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- Jun 21, 2003
An artistry-devoid Min Zhang with 3 quads should EASILY win over even the most artistic skater who doesn't attempt a quad or triple axel, or fails on attempts at these. Figure skating needs to be treated as a sport…
I disagree completely. I think figure skating is shooting itself in the foot by constantly telling anyone who will listen, "It is too a sport, it is too a sport!"
Sports are a dime a dozen. If you want a sport, there are a hundred to chose from, why figure skating? The answer to "why figure skating?" is not "because in figure skating you can earn 5.3 points for a triple flip." If you take out the Second Mark, what have you got left? Just another sport.