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The standard of skating is so high and there is so much talent that I look to see who has potential to create strong pair and dance teams. Too bad the Japanese men do not have the size for pairs, but maybe ice dance?
But you (SkateFiguring) might be right. The fans we should be concerned about are fans like us. Fans who follow figure skating on the Internet, who praise and criticize our favorite skaters and their rivals, who do look at the progression of the season as a whole, and who like to debate the ins and outs of the scoring system. This is probably the future of the sport. (Unfortunately for the ISU, we don't give them any money in exchange for all this fun. )
In either case, doubling a jump was/is quite evident as a serious error of omission to casual viewers as well as to ISU judges. And a complete pop looks just as bad as a fall.
I still think it would be more sports-like to give 0 points. Like in the sport of rodeo. If the cowboy falls off the horse, no matter how much riding skill he showed up to that point, and no matter how shiny his spurs, the announcer says, "Let's give that cowboy a big round of applause, 'cause that's all he is going to get for that ride."
But you (SkateFiguring) might be right. The fans we should be concerned about are fans like us. Fans who follow figure skating on the Internet, who praise and criticize our favorite skaters and their rivals, who do look at the progression of the season as a whole, and who like to debate the ins and outs of the scoring system. This is probably the future of the sport. (Unfortunately for the ISU, we don't give them any money in exchange for all this fun. )
Patrick Chan never won any senior competition with 3 falls in his Free Skate, yet such lie was repeated often enough that it is becoming true in some people's mind as cited here by a few in this very thread to suggest Takahashi wouldn't be given such privilege in an international competition that Chan would, except Chan never won anything with 3 falls in his FS.
Congratulations to the medalists! Very happy for Takahashi, Kozuka, and Hanyu!
Look at the top three LP's PCS:
Yuzuru PCS 79.00 7.95 7.50 8.15 7.90 8.00 0.00
Takahiko PCS 81.50 8.45 7.85 8.20 8.20 8.05 1.00
Daisuke PCS 86.90 8.80 8.50 8.45 8.85 8.85 3.00
Can someone explain what transitions are because I don't understand why Hanyu did not get the highest in that category. I though he had the most linking steps going into his jumps and spins.
I also don’t get why Kozuka got such a high IN score. As mentioned by many posters, he is quite boring and expressionless. IN ranking should be:
1. Daisuke
2. Hanyu
3. Kozuka
Bluebonnet said:But so far, it's rather quiet and seemed that fans have accepted the results with little complains. Why?! Because their favorite skater has won!!!