In dance, that's a huge advantage.
You cut the quote short, though. That sentence and the following sentence were supposed to go together. With hindsight, I probably should have used a semi-colon rather than a full stop.
Yes, it is a huge advantage if everybody performs the same. But if the leaders make more mistakes than the partnerships behind them, it isn't.
There is nothing nice about this score
It is very nice if you are working out gaps between partnerships! Saves you having to open the calculator and copying and pasting multiple numbers!
Yes, they made a mistake but skating first really wasn't helpful. Some of the GOES received were very stingy. Marjorie and Zachary shouldn't be held up. That's not what I am saying. However, their RD, despite the twizzle error, was a real thrill ! and it wasn't rewarded enough for what it was. The consolation is that it's their first competition of the year, they scratched from ACI. So clearly, it's going to get better and better. They are over 10 points under their PB so that score for them is atrocious.
I haven't watched any of the videos, so I don't know what happened. But, I agree that skating first didn't help. The Judges weren't warmed up and into the swing of things yet. If they were later in the competition, no doubt they would have scored higher. I know it shouldn't be like that, but it always is.
And I wouldn't get too concerned about how their score here compares to their PB. It's the first competitive performance of a new programme. You never expect high scores in these circumstances.
Their first competition of the season is for setting the foundations to build on in the weeks and months to come.
And build they will!
CaroLiza_fan
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