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Not a fan, but some people I know would get so pressed! I'd totally enjoy that
Posters above you were defending PChiddy when he won WC 2012 and 2013.
Why not let Kovtun win the GPF since he won 2 GPs...now everybody happy?
I blame the rules. Hanyu should have had no business taking part into THIS GPF but he's there because the rules allowed his presence. Disgusting IMHO.
Posters above you were defending PChiddy when he won WC 2012 and 2013.
You do know that World Champion is much huger than Gps right. and you do know that PChiddy won both gold, not just getting a silver and 4th place right.At least in 2013 Chan had a clean SP. And two quads in both his 2012 and 2013 LPs.
Its more of an issue that 4 bad programs (which comprises two of Hanyu's worst ever technical SPs, and his worst ever technical LP) is enough to qualify for the GPF.
You do know that World Champion is much huger than Gps right. and you do know that PChiddy won both gold, not just getting a silver and 4th place right.
To me, a poster who has tried his every best words to defend PChiddy won at WC 2013 doesn't have much credibility to criticize other skaters of being overscored.To me, Hanyu getting 2nd with a terrible SP and a 5-fall LP is as bad and arguably worse judging than Chan winning 2013 Worlds with a clean SP and a FS with 2 falls. Even if Worlds is more prestigious.
To me, a poster who has tried his every best words to defend PChiddy won at WC 2013 doesn't have much credibility to criticize other skaters of being overscored.
My memories confused me then.I never said he deserved to win 2013 Worlds. In fact I've said many times that the judges got it wrong and Ten definitely should have won.
Brown, Ten, Abbott, Menshov, ect. frankly didn't make good cases for getting into GPF. Misha and Nam skated much more credibly, but Yuzuru wasn't the only overscored skater in front of them (Kovtun, Brown, Brezina...)
True. To me, Nam should be in the final, having been the only skater to deliver two pretty much clean GP events, including freeskates with a quad and 3A-3T. I get that his overall skating compared to the other guys is lacking but it's unfortunate that sloppier skaters placed higher based on reputation. Certainly at Skate America he should have gotten silver and certainly placed higher than Hanyu at CoC.
Kovtun may have won both his events, but if you look at the combined total score, he's actually fifth. Fernandez and Machida both outscored him by 20+ points. Hanyu was the only GPF qualifier with a lower score than Kovtun. Even Voronov was higher.Why not let Kovtun win the GPF since he won 2 GPs...now everybody happy?
My memories confused me then.
CanadianSkaterGuy said:To me, Hanyu getting 2nd at CoC with an SP with a tripled quad and botched combo plus a 5-fall LP is as bad and arguably worse judging than Chan winning 2013 Worlds with a clean SP and a FS with 2 falls.