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I'm not old enough to have seen it live. Anyone here lucky enough to have seen it on live television? What was it like? Was it a snooze-fest?
I'm not old enough to have seen it live. Anyone here lucky enough to have seen it on live television? What was it like? Was it a snooze-fest?
In the olden days, compulsories were generally only covered in America through a quick summary, and only then during the ABC Olympic coverage. I have vague memories of Dick Button doing a studio interview wherein he said Dorothy Hamill's improved performance in figures made her the favorite to win. Likewise, I remember a similar report when Scott Hamilton won all three figures against a French skater who was apparently a figures genius.
There were rare exceptions of slightly more indepth reporting, like when Midori Ito blew a figure that cost her the WC against Jill Trenary.
I don't ever recall seeing a compulsory dance on television except during the Olympics with Uncle Dick doing the commentary.
Once the age of the internet hit, you could scrounge some reports, but it wasn't a lot.
Wow... looks like ISU could easily manipulate the outcome of competitions through these barely broadcasted compulsories. Midori would have destroyed the competition under IJS.
I'm not old enough to have seen it live. Anyone here lucky enough to have seen it on live television? What was it like? Was it a snooze-fest?
Here is a video of Janet Lynn, Trixie Schuba and Karen Magnussen doing compulsory figures from 1972 Winter Olympics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SscrUDzeDcs
Wow... looks like ISU could easily manipulate the outcome of competitions through these barely broadcasted compulsories. Midori would have destroyed the competition under IJS.
Oh that probably will be true. In the Calgary Olympics free programme, her second half 3A would have gotten a bonus
and her GOEs on jumps and better basic SS and transitions will certainly have easily allowed her to outscore Yamaguchi's smallish jumps. Not many current ladies will even be able to match Midori in real jump GOEs and basic SS to be honest.
I go back into the '60's & never could understand why the compulsories were worth so much towards the final score. They were all about precision & difficult to judge watching on tv. I found them boring.
Oh that probably will be true. In the Calgary Olympics free programme, her second half 3A would have gotten a bonus and her GOEs on jumps and better basic SS and transitions will certainly have easily allowed her to outscore Yamaguchi's smallish jumps. Not many current ladies will even be able to match Midori in real jump GOEs and basic SS to be honest.
Oh that probably will be true. In the Calgary Olympics free programme, her second half 3A would have gotten a bonus and her GOEs on jumps and better basic SS and transitions will certainly have easily allowed her to outscore Yamaguchi's smallish jumps. Not many current ladies will even be able to match Midori in real jump GOEs and basic SS to be honest.