There was a near miss just an hour ago at the JGP in Ankara.
The skater in white had just completed a 2A and maintaining a constant speed and trajectory down the middle of the rink, the skater in red sees the skater in white, sees that the white skater will potentially be in the way, yet continues with her entry to the jump before abruptly bringing her blade down close to the skater in white before then completing a jump.
Since the skater in white can't suddenly disappear, is the onus on the skater in red to simply pull out of the jump, rather than abruptly bring the blade down close to another person? I feel quite aggrieved by it because I felt like the skater in white was put at unnecessary risk of horrific injury or worse, and likely put a scare though her as well. Can the ISU do something to discourage this kind of thing?
Just what is the etiquette here? And if someone violates such etiquette unapologetically, should there be some kind of penalty system in place?
The skater in white had just completed a 2A and maintaining a constant speed and trajectory down the middle of the rink, the skater in red sees the skater in white, sees that the white skater will potentially be in the way, yet continues with her entry to the jump before abruptly bringing her blade down close to the skater in white before then completing a jump.
Since the skater in white can't suddenly disappear, is the onus on the skater in red to simply pull out of the jump, rather than abruptly bring the blade down close to another person? I feel quite aggrieved by it because I felt like the skater in white was put at unnecessary risk of horrific injury or worse, and likely put a scare though her as well. Can the ISU do something to discourage this kind of thing?
Just what is the etiquette here? And if someone violates such etiquette unapologetically, should there be some kind of penalty system in place?