To me there is also "emotional power" in an excellent performance, just as pure sport. It is a big thrill to see Secretariat charging along beating all the other horses by 31 lengths at the Belmont. When someone has four or five quads planned and he checks them off one after another -- that's pretty cool all by itself, and can lead to a big emotional climax as he hits the final jump -- ta da!
I agree. I also have a very hard time taking seriously claims of "lack of connection or emotion" while an arena of thousands leap to their feet in sustained thunderous applause and prolonged cheers.
And, as much as I sincerely LOVE where I think Jason is headed with this FP, I defy anyone to watch the early clips of that SP and preach about emotional power.
Forget the Hamilton hype. It's a generic jazzy, razzle-dazzle Broadway number.