i think they should have waited as long as they could to cancel IMO. a lot of skaters are getting back to training or have done so already and they can hold JGPs without an audience pretty easily. i think it could have been doable.
I also really want the JGP to take place, but I don’t see how it could happen with all of the travel restrictions :sad21:
I’m really looking forward to Adelia’s debut and seeing Kamila again
I don't know how true this is. In Alina's first season she was already getting 75 in PCS points, which is a bit ridiculous to me. If the judges want they can give Kamila any PCS points that they want.
Exactly, Alina got insanely high PCS scores right from the start in seniors even keeping the same free program from juniors, which to me was a big mistake but it worked so why bother? Wakaba Higuchi lost to Zagitova even in components at Cup of China despite having far more difficulty choreography in her Bond FP especially comparing the two steps sequence.
All Valieva (or any of these girls) need is consistency and an higher technical difficulty than the other girls, the rest it seems it doesn't matter.
Exactly, Alina got insanely high PCS scores right from the start in seniors even keeping the same free program from juniors, which to me was a big mistake but it worked so why bother? Wakaba Higuchi lost to Zagitova even in components at Cup of China despite having far more difficulty choreography in her Bond FP especially comparing the two steps sequence.
All Valieva (or any of these girls) need is consistency and an higher technical difficulty than the other girls, the rest it seems it doesn't matter.
However, I hope she doesn’t continue her trend of repeating programs. It’s time for something new
The progress of Alina's PCS during the olympic season, FS:
Lombardia 67.52
Cup of China: 68.35
IdF: 69.54
GPF: 70.42
Euros: 75.30
Olympics-team: 75.02
Olympics-individual: 75.03
This is definitely not getting "insanely high PCS scores from the start in seniors". First, it used to be a custom not to reward juniors with higher components than 8 (this "rule" was broken for the first time by Aliona at JGPF 2018 ). So the problem wasn't receiving higer score in seniors rather like getting lower score in juniors. Alina received 62.21 at junior worlds, so she received 5 more points in seniors, but that's nothing unusual. Evgenia Medvedeva, for instance, received 59.21 at her last junior worlds and 67.16 at her first senior GP event. 8 points increase. Is that insanely high?
Second, through the GP events, Alina's PCS rose normally as her performance got better. Big increase was just between GPF and Europeans, and completely deservedly, because the quality Alina has shown there and at Olympics a month later was astounding from the perspective of interpretation, perfect tempo synchronized completely with the music, expression etc.
I'm a devoted fan of Anna Shcherbakova, so I think she'll have the longest and very successful carreer of them all. The only girl I see surpassing her is Sofia Akatieva (interestingly, these are two fastest rotaters in the world atm.). I'm not saying they will win Olympics, because there are too many factors involved in such quadrennial event, but I see them on a very top for relatively long time.
It is clear that they just wanted Alina to win the Olympics that she was gifted those PCS points. The exact same thing happened in the past to Adelina being gifted over a 10 points increase over her season's average in the FS and 5 points in the SP. The same can happen to Kamila or anyone for that matter, they can use PCS points to crown the winner. Although it will become more difficult in the next Olympics because of the insanely high BV of the quads and 3A so it may not make that much of an impact as it did in the last one.if we compare last Junior to first Senior competition, indeed Zhenya increased with 7.95 compared to Alina's 5.31.
However, in her first senior season, Zhenya 's scores increased with 5.18 - gradually from 67.16 to 72.34.
Alina's - with 7.51 from 67.52 to 75.03 with very sharp jump after the GPF - with 4.88/ 4.6 for EC/ OG compared to GPF; after that she never achieved such PCs.
I don't know how true this is. In Alina's first season she was already getting 75 in PCS points, which is a bit ridiculous to me. If the judges want they can give Kamila any PCS points that they want.
if we compare last Junior to first Senior competition, indeed Zhenya increased with 7.95 compared to Alina's 5.31.
However, in her first senior season, Zhenya 's scores increased with 5.18 - gradually from 67.16 to 72.34.
Alina's - with 7.51 from 67.52 to 75.03 with very sharp jump after the GPF - with 4.88/ 4.6 for EC/ OG compared to GPF; after that she never achieved such PCs.
if we compare last Junior to first Senior competition, indeed Zhenya increased with 7.95 compared to Alina's 5.31.
However, in her first senior season, Zhenya 's scores increased with 5.18 - gradually from 67.16 to 72.34.
Alina's - with 7.51 from 67.52 to 75.03 with very sharp jump after the GPF - with 4.88/ 4.6 for EC/ OG compared to GPF; after that she never achieved such PCs.
It is clear that they just wanted Alina to win the Olympics that she was gifted those PCS points. The exact same thing happened in the past to Adelina being gifted over a 10 points increase over her season's average in the FS and 5 points in the SP. The same can happen to Kamila or anyone for that matter, they can use PCS points to crown the winner. Although it will become more difficult in the next Olympics because of the insanely high BV of the quads and 3A so it may not make that much of an impact as it did in the last one.
No, Higuchi's overall PCS was higher than Zagitova's (100,74 > 99,78). Alina could surpass her only because all of her jumps were backloaded both in SP and FS.
And since then Higuchi who couldn't win anything in her career is a paragon of PCS? She was just regular second year senior. Zagitova was JWC and in her first senior season won more golden medals than Higuchi in her all seasons.
Everybody need consistency and an higher technical difficulty to win. But besides that Valieva (I don't know who "any of these girls" are) has the best spins in busyness, mesmerizing artistry, great posture and flexibilty, and iconic programs and choreography.
The progress of Alina's PCS during the olympic season, FS:
Lombardia 67.52
Cup of China: 68.35
IdF: 69.54
GPF: 70.42
Euros: 75.30
Olympics-team: 75.02
Olympics-individual: 75.03
This is definitely not getting "insanely high PCS scores from the start in seniors". First, it used to be a custom not to reward juniors with higher components than 8 (this "rule" was broken for the first time by Aliona at JGPF 2018 ). So the problem wasn't receiving higer score in seniors rather like getting lower score in juniors. Alina received 62.21 at junior worlds, so she received 5 more points in seniors, but that's nothing unusual. Evgenia Medvedeva, for instance, received 59.21 at her last junior worlds and 67.16 at her first senior GP event. 8 points increase. Is that insanely high?
Second, through the GP events, Alina's PCS rose normally as her performance got better. Big increase was just between GPF and Europeans, and completely deservedly, because the quality Alina has shown there and at Olympics a month later was astounding from the perspective of interpretation, perfect tempo synchronized completely with the music, expression etc.