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That 3Lz3lo has been problem for her for a bit.
At one hand one has to admire her... but you should skate with actual program, not a jump drill.
That 3Lz3lo has been problem for her for a bit.
At one hand one has to admire her... but you should skate with actual program, not a jump drill.
She was the first who landed 4F. It's history. It can be one time. What is to be the champion of FGP compared to this? FGP happens every year
There are many types of history. Aliona is the 5th skater to win back to back JGPF and GPF (after Mao Asada, Yuna Kim, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova - a list of greats). We can celebrate all of these ladies' accomplishments and record-breaking achievements without dismissing any others.
What is the likelihood of Anna's PCS rising to near Kostornaia's by the end of the season? I see Anna's musicality as innate and I think that's a rare ability and should be rewarded.
On the other hand, poor Anna always ends up landing the quads eventually but she's never the first to do them. She landed the 4T first in practice but then broke her leg and missed the season, then she fell on the 4Lz the first few comps, and now she misses the 4F. All the while Sasha gets them all first :dumb:. But I suppose being the second lady to ever land a certain quad isn't bad .
I wish they would do the jump height measurements on all the jumps. Sasha's 4F was 56cm high, and it doesn't even look as high as her 4T. Surely her 4T is the highest jump to have ever been performed by a lady? I'd love to know the stats for her 4T and Kamila's. And what a shame we never got that measurement for Tsurskaya's 4Lz. And while we're at it Midori's 3A
Well, there is the Kihira threat (she has a 4S and three 3As). She can go toe-to-toe with Kostornaia.
The only one who would always beat Kihira with a clean skate is Sasha. That is why she’s the best hope. Since she wouldn’t lose if she performs her best.
Don't crucify me please but I honestly doubt it that Sasha would've gotten a 69 in pcs(or if she even should) 65 imo is Sashas place atm and even then I think it is still generous. But in correlation with the others I thought it was fine.It would’ve been really close, but only if Sasha’s PCS would’ve remained the same with a clean skate, which we know it wouldn’t have. She likely would’ve seen a 3-4 point increase in the FS alone.
Falling on the 3A in the SP was unfortunate and gave her a smaller margin for error, but that is definitely not why she didn’t win gold.
It's really about time that the ISU allows quads in ladies SPs. It's such an arbitrary and arguably sexist rule to prohibit this.
Aliona was fantastic, but she unquestionably benefits from being allowed to perform her best jump in the SP while her primary competitors, Anya and Sasha, cannot. To me, this makes the podium rankings feel a bit artificial and unrepresentative.
I agree with you in the first part, but do not agree in the second. "Artificial"? Seriously? It is not fair to judge an athlete by one system (one that does not yet exist or is only in your imagination at the moment), while another system officially operates. As part of which athletes are preparing for competitions.
I assume you at least agree that Aliona benefits substantially from being allowed to perform her best jump in the SP while Anya and Sasha cannot? I mean, I think that part is pretty tough to argue.
Well, all 3 girls knew the rule about no quads and allowed 3A in the short, it's not that ISU made this a thing a year or two ago. They all had equal chances to train the 3A if they wanted to have a chance to lead after short program and that's exactly what Sasha (and probably Anna) is doing now.
It's really about time that the ISU allows quads in ladies SPs. It's such an arbitrary and arguably sexist rule to prohibit this.
Aliona was fantastic, but she unquestionably benefits from being allowed to perform her best jump in the SP while her primary competitors, Anya and Sasha, cannot. To me, this makes the podium rankings feel a bit artificial and unrepresentative.
I'm talking about a simple thing: when Alyona made a strategic decision about what exactly she should study - quad or trixel, she did it while being in the framework of the current system.
Gosh, this is a typical trick in rejecting the results - to declare "but with a different rating system, we would have won." Doooo. Under a different system, there would be another strategy for achieving victory. You can’t change the rules during the game. Is that such a complicated thought?