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- Nov 6, 2008
my 2 cents regarding olympic team selection
I say take the top finishers at the nationals because it is the fairest test.
All the skaters competed against each other at same time, under same conditions, in front of the same judges.
It's like taking the SAT test! all variables have been equalized so that only the skaters' performances can be compared without bias.
Olympic spot should not be some sort of career achievement award
Do we really want to select our Olympians based on some Cup of China result from last year? GPF result from 3 years ago?
It's irrelevant.
Ok, maybe some people don't like the results from this year's nationals.
Guess what? That's sports. That's life. Deal with it.
The moment that USFS starts manipulating results and showing favoritism, I'm out.
I say take the top finishers at the nationals because it is the fairest test.
All the skaters competed against each other at same time, under same conditions, in front of the same judges.
It's like taking the SAT test! all variables have been equalized so that only the skaters' performances can be compared without bias.
Olympic spot should not be some sort of career achievement award
Do we really want to select our Olympians based on some Cup of China result from last year? GPF result from 3 years ago?
It's irrelevant.
Ok, maybe some people don't like the results from this year's nationals.
Guess what? That's sports. That's life. Deal with it.
The moment that USFS starts manipulating results and showing favoritism, I'm out.