i agree but to be honest the world has passed Patrick and the scorring system does not really give him full credit comparatively to otherrs. Sadly he is doomed unless he can land 4 quads in the long. The world is in love with jumps and Boyang, Shomo,Nathan, Javier and Hanyu have it and who knows what Russian boy will show up throwing quads left in right in desperation. He may never medal again at worlds or the olympics. which is too bad because his skating - the edges are worth a quad lutz or two imho. As for the costume, well he does like simple but he is waiting to get the new costume this is last year's. Mind you I probably have stuff in my closet that would be more show/performance appropriate. One thing I think seems lost on skaters you need to think not so much up close but from the rink or a distance perspective. Some of those colors just wash people out or are hard to see on the ice. Often simple, clear cut ie as to color costumes make huge statements. Ie. Mao or Kaetln wheras Anna P. might have wored had she gone maybe with a shiny red onlly and skipped the other scraps of fabric. Even with a bit of nude illusion that would have shown up well on the ice and added to the drama.
I think the scoring system will give Chan a full credit, but he needs besides his fantastic skating skills two different quads plus a clean program to medal. I blame the judges in past who let him get away with too many faults, that´s why he is in this situation now, IMO.
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