That analogy is OK but not really true since MJ did not have a pet move that was considered dangerous.
In the entire history of Ladies skating how many have done 3A's? How many Ladies had ratified 3A's last season or to make it even more to the point - how many Ladies even attempted 3A's last season?
Why just look at last season and not the last several seasons, like someone said Yukari Nakano landed more 3a than Mao
Personally I agree with Wally about the purpose of the SP being a little bit like the CD in Ice Dancing.
The purpose was to judge the precision skaters demonstrated on required elements while skating to music. The SP is not merely a shortened version of the LP and that was never it's purpose. Nor was showing off the hardest tricks.
People keep saying the rule change might help several skaters - but there are not "several skaters" there is only one Lady skater doing the 3A.
According to Wally, Mao's batting average on the 3a is poor, so how is this rule change benefiting Mao tht much?
I don't really mind the rule change so much - but I find it incredulous that any poster can't see what it is about and who specifically it is meant to help.
I think that is too much of a conspiracy theory. I think the new rules will benefit Yuna the most since they are adding extra points to the 3/3. And BTW didn't Brian Orser said they are already or will be working on her 3a?
Is this 3A rule change created to take Ladies skating forward - or is it being changed to favor one skater - who is immensely popular - but has been having major technical problems with some of her other jumps and needs help keeping up with a rival?
Let's just call it what it is..........
I disagree, since the new rule change most definitely helps Yuna and may even hurt Mao. About immensely popular? The only thread here at GS that has more than 45 pages is about Yuna. Anyway since this is off season conspiracy theories are always entertaining
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