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Nigel just posted this interesting article from last year in Sylvia's thread about the PSI "Edi" awards.
http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2007lorinichol.html
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22009
The interview, by Magdelena Osborne of Absolute Skating, is mostly about Nichol's work with Carolina Kostner in 2007. But it contains a number of talking points about the CoP from the perspective of an elite choreographer.
http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2007lorinichol.html
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22009
The interview, by Magdelena Osborne of Absolute Skating, is mostly about Nichol's work with Carolina Kostner in 2007. But it contains a number of talking points about the CoP from the perspective of an elite choreographer.
I see great pros and great cons with the system. I find it’s not about the art of skating and it’s not about being artistic; it’s about being clever. And in a way clever employs artistic vision but it’s not the same freedom...
The good thing is that skaters from around the world now know what is expected of them and for a beginning coach and choreographer it’s much easier to come up with ideas....
[But] I’d say that from the middle level and on up it’s much more stagnating. As a choreographer I sometimes really feel like I’m wearing a straight jacket, every time I seem to come up with a really great idea it’s illegal...
[The rules on spins are among the flaws of the current judging system.] I keep asking why 3 spins isn’t enough! I mean, if you can’t tell after 45 seconds of spinning if the skater is good at it or not, them we have a serious problem.
And I’m not a fan of many of the spin positions, I think many of them are ugly and don’t have anything to do with the music. Each spin is also in such extreme positions that I’m very concerned about the health of the skaters. The backs with the girls and Biellmanns, and the hips with both the girls and the boys. I’m concerned about the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and what bodies we will have left...
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