- Joined
- Feb 9, 2014
As much as I like Evgenia and respect her and everything she has achieved and contributed to the figure skating world, I have to say that sometimes judges give her the GOEs and the record marks without following the rules. As an example - during the beautiful short program Evgenia delivered yesterday, her first spin - flying camel spin was NOT a +2/+3 spin, as it was not centered and she was traveling during its execution. So the one extra point received for this spin from the GOEs (that contributed to the record) was not deserved. Such spin performed by a less know skater would receive a 0/-1 GOEs. The IJS only pretends to be "fair", but the subjectivity is still obvious for anybody familiar with the sport.
This is what plagues the sport and in my opinion what causes the sport to lose fans. I may be done or taking a long hiatus after this Olympics based on the unfair judging already happening.