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- Jul 11, 2003
Amen, Amen, I say to you, let's wait and see just what the ISU Congress has in mind. They may be tyring to improve the SP which certainly needs it. I for one, can not grasp the need for it. A lady skater does her 3x2 in the SP and then falls on it in the LP. What does that tell us about a skater with respect to her skating ability? How can we honestly say a skater has deserved to win a championship on the basis of his SP only. Think Joubert in 2007 Worlds with a huge lead in the SP and then faltering badly to a 5th place LP while Daisuke and Lambiel were outstanding. Does it make sense? I understand the methodology to have him in 1st place but I'm not convinced he was the best in that competition. Best thing for the ISU to decide would be to test only elements in the SP without music and have a Free Skate at a later date. And that's only if they insist on having a 2 part competition.The ISU Congress isn't until next month. I'm sure Golden Skate can fill up a whole thread with speculation and hypotehticals before any of these proposals are decided on.