I agree about rewarding difficulty- BUT I don't think a fall on a quad is worth as much as a clean triple. I could see a two foot or a flip out on landing being higher if they aren't too disruptive but a complete splat does not deserve that much credit.
I thought Matt was great but think he turned in some skates from 99-02 that were actaully better but got no real boost (particularly at US Nationals where I think he was robbed of placements in 99 and 02 in particular.) He was bronze at GPF during one of those years.
I hope he enjoys law school and I really hope he tours- it would pay some bills and expose a lot of fans to true skating and program construction.
I thought Matt was great but think he turned in some skates from 99-02 that were actaully better but got no real boost (particularly at US Nationals where I think he was robbed of placements in 99 and 02 in particular.) He was bronze at GPF during one of those years.
I hope he enjoys law school and I really hope he tours- it would pay some bills and expose a lot of fans to true skating and program construction.