To play Devil's Advocate, I really enjoy the fact that Fear /Gibson have shocked the skating fanworld. Part of the pleasure for me is the complete unexpectedness of this seasons improvement.
I think every sport, not just figure skating, hugely benefits when someone or something completely left field happens that no one foresaw.
F/G have kicked joyous, lunatic, carefree happiness and sparkle into a post Olympic lull season that could otherwise have been a preconceived roadmap of predictability.
I don't mind at all that some didn't see them coming. It's where they are now that's important.
I think every sport, not just figure skating, hugely benefits when someone or something completely left field happens that no one foresaw.
F/G have kicked joyous, lunatic, carefree happiness and sparkle into a post Olympic lull season that could otherwise have been a preconceived roadmap of predictability.
I don't mind at all that some didn't see them coming. It's where they are now that's important.