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I know we’ve got some examples already, and we could get many more probably, but....
Michelle Kwan, 1996. Romanza SP was better than Salome LP.
1998. Rachmaninov SP was (even) better than Lyra Angelica.
1999. Carmen Suite SP was a better constructed program than Ariane LP.
2005. Spartacus was better than Bolero.
And that doesn't even count Eric Clapton or the Feeling Begins.
I’m finding I like SPs more than LPs these days, but that could be because less of an emphasis on jumps?
I think it is the difference between quality of jumps and quantity of jumps. In the Short Program you only have three chances at it, do or die. Every little detail counts and a mistake can kill you.
In the LP, if you fall on your opening triple Axel, under-rotate your 3Lz+3T , and step out of your triple loop -- no biggie. Just land the next triple Axel attempt and toss up a gang of other jumps to make up for it.
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