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- Jan 11, 2014
With Patrick and his comments it can always go two ways. I think Patrick's brain to mouth filter sometimes gets a little slow. I don't think he stops often to consider how his comments will be seen by people if they aren't in his corner to begin with. Even I, who consider myself to be a fan of Patrick's (although not a superfan) has been a little put off by some of his comments. (I'm thinking especially about his one about skating for China) The fact of the matter is that sometimes Patrick does seem like he's making excuses for himself. I'm not saying that his is. I'm saying it seems that way.
In the case of quads I'd rather see the system rebalanced to reflect whatever it is that the ISU wants skating to look like. If they want it to be a jumping contest then leave it alone otherwise they need to get in there and fix the PCS situation.
Total package skating should, in my opinion, always be rewarded. Hanyu and Shoma are total package skaters and both Chan and Javier are also. They, all 4, have beautiful jumps and beautiful skating. Everyone else seems to be more one or the other. I think Chen and Jin have the potential to be great skaters. Both are so young. I also see Jason Browne as having such great potential but if he doesn't get the quads he's going to be left behind. It's sad but it's way it is. Kolyada is another one that I think has great potential. I'm also looking forward to seeing what Deniss can pull off in his career.
In the case of quads I'd rather see the system rebalanced to reflect whatever it is that the ISU wants skating to look like. If they want it to be a jumping contest then leave it alone otherwise they need to get in there and fix the PCS situation.
Total package skating should, in my opinion, always be rewarded. Hanyu and Shoma are total package skaters and both Chan and Javier are also. They, all 4, have beautiful jumps and beautiful skating. Everyone else seems to be more one or the other. I think Chen and Jin have the potential to be great skaters. Both are so young. I also see Jason Browne as having such great potential but if he doesn't get the quads he's going to be left behind. It's sad but it's way it is. Kolyada is another one that I think has great potential. I'm also looking forward to seeing what Deniss can pull off in his career.