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I'm in favour of pushing the athletic side of FS forward, but I don't think banning quad repetition will do it. Without this rule, skaters already are trying out new types of quads - it's not like they have no incentive for it. By trying new quads under the current rules, skaters can have BV advantage, flexibility in jump layouts, and the implicit PCS boost. But under current rules, to get to the top skaters have a choice - to be like Chan/Fernandez or Jin/Chen/Uno or Hanyu the unicorn. I think having a choice is important - everyone should get to highlight their strength.
Here's to hoping this rule won't pass - it seems even Lakernik thinks it's not likely to pass from his interviews. I think a lot of smaller feds might vote against it, and along the big feds I don't see how Russia and Canada (maybe Japan?) will like this either. Unless they bet on the junior men (which I admittedly only follow sporadically)
Here's to hoping this rule won't pass - it seems even Lakernik thinks it's not likely to pass from his interviews. I think a lot of smaller feds might vote against it, and along the big feds I don't see how Russia and Canada (maybe Japan?) will like this either. Unless they bet on the junior men (which I admittedly only follow sporadically)