For "complexity" for level 4, it's necessary to do either 5 or 6 different kinds and each kind must be done in both directions. That's part of what makes "complexity" (as defined in the step sequence feature rules) harder to achieve than "variety."
I think that's what's up for debate here. Some are arguing that the language means "5 different turns in the clockwise (CW) direction, and 5 different turns in the counterclockwise (CCW) direction", not that each type of turn has to be done in both directions. With 6 types of turns, this means that a skater could do turns A, B, C, and D each in both directions, then do turn E in one direction, and turn F in the other direction, to satisfy this requirement. That's the argument, and it's different from either of the interpretations that TMC gave.
That's why I pointed out that the language is actually "at least once in both directions" (with emphasis on the "at least once"). That's the actual part of the sentence that specifies that it's for each type of turn and step, not the quibble over the added comma before "all". Furthermore, the additional clarifying notes in the version I found specifically states that this is "not only for turns, but also for steps" meaning it's for both categories of moves.
If I tabulated BoP's list correctly, then he listed Adelina as doing the following:
Code:
Turns CW CCW
3-turn 3 2
Twizzle 1 1
Bracket - 1
Loop 1 1
Counter 1 -
Rocker 3 3
Steps CW CCW
Toe step 1 -
Chasse 4 -
Mohawk - 1
Choctaw - 1
Change of edge 2 -
Cross roll - -
Other CW CCW
Toe hop 1 1
Illusion turn - 1
Not tabled:
6.) change edge from inside to outside
26.) edge change from inside to outside
27.) edge change from outside to inside with free foot placed on ice
The "other" is just because those weren't explicitly listed in the handbook, so I didn't want to go beyond what's there and put them in one of the types of moves. For some, I wasn't sure what it would count as (CW or CCW, for example) so I didn't put them in the above tables.
If we take that a toe hop is considered a step (i.e. counts as a toe step, just that it had a hop added), then Adelina did indeed do 5 different turns in the CW direction and 5 different turns in the CCW direction, and 3 different steps in the CW direction and 3 different steps in the CCW direction. It's just that Adelina did a counter in the CW direction but not in the CCW direction, and did a bracket in the CCW direction, but not in the CW direction. Thus it would satisfy the level if the rule is interpreted as that there needs to be 5 different CW turns and 5 different CCW turns, but not if the rule is interpreted that each turn must be done in both directions to count as one of the 5. Similarly for the steps. (Note that I have some edge changes that weren't in the table, so if at least one of them were in the CCW direction then she would have 2 steps fulfilling the "both directions", not just 1.)
The point was raised about maybe the technical panel just being lenient on the skaters. Hence as requested BoP also wrote out the moves done by Yuna. I'll put hers side-by-side with what Adelina did:
Code:
Adelina Yuna
Turns CW CCW CW CCW
3-turn 3 2 1 2
Twizzle 1 1 1 4
Bracket - 1 1 1
Loop 1 1 1 1
Counter 1 - - 1
Rocker 3 3 3 3
Steps CW CCW CW CW
Toe step 1 - 4 2
Chasse 4 - 1 3
Mohawk - 1 1 1
Choctaw - 1 1 1
Change of edge 2 - 1 1
Cross roll - - - 1
Other CW CCW CW CCW
Toe hop 1 1 - 1
Illusion turn - 1 - 1
Waltz hop - - 1 -
Cross step - - 2 3
Not tabled (Adelina):
6.) change edge from inside to outside
26.) edge change from inside to outside
27.) edge change from outside to inside with free foot placed on ice
Not tabled (Yuna):
2.) Back edge pull with free foot toepick push, clockwise
7.) Change edge from outside to inside with free foot placed on ice
13). Change edge from outside to inside
15.) Full turn on ice while changing feet, counterclockwise
19.) Choctaw executed with a hop, clockwise
26.) Edge change from inside to outside
28.) Brief back inside two foot glide with back free foot mini-kick
38.) Half turn and edge change from inside to outside with free foot push, clockwise
44.) Half turn and edge change from inside to outside with free foot placed on ice, counterclockwise
In both categories Yuna did more different types than Adelina; she did a bracket in both directions, while Adelina did a bracket in only one direction. Furthermore, Yuna did 5 of the 6 listed steps in both directions, and also did a cross roll (which Adelina didn't do), as well as cross steps in both directions; there's also some additional moves that weren't included in the table. In short, Yuna had more variety
and complexity than Adelina, yet received a level 3 mark for her step sequence. Hence it wasn't a matter of the technical panel being lenient on the skaters. Perhaps they felt Yuna didn't satisfy one of the other requirements for level 4 or something (such as 2 different combinations of 3 difficult turns) -- or incompetence or favoritism. Take your pick.
I agree that the thread should be more focusing on the moves that skaters did, and whether or not they satisfy the judging rules, and by implication compare that with what the judges actually called. That's even in the OP. Unfortunately, as it's clear from this thread, most people are either unable and/or unwilling to actually do the legwork in determining the moves (including me, who is firmly in the "unable" category), and some prefer to try to derail this thread by shouting "Yuna bot" and "Adelina hater" over and over without disputing the evidence or contributing to the discussion; perhaps they already see the inevitable conclusion if the evidence were analyzed. This thread would probably only be 1/3 the length if such posts were removed.
It understandably takes time to actually review and list out the moves. Kudos to you guys for doing so.
