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- Jun 18, 2011
OK...here's a suggestion, for what it's worth. Instead of judging competitive figure skating programs on both technical and artistic merit -- why not have two long programs -- one of which will be scored ONLY on technical content (what was actually completed) and another program which will be scored ONLY on artistic merit?
The technical skate would be limited to a maximum of 1 quad, 5 triples, 2 combinations, 3 doubles, 3 spins, 1 combination spin, and one set of footwork. Jumps could not be repeated, even in combination. Perhaps this would inspire the skaters to pace themselves thru the program and deliver the elements cleanly. Granted, the programs would be packed!
The artistic skate would be limited to a maximum of 4 jumps - triples, doubles, and one required single - and would include spins, footwork, and choreography. Maybe that would be too limited for the elite skaters.
Oh well, it is just a suggestion. It might not be reasonable of feasible.
The technical skate would be limited to a maximum of 1 quad, 5 triples, 2 combinations, 3 doubles, 3 spins, 1 combination spin, and one set of footwork. Jumps could not be repeated, even in combination. Perhaps this would inspire the skaters to pace themselves thru the program and deliver the elements cleanly. Granted, the programs would be packed!
The artistic skate would be limited to a maximum of 4 jumps - triples, doubles, and one required single - and would include spins, footwork, and choreography. Maybe that would be too limited for the elite skaters.
Oh well, it is just a suggestion. It might not be reasonable of feasible.