Proposals to ISU Congress 2018-2019 Season

[Danny T]

Nobody is even pretending to care about Synchro, not even the guy speaking about Synchro RIP (I mean I don't either, but they could've pretended to)

Nice slides though

 

[Hello from Brazil]

Nobody is even pretending to care about Synchro, not even the guy speaking about Synchro RIP (I mean I don't either, but they could've pretended to)

Nice slides though

Maybe they should have done a separate section for the synchro

 

[moriel]

Nobody is even pretending to care about Synchro, not even the guy speaking about Synchro RIP (I mean I don't either, but they could've pretended to)

Nice slides though

Despite the Synchro people being the ones that make the most sense so far

 

[Andrea82]

But at least now we know why they dont do more transparent judging.
Imagine stuff like that in protocols or in press conferences after every competition?

yup, I think the guy speaking against a proposal but referring to the number of another one was the Technical Specialist at Euros

 

[chopinskate]

Nice slides though

A damning note from the quintessential academic.

:thumbsup:

 

[moriel]

But while we trash them, i think they should do more of it.
It is some quality entertainment for offseason, and i want those livestreams for every congress they do from now on.

 

[moriel]

hmmm I have a proposal:
reduce max age for any isu representatives.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I loathe meetings and conferences for this very reason. Everyone seems to become extremely slow, even if they are very intelligent in any other setting.

I focus on the coffee break...that’s when the magic happens. Or the post seminar dinner/drinks...

It’s hard at times to stay relevant at these things and conversations lag and you may have a brilliant thought but may not get a chance to speak on it for several hours or even days long after the topic was initially brought up. Often..not at all

I think these conferences favor those with patience who take and make excellent notes. I drink far too much coffee for such practicality as that. Actually...I take pretty good notes

 

[jFarrisFAN]

Sorry not really watching but did the quad limiting proposal go through or no?

 

[silverfoxes]

Ok, Ary Zakarian (is he Medvedeva's agent?)

"Nathan's 6 quads were the main reason for people to go watch the show"
"If a skater does just a 4T, he can still do 2 of them and compete at higher level, with the rule he will go for different quads, and there will be more injuries"
"We need to push limits"

What is he smoking? He couldn't be more wrong...the last thing I want to see is a bigger advantage given to a bunch of ugly, messy quads and more disadvantage to 95% of the field that has only one stable quad at best. Ugh.

 

[xeyra]

Sorry not really watching but did the quad limiting proposal go through or no?

They'll be voted on Thursday. They're just 'discussing' them today. However, proposals can't be amended, only voted on as they are.

 

[TryMeLater]

hmmm I have a proposal:
reduce max age for any isu representatives.

They tried it once (I think it might have been for judges though) - legal said it was discrimination against the elderly.

 

[Danny T]

I find the ominous music at the end very fitting for this mess

 

[moriel]

They tried it once (I think it might have been for judges though) - legal said it was discrimination against the elderly.

it would be hilarious if someone used similar excuse for the actual skaters and senior age limit.

But overall, i dont wanna point fingers but some folks there seem to be... senile

 

[chopinskate]

I find the ominous music at the end very fitting for this mess

Well, that's the description of this entire quad, I'm guessing.

I do like that we could create a soap-opera with lightning strikes out of this. Or just a nice satire. Isn't that life?

hmmm I have a proposal:
reduce max age for any isu representatives.

OR they can all read this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016695/

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

What is he smoking? He couldn't be more wrong...the last thing I want to see is a bigger advantage given to a bunch of ugly, messy quads and more disadvantage to 95% of the field that has only one stable quad at best. Ugh.

I don’t think Ary is in favor of the quad rule which will limit the quads to one of each. That clearly favors Nathan Chen and hurts the rest of the field who only do one type of quad. It’s so random that you can repeat triple jumps but not quads. We don’t need people to be forced to learn quads which this rule will essential accomplish. I don’t think it matters anyway...it’s going to be voted down swiftly. He called for the vote to end it right there and people applauded and seemed eager to vote.

He’s right too that US interest spiked because of Nathan’s quads and in turn he brought out fans which increased attendance at stars on ice.

 

[shyne]

i wish they could broadcast the coffee break

 

[NoNameFace]

i wish they could broadcast the coffee break

bet the tea there is waaay better than coffee itself (pun intended)

 

[moriel]

I don’t think Ary is in favor of the quad rule which will limit the quads to one of each. That clearly favors Nathan Chen and hurts the rest of the field who only do one type of quad. It’s so random that you can repeat triple jumps but not quads. We don’t need people to be forced to learn quads which this rule will essential accomplish. I don’t think it matters anyway...it’s going to be voted down swiftly. He called for the vote to end it right there and people applauded and seemed eager to vote.

He’s right too that US interest spiked because of Nathan’s quads and in turn he brought out fans which increased attendance at stats on ice,

I think he mentioned Nathan as an example of how people are drawn to the quad spectacle, as in "we need more quads not less because that is what audience wants to watch and pays $$$ for"

It actually would make sense, because tbh most viewers cannot differentiate jumps, only axel vs everything else, but you can usually see the difference between a quad and a triple.

 

[NoNameFace]

I think he mentioned Nathan as an example of how people are drawn to the quad spectacle, as in "we need more quads not less because that is what audience wants to watch and pays $$$ for"

Too bad (ironically speaking) that ISU itself is doing practically nothing to attract more people to the sport, confusing the heck out of 'accidental' watchers and discourage ones who are fans of it...Yeah, limit then skaters in quads lol.