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Art in the sense of figure skating is based on opinions, and it is based only within the millieu of Figure Skating. Nothing wrong with that. We know it is not compared with the Great Artists (Painting, Music, etc.). Problem with figure skating competitions is that the PC scores are determined by 9 judges in a panel set in a competition, and as we recently acknowledged, no two panels are alike. So we can't conclude which of the opinionated PC scores would really show the most artistic skater. We could easily say which skater gave the best presentation of PCs in one particular contest and even another at the season's end.
I doubt an Artistry Judge from Sotheby's would sit on a FS panel, any more than he would sit as a judge for a Pagaent. Joe Inman was a stickler for music (as I am) but I don't know if he is still judging. He was correct. When Plushenko incorporated transitions before his big jumps, the landings were wonky.
I believe most Figure Skating fans love their 'Artistry' moreso than their big tech tricks. Some fans like it as a Sport but far fewer than the 'artistry' fans. I think of figure skating as a form of Dance along with Tap, Character, Modern, Ballet, Acrobatic. and except for opinon, difficult to quantify in terms of scoring. Separate the Tech from the 'Artistry'.
Haven't the demographics always shown that skating is primarily viewed by women on TV in the USA?
They have left in droves and I think you are right. They don't care as much for the CoP's efforts to make skating more of a sport and less of an art.
As to art judges - I didn't really have a buyer or appraiser from Sotheby's in mind.
And certainly not a composer - since skaters do not compose music. I agree with you and think of freeskating as a form more like Dance.
We heard views from a Dancer about Yuna and Mao and they were totally opposite of what the Olympic judges thought.
Was she wrong about everything and does it matter? Does the CoP reward certain characteristics of Mao properly or see them as being the same as Yuna and Joannie.
IMO, Mao has some parts of her skating that Yuna and Joannie can't equal. I don't know if the judges see it too or if it is applicable under the rules. The Duchesnays did things differently and struggled with marks because of it.
Mao does not feel persecuted to me - but perhaps a bit underappreciated. I thought Yuna won in Vancouver - but not by such a wide margin and think the judges got it wrong.
Most of us in one way or other think they got the Men wrong in Vancouver. BTW, controversy and people talking about results are usually seen as good for a sport. Skating certainly has that part right - now if they could get more people to care they would have something.