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- Dec 9, 2017
Yeah, I think you guys are being a little unfair to Caro (and I'm saying that when Wakaba is my favorite ladies skater). She did skate a really good short, her competitors had significant problems as well, and some of the mistakes she made aren't punished as hard under the new system (she popped her jumps instead of falling except on the 3S, and popping is punished less than falling now, at least if you only go down one rotation).
Her skating a good SP has nothing to do with whether or not she should have been on the podium. It is extremely concerning that someone who is gifted high GOEs and PCS could make the podium because reputation scoring will get amplified under this new system.
Kostner had a very good SP, and the best one at Worlds 18 Singles, not just Ladies' singles. However, her FS was a travesty for which she was way overscored. As a matter of fact, I believe Higuchi should have won, but she didn't even receive enough GOEs and PCS to beat Osmond under the old system, and under this new one, she finishes below Kostner. Yeah, no.