs to get for ppl to wake up and smell the roses. They probably still wouldn't believe it even if a judge went on camera and said he inflated the scores. :disapp:
The tech panels level calls on step sequences were crucial. As pointed out many times, they gave level 4 for Adelina in SP and no one else received level 4 in SP.
Once the picture got clearer, they gave level 4 StSq to all top 4 ladies in FS, except for Yuna Kim, who receive level 3 for her step sequences in both the SP and the FS.
This is inexplicable because Yuna had received level 4 for her steps throughout last season and this season. If you count in GOE's there is a 5.0 point difference right there.
Yuna should have received at least 4~5 points more than Adelina in SP, period.
I was told that one of the tech caller, Olga Baranova, is Sotnikova's former coach as well. One big family really.
If Yuna had received level 4s she would've gotten .60 more in each program plus a little more in GOE. That isn't over 5 points. Unless you're saying Sotnikova should've received level 3's instead? If both were true than Yuna's up 1.2 plus change, Sotnikova is down 1.2 plus change. That still isn't enough. Not sure why people are saying the step sequence levels mattered at the end of the day. (I don't know what levels they should've gotten myself.)