- Joined
- Jun 21, 2003
Yeah, with factored placements you had money in the bank before the long program even started. To tumble far not only would you have to have a bad day in the free, but your closest rivals would have to falter, too (only not quite so bad).
For instance to go from first to last among six competitors it would have to go
1st and 6th (6th overall)
2nd and 5th (5th overall)
3rd and 4th (4th overall)
4th and 3rd (3rd overall)
5th and 2nd (2nd overall)
6th and 1st (gold medal overall)
One of the selling points of the IJS was that it allowed for a more nail-biting contest, since it would be possible for a skater to come from way behind with a brilliant finish. In principle you could score 0 points in the first segment and still come on like gangbusters with a 400-point skate-of-the-century in the finale.
For instance to go from first to last among six competitors it would have to go
1st and 6th (6th overall)
2nd and 5th (5th overall)
3rd and 4th (4th overall)
4th and 3rd (3rd overall)
5th and 2nd (2nd overall)
6th and 1st (gold medal overall)
One of the selling points of the IJS was that it allowed for a more nail-biting contest, since it would be possible for a skater to come from way behind with a brilliant finish. In principle you could score 0 points in the first segment and still come on like gangbusters with a 400-point skate-of-the-century in the finale.