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- Jan 25, 2013
I understand what you are saying regarding definition of take-off foot, pre-rotation, etc. Let's not dwell on definitions but focus on the takeoff technique and the jump revolutions actually completed in the air -
3T example #1
3T example #2
Do you think the takeoffs of these two jumps are the same?
I'm not defending Medvedeva obviously pre-rotating more than Kim, but also compare the landings of the jumps and it looks to me like Medvedeva lands obviously pretty much backwards whereas Kim's is not as certain for me (it's rotated sufficiently, just not as rotated on the landing as Med is rotated). Overall though Kim's technique on the toe is superior, and her net rotation in the air is more than Medvedeva's.
Again judges/the system cares more about the actual landings more than the takeoff.