I don't have cable, so I'm only able to see what ABC offers (if such a small amount could even be considered an "offering" :scowl: ) but the coverage of the Ladies SP yesterday was almost ruined for me by the CONSTANT SOUND OF SCRAPING BLADES ON THE ICE DURING THE PROGRAM THAT WAS JUST ABOUT AS LOUD AS THE MUSIC. This is 2006, people!! Don't they have SOUND ENGINEERING of some sort to remove that noise? I've NEVER heard it so loud. Did they put microphones on their skates or something?? Was it like that with ALL the telecasts in all the categories??
Granted -- in theory, you're not supposed to be able to hear the blade, ever, even if you're right there. However, to the best of my knowlege, the only skaters who have been able to accomplish this have been Michelle Kwan, Janet Lynn, and the Protopopovs (tho I'm sure there are others). The fact that the blade shouldn't be scraping at all is a subject for another post. But I'm sure blades have been scraping for decades now -- you just couldn't HEAR them that much!:banging: :banging: :banging:
Granted -- in theory, you're not supposed to be able to hear the blade, ever, even if you're right there. However, to the best of my knowlege, the only skaters who have been able to accomplish this have been Michelle Kwan, Janet Lynn, and the Protopopovs (tho I'm sure there are others). The fact that the blade shouldn't be scraping at all is a subject for another post. But I'm sure blades have been scraping for decades now -- you just couldn't HEAR them that much!:banging: :banging: :banging: