- Joined
- Jun 21, 2003
I think many people here are forgetting one simple fact: we already have technical and artistic programs They just called as Short and Free Why I think so? It's easy - just look at PCS weight in each program. Free have 2 times more PCS factor already. It means for the Free artistry and other PCS qualities is two times more important ...
Actually, i believe that the opposite is true. The short program, restricted to only three jumping passes, is the artistic program. The long program, where skaters are encouraged to jump up a storm, is the technical program.
As for the multiplication factor, skaters get twice as many points in TES in the long (technical) program. Doubling up on the PCS is just the ISU's way of leveling things out a bit. (Otherwise, in the LP the TES would be twice as high as the PCS, instead of just somewhat higher (for the top men) as it is currently.)
For instance, here are the scores of the top men at the 2019 Worlds LP.
Nathan Chen: TES 121.24, PCS 94.78
Yuzuru Hanyu: TES 110.26, PCS 95.84
Vincent Zhou: TES 93.71, PCS 87.28
Shoma Uno flubbed three of his four quad attempts and still his tech score was a tiny bit higher than his component scores, multiplication factor and all: TES 89.90, PCS 89.02
Boyang Jin: TES 95.81, PCS 82.64
We have to go all the way down to Michail Kolyda in sixth place before we find a skater whose PCS are higher than his tech: TES 88.87, PCS 89.34.
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