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- Nov 23, 2019
I agree with this so much! And I thought C/J were scored generously as well. She had a fall and a q on the side by sides. Those are given point values based on the worst jump so that’s a lot of points lost! Side note, I wish they did side by side jumps and spins with values like they do for twizzles and some other things in ice dance. That way both partners got credit for what they attempted.I keep reading comments implying that the judges are "dumping" Ashley and Tim.
I just don't think that is accurate. Yep, they finished fourth in this segment, but they were also outskated by three other teams... in my opinion, anyway.
Sure, we can argue over a point here or a point there. It's what we skating fans love to do. I certainly do that myself. But I don't see any justification for the "dumping" arguments that are being made, at least in this competition. Three teams delivered better programs, so Tim and Ashley finished fourth. That's not an unfair result.
- Alexa and Brandon skated really well. Sure, you can quibble about the brush with the ice on the throw, but honestly, I didn't even notice it, even on replay. It didn't effect the flow of the exit at any rate.
- I thought Jessica and Brian were actually fairly close to Ashley and Tim in the way they skated their program... but Brian and Jessica justifiably beat them on the big ticket pair items - the twist and the lift. Those were really world class elements - so overall a fairly equal feeling as they left the ice, but Jessica and Brian were great where it really counted on the scoreboard.
- Audrey and Misha skated a very clean very difficult program. Yes, they're still working on connection and "feels" but every element, taken in isolation, was difficult and really well done. I wasn't surprised at all that they beat Ashley and Tim on the basis of technical superiority, even while justifiably giving up ground on the second mark.
Also, C/J did not have a smooth landing on their throw. K/F had a slight touch down that didn’t affect the flow on the landing, and still hit enough features to get positive GOE overall. C/J also got positive GOE on their throw with a mistake because they hit other features. C-G/L had a two foot landing that was very obvious and longer than K/F plus a fall and an under on the side by sides. Add this to the fact that they have been less consistent the past few seasons and this leads to lower GOEs. It’s unfortunate because they are a good pair team, but they need to put out consistently good skates and I’m sure their scores will go up!