I really don't understand how F/S got a lower PCS score than D/S. Forget the final placement, that bit is just befuddling. F/S skated a program with higher difficulty (as reflected by their TES), with much more smoothness and speed, and the PCS is lower than D/S? What the hell?
And some final thoughts- really lovely flower bouquets for the winners third night in a row. So far none of the russian winners have been singing along to their national anthem (not that the Estonians did to theirs at the opening, choir nation my but), strange they hear it enough, don't they know the lyrics? Or maybe they've heard it too often and don't care... I don't know, I'd sing my heart out or at least lip-sync..
Maxim did, no? At least it looked like that at first (didn't see all of it though)
yes, also to me Maxim was singing...
There's only 3 lifts required in the FD this year, if the skaters do more it is considered in the PCS with the choreography, that's why there no points in the protocols.Does anyone know why this is showing up as the eighth element in the free dance detailed scoring but nobody gets any points for it?
thank you
Well, one usually learns the anthem in school, and Russian one has changed since those skaters studied. In fact, I recall back in SLC, Berezhnaya was singing the new lyrics whereas Sikhuralidze was singing the old ones. And, frankly, the words of the Russian anthem are a real joke. The same guy (Mikhalkov) whote the lyrics for Stalin's anthem, then changed them for the pre-Stalin version, and then changed them again for post-Soviet times as per Putin's request.So far none of the russian winners have been singing along to their national anthem (not that the Estonians did to theirs at the opening, choir nation my but), strange they hear it enough, don't they know the lyrics?
Clearly THE weakest Gold medal performance since 1972, when I've been watching ice dance at the first time....
Sad.Sad.Sad.
Judges knew it from the beginning, gave them 5 points advantage in the CD.
Scandalous....