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I really miss them. Sasha Cohen Alissa Cziny Mao Asada and Michelle Kwan had beautiful ones.
I loved the spiral sequence, but far too many skaters just grabbed their skate blade instead of really holding a superior position. And really, the time it took relative to points available was way out of whack.
I really miss them. Sasha Cohen Alissa Cziny Mao Asada and Michelle Kwan had beautiful ones.
Getting rid of required spirals was one of the best things the ISU did. So many programs from the 2006-10 cycle just stop dead while spirals get crammed in.
Not by any means to say that they can't be used well, but I much prefer them as optional choreo elements based on the skater's skillset and what fits the music (similarly, as the range of music types used in skating has expanded, that's another reason I'm glad spirals aren't mandatory, because it's hard to see where spirals would fit into a lot of them).
?? Skaters still do them. Especially if a skater excels at them, they're gonna put them into their ChSq, so what's the problem?
I don't know all the thought processes behind taking them out for 2011. The stated reasons at that time were to allow more time for connecting moves in SP and more variety and creativity via choreo sequence in FS. whether that aim succeeded is up for debate.