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- Feb 10, 2014
The way you and child skaters skate on two feet is very different than the way elite skaters do. Shoma's FS has quite a lot of crossovers, but he also incorporates mini spread eagles and ina bauers as part of his 2-footed skating, which is harder than simply stroking around from jump to jump. Not to mention, his jumps still have transitional entries into them (some quite difficult like his quad toes -- especially the 2nd one with the counter). There is also something to be said about editing a program and not packing it wall to wall with transitions. He could, for example, add exit transitions onto every jump and increase GOE (it's not that hard for him to simply put his free foot down and do an outside spread eagle, like in his SP... or on the landing, he could do a RBO-RFO rocker, or a RBO-LFI choctaw, a falling leaf, or whatever). But he probably wants to show a controlled landing with flow instead of just tack on a transition each time. That being said, Uno could use more one-footed skating, but he's not glaringly deficient in it. Not to mention, it's the beginning of the season, and he's getting used to this layout, so the transitions and choreo are probably pared down from what they will ultimately be later on in the season.
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No need to roll your eyes - I stated truthfully that my post wasn't directed at any skater, and have no wish to wade into the argument regarding Shoma, who I like. It was directed at posters in this thread who were discussing two foot skating - which I think includes you. If you disagree with what the rule says, that's your prerogative, but the rule has very plain meaning.