Maybe if you and I were organizing a skating event we would do it differently. (I'll put up my half of the money if you will. )
Only if we somehow get Yuna Kim and Mao Asada as the judges. And give the person who did a quad an automatic win
Maybe if you and I were organizing a skating event we would do it differently. (I'll put up my half of the money if you will. )
Of course. We all are. :yes:
[quoteWhat credibility do I assign to the organisers who can't recognize the entirely different looks on the ice I can get out of quads?
Well, then I suppose it's time to start ignoring American skating yet again. Absolutely nothing good ever comes out of it for me. I'll be that critic who left the room to visit a trendy restaurant instead, and maybe eventually all the other critics in this judged sport will join me - though of course, that's how it seems American skating is usually judged anyway, with no one present to watch.
Well, then I suppose it's time to start ignoring American skating yet again. Absolutely nothing good ever comes out of it for me. I'll be that critic who left the room to visit a trendy restaurant instead, and maybe eventually all the other critics in this judged sport will join me - though of course, that's how it seems American skating is usually judged anyway, with no one present to watch.
I enjoyed this competition a lot. I had the feeling the skaters enjoyed performing too. As usual Jason made me cry (he's such a wonderful performer) and it offered the possibility to watch some wonderful skaters I didn't know beforehand. Of course, I didn't 'get' the scoring. Did it matter? Not to me. After being starved of skating for some time, this was just wonderful. And...the more I become involved in the sport, the more I wish the skaters to enjoy themselves as well. There's too much heartbreak among (very) young people in the official circuit, and this competition was joyful. And that's how it should be. Well, to me that is.
I attended Nationals this year. I'd say there were many more than just myself watching.with no one present to watch.