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- Jun 21, 2003
I just rewatched Sasha's Romeo and Juliet long program from Nationals. An outstanding performance with only one significant flaw, a step-out and hand down on the first jump of her 3T+3S sequence.
In the scoring, she got full credit for the sequence, but took a -2.43 GOE for the stumble.
If you watch closely, after she straightens herself up after landing the toe, she takes a l-o-o-ng gliding stroke, then a little hop, then another l-o-o-ng stroke -- and then launches into the Salchow. To me, it looked like this was too much in-between to be counted as a sequence.
The rules are pretty strict on this. And in fact, this is exactly what happened to her in her only international event this year, Trophee Eric Bompard. The ISU technical specialist called the element as two separate jumps. Therefore she did not get credit for her last jump, a solo triple Salchow, because that was her eighth jumping pass.
But at the U.S. Championship, the caller let it go. This allowed Sasha to score an extra 5.71 points for her final jump (including GOE and second-half bonus), in addition to the 5.07 net score for her sequence.
The fact that there was some doubt about how to score the sequence is evident from the official score sheets. The 3T+3S SEQ is listed as "element # 7," and her next element, a spin, is listed as "element #9."
Did the tech specialist get it right or wrong?
In the scoring, she got full credit for the sequence, but took a -2.43 GOE for the stumble.
If you watch closely, after she straightens herself up after landing the toe, she takes a l-o-o-ng gliding stroke, then a little hop, then another l-o-o-ng stroke -- and then launches into the Salchow. To me, it looked like this was too much in-between to be counted as a sequence.
The rules are pretty strict on this. And in fact, this is exactly what happened to her in her only international event this year, Trophee Eric Bompard. The ISU technical specialist called the element as two separate jumps. Therefore she did not get credit for her last jump, a solo triple Salchow, because that was her eighth jumping pass.
But at the U.S. Championship, the caller let it go. This allowed Sasha to score an extra 5.71 points for her final jump (including GOE and second-half bonus), in addition to the 5.07 net score for her sequence.
The fact that there was some doubt about how to score the sequence is evident from the official score sheets. The 3T+3S SEQ is listed as "element # 7," and her next element, a spin, is listed as "element #9."
Did the tech specialist get it right or wrong?