- Joined
- Dec 16, 2006
Perhaps because they only did doubles and a few triples, what I miss that these "old school" programs have that programs nowadays seem to lack are the moves before the jumps. Nowadays, before a jump, the choreography seems to stop--especially with the quad for the men, or the triple axel and the triple lutz for the women, it becomes more of a death march heading into the jump. All connection with the music is gone because they're either trying to pack in the difficulty (Mao's threeturn into the triple axel, or Irina's multiple three turns into the loop), and they even lose the expression of the music in their face!
I'm all for a return to double jumps, but a return to expression of the music. No wonder why they got rid of the artistic mark in figure skating--there is no such thing as artistry any longer.
I'm all for a return to double jumps, but a return to expression of the music. No wonder why they got rid of the artistic mark in figure skating--there is no such thing as artistry any longer.