To be fair, it has been that way for a long time. I remember there was one season when Michelle Kwan fell *twice* during her program at US Nationals...The judges at US Nats gave Michelle the gold anyway, and gave Sasha Cohen the silver, even though Sasha's program was cleaner than Michelle's. That season, Michelle won for USFS at Worlds, so their decision seemed smart, whether fair or not.
The ones that come to mind are French and Italian Nationals, as we saw last weekend. The scores are usually high, obviously - but not to the crazy extent you see in some other places. And AFAIK they don't give bonus points for any elements.
MAKAROVA, LEONOVA & GOZEVAgo to Euros!
Officially?
Officially?
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Domnina/Shabalin This is NOT OK for me. Reminds me of Yagudin's banana exhibition.
Reminds me of Yagudin's banana exhibition.
That can't be a good thing. At least Yagudin's was an Ex. This is an Olympic OD.
They get 66.54. Was that inflated? D/W had 65 at GPF so I imagine we'll be seeing 66+ at Euros and Olympics.
Are the costumes the same as the ones in the OD practice vid?