to everything cheerknithanson said on prev pages
I just looked at ISU communications 1909 and the judging panel lineup for Worlds Ladies is just like the one for JUNIOR ladies: ALL EUROPEAN JUDGES AGAIN! Selected from:
CZE
DEN
EST
FIN
FRA
GER
GBR
ISR
RUS
SVK
SWE
SUI
UKR
No CHN, JPN, USA, CAN
How was the technical committee allowed to get away with this twice in a row?
Oh my gosh, why must the wait be so agonizing! XP
Well, just think about how you'll feel in the months following Worlds. The off-season... :disapp:
And you can't even argue with "Sochi happened" here, because guess what - it didn't happen in Sochi either.
Having watched it all over again, I believe, IMO!, the right result was reached in Sochi. Perhaps some of her marks were inflated, perhaps NOT, but still, the right person won, IN MY OPINION. As far as the judging, I MUCH prefer the new system to the old. It may not be perfect, but it is a HUGE improvement over the bad old days.
Guys, this thread is for Worlds Ladies Sp 2015. ....Please?
Do any of the contenders have a prior medal? I think we may be looking at three first time medalists, let's have fun with that.
And the Olympic Medalists aren't even there, and neither are the world medalists for that manner.
Do any of the contenders have a prior medal? I think we may be looking at three first time medalists, let's have fun with that.
Wagner has slipped some spots in her World ranking since 2012 (from 4th to 5th to 7th), but she has a chance to try to reverse that trend next week.
I saw a video last night on Youtube from 2009 Worlds, where Elene was competing. She's been in it for a long time, considering she was in a group with Kostner, Asada and Kim. So at age 25, she's even more "ancient" than Ashley, lol.Elene Gedevanishvilli
I don't think World Rankings matter much in FS. It's not like this sport is tennis where ranking actually does play an influence in where one can play (aside from the skating order) or who they end up playing . I mean look at Yuna. Hardly any ranking at the beginning of 2013, but we all knew who was the best even without her knocking everyone off ice at Worlds.