To be judged artistically, look at the tricks in Cirque du Soleil. That is serious artistic flexibility. (But I would rather watch a Dance Performance)Joe
I totally agree with you that the GOE's are enough to take care of the quality of the tricks. And if it is all just about tricks and only dancers and those creepy contortionists in Cirque du Soleil are artistic, then the "whole package" shouldn't even be considered. But despite what many people now believe, flexibility is not a skating skill.