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[Joesitz (RIP)]

Depends on where you're sitting...most especially how high up you are. Arenas seriously need to have a camera that is zoomed in on the skater at all times and shown on a big screen for everyone to see. Obviously, this is not a realistic expectation for all competitions, but it SHOULD be for the major Senior competitions.

After you've analyzed jumps for a long time, though, you begin to see things that let you know the jump was underrotated -- most importantly a skater's blade making a sharp turn as they come down. If that quick skid is really obvious, then the landing is almost surely more than a quarter turn cheated.

I agree. I try to sit across from the judges so I feel I am in the same position. I would like the arenas to have a camera that zooms in on the skates that jumpers use more so than how pretty the convoluted spins are, or the flailing arms of the footwork. Not putting spins and footwork down, but they are quite easy to see. Jump landings are not.

The quick skid is a tell tale sign of underrotations but not the only way. There is also the poor landing in a squat (on one foot) which some fans will call an overrotation. I don't agree with that completely other than it is not a perfect jump. One other pet peeve of mine is, I have seen overrotations (Lambiel in Tokyo, e.g.) which drags the landing skate up hill. No one ever calls overrotations except during downgrades. Are they serious errors?

And yes, definitely for major senior competitions should install a special camera to show the public about that landing. It will increase interest in the Sport. Tennis is now a happier sport with that addition.

Joe

 

[feraina]

Just saw a SA review article:
http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=17081&section=67

What is Evan wearing?! Does he wear such a girly, frilly, red blouse to practices?!

Is that photo recent? But even if not, why would he ever have chosen to wear such a shirt for any skating occasion??

Oh, then of course this was featured on gaywired.com

 

[sillylionlove]

I don't remember seeing Evan wearing a red frilly shirt in any practice or at the competition. As much as I dislike Evan (for reasons I won't even get into right now), his program was really awesome. However, I would love to have seen Daisuke's program without the two falls. I think that Daisuke was not feeling 100% percent since he left hte ice during the practice for the free without skating his free and it was a sudden departure.

 

[Tonichelle]

He wore a red 'frilly' shirt a few years back for his... LP... 'way back when' he had just burst on teh scene senior ranks wise...

if the page will ever load I might be able to figure it out

 

[Ximena]

It was for a Rachmaninoff concert right? Back in 2004?

 

[shine]

Does anyone know if Chan has a successful quad in practice? His jumping techniques make me suspect that he would have trouble landing any. I would hate to see him go the Battle route.

Huh? IMO his jumps are as text book as they can be... They have so much air and ice coverage. And he doesn't slow down going into them.

 

[discoduck]

I didn't think that Tosca looked like Carmen so much as Zorro looked like Espana Canii......

 

[sillylionlove]

I am so not a fan of Evan's. He can go out there in his underwear or naked and I would not care. He is rude and doesn't like his fans!! Plus he is a sore loser. Daisuke beat you...deal with his graciously!!

But I did mange to meet him at the brunch where he stayed for all of 10 minutes! I still dont' like him and although I hate Wier I hope he kicks his butt at Nationals. Sorry to all the Evan fans out there. Wait...how about Bradley or Carriere beating both of them. They are cuties and ultra nice!!!

 

[slutskayafan21]

I am so not a fan of Evan's. He can go out there in his underwear or naked and I would not care. He is rude and doesn't like his fans!! Plus he is a sore loser. Daisuke beat you...deal with his graciously!!

But I did mange to meet him at the brunch where he stayed for all of 10 minutes! I still dont' like him and although I hate Wier I hope he kicks his butt at Nationals. Sorry to all the Evan fans out there. Wait...how about Bradley or Carriere beating both of them. They are cuties and ultra nice!!!

I dont like Evan either. I think he is majorly full of himself and thinks he is way better then he really is, and I dont enjoy anything about his skating that much and find him significantly overscored. That being said, unless Johnny Weir really shows he has his act together, he is clearly the best and most consistent American skater right now.

 

[discoduck]

Personally I would love to see the podium at Nats be Weir,Bradley and Abbott.

 

[Tonichelle]

awwwwwww Evan sent a handwritten note to Duane after the olympics in 2006... so he likes some of his fans at least

and he's cute so hee hee!

 

[Mathman]

^ So, who does Duane like the best, Evan or Kurt B.?