Its not corruption that needs examination, but skate order. COP was supposed to be free from being influenced by skate order. However, as we've een with many champions phips, skate order stillplays a role.
Its not corruption that needs examination, but skate order. COP was supposed to be free from being influenced by skate order. However, as we've een with many champions phips, skate order stillplays a role.
Compare their SP scores:
59.57 33.95 25.62 6.46 5.96 6.68 6.43 6.50 Tuktamysheva, 2011
60.56 33.21 27.35 6.68 6.61 6.96 6.86 7.07 Osmond, 2012
Canadian audiences invariably give riotous standing ovations for all the Canadian competitors while giving the non-Canadians polite applause.
I was watching the competition on UniversalSports TV, and a comment was made that the audience was none too happy over the outcome of the Men's FS. Yes, they applauded, but it wasn't anywhere near the deafening roar that Chan would have received if he had won.
What was noticeable in every warmup group was the Canadian skaters got huge cheers and it was almost embarrassing that most of the other skaters in the group hardly got any reaction when their names were announced.
I've been to competitions, too. I've been in the unfortunate position more than once to sit in front of a group of Canadians who cheered and whistled deafeningly for every single Canadian skater, good or bad, but showed little or no interest in the other skaters. Maybe every non-Canadian skater is not a Takahashi or a Plushenko, but that doesn't mean they should be ignored. In no way is it justifiable to stand up and roar for a Liam Firus but sit on one's hands for a Ross Miner.
funny most skaters in their books/interviews/etc offer up that Canada is one of the best places they've ever skated - no matter where that skater was from.
I've been to lots of competitions. Most people root for their own country's skaters, sure, but they don't ignore the other skaters, even if they aren't the most famous and highly rated. According to you, you'd cheer for a Takahashi or a Plushenko, but not for lesser skaters --- if they weren't Canadian.