Patrick Chan voices his opinion in quad quarrel: DiManno
The proliferation of the quad in figure skating just shows the sport is starting to lose its marbles, certainly its aesthetic-athletic balance, and Canadian champion Chan wants no part of it.
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The proliferation of the quad in figure skating just shows the sport is starting to lose its marbles, certainly its aesthetic-athletic balance, and Canadian champion Chan wants no part of it.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/skati...ices-his-opinion-in-quad-quarrel-dimanno.html
Chan went off on a bit of rant, bringing the subject up himself, yet he’s right. With reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu already up to three Qs in the long and mulling the addition of a fourth, with China teenager Jim Boyang attempting six quads between his short and long at the Grand Prix final last month, the sport is starting to lose its marbles, certainly its aesthetic-athletic balance.
“It’s getting a little ridiculous,” says Chan. “It’s like the slam dunk contest, that’s what it’s becoming. Something’s gotta give.”