- Joined
- Jun 21, 2003
Without the accident which incapacitated two of the best competitors, we would not have seen the kind of performances we did.
Yes, but these particular performances only go along with this particular events. You can't take them apart….
I guess my position is something like this. I would not like the popularity of figure skating as a spectator sport to be tied up with hoping to see something dramatic happen apart from the competition itself. I am disappointed that the scoring rules allow a program with five falls to win second place, and that people think this is OK because we feel sorry for the skater, because we applaud his guts and grit (while debating the judgment of his adult support team), and because he did as well as anyone has a right to expect under the circumstances.
I think the sport will thrive only if good performances win and bad performances lose, whatever the back story. I am not especially cheered that Facebook cares more about two skaters injuring themselves than about the quality of the performances and the excitement of competition.
(Now let me get back to my re-runs of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. )