Say goodbye to the loop jump. Hello 3 Lutz jumps. Spins on the decline. I just can't.Why ISU why?!?!?
) with what he can do on skates -- he already gets top marks for what he specializes in. It is not clear that he would benefit if an extra jump or spin were removed from everybody's element list.
Me, too! The IJS approach was no friend to spins. Bean-counting how many changes of edge and position does not make for beautiful skating. Bring back the headless blurr upright scratch spin and the classic layback.
I see this rule proposal more as an indication of what kind of programs are wanted. Right now, under the current system, there is no denying quadsters are largely favoured. They can earn dozens of points more than an aesthetic skater with great choreo and skills can earn with thier PCs advantage. I do not think naming specific skaters is necessarily the right approach. What would be interesting : how the field would adapt to the new rules. As we have seen recently, coaches have become points milkers optimizing each new possible trick available, like back loading or tanos were at some point and now with the 2a sequence... Looking forward to seeing how a more balanced vision of the sport would be. Not saying this is the best idea... But I see it as an attempt for better programsI am starting to think more about the proposal. I assume that the motivation is to discourage a skater from winning by racking up as many quads as possible and nothing else.
But is this really a problem that need addressing? Yes, we see some programs that are heavy on tech and light on the everything else part, but at the very highest level the big fireworks competitors are no slouches in skating skills, choreography and presentation either.
At the 2022 Olympics Nathan Chen did 7 quads and beat Yuma Kafiyama who only did 6 (one badly). But Chen also has fine skating skills and presentation, no problem.
Alexandra Trusova quadded her way into our hearts. Her "second mark" scores are not at the level of, say, Anna Shcherbakova or Kamila Valieva, but her programs are by no means "empty," exhibiting as they do plenty of well-presented transitional skating woven nicely together in the total program.
On the other hand a competitor like Jason Brown who delights audiences (and himself
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Amen. One of the casualties in the IJS revolution. In the rush to measure and quantify, as well as to reward difficulty, spirals were left out in the cold. They are easy to do, but hard to do well. "Well" means subjective evaluation. Sasha Cohen had beautiful upper body position but was criticized for weak edges. How to instruct the judges as to how the element should be scored?
Well, in the early years of IJS there was a required level spiral sequence in both the short program and free skate for women's singles, and the difficulty was quantified in all the level features.
Haven't the skaters themselves said they would like one less jumping pass? Or am I making that up in a fever dream?
(excuse me, I have been obsessed with content on a non-skating Jason the past 24 hours. Usually I try to look these things up, but not until I get over the sads.
El_henry, a football fan, is referring here to Jason Kelce, star center of the Philadelphia Eagles, who recently announced his retirement.
To me, a spectacular jump is an exclamation point highlighting a chreographic/musical climax. A skater's jump card should not be an obstacle course to force oneself through as in steeplechase.
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