yuzuangel Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 https://anythinggoe.com/2022olympicteamevent/ Interesting predictions for the team event. I actually didn't know Miura / Kihara qualified for the GPF this season. Japan really does have a shot at this team medal then... For the record I am almost certain Russia will split the women and make Mark K skate both segments because he's not really a medal contender anyway? But uh, maybe he does have a real outside shot at a medal idk. Either way I think Kamila will skate the SP and Anna the FS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paskud Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I think for Russian ladies the only real question was whether Trusova will do FP or not. Shcherbakova does really badly this season and has "only" one "quad". She is already lucky that she goes to Olympics at all. Trusova bombed euros FP, sooo... I think there is still a tiny possibility, depending how her training goes now, but Valieva to both SP and FP makes the most sense, especially if rus fed wants to have an ego trip in TE. Katsalapov's back will not survive 4 performances at Olympics and I'm pretty sure rus fed still wants their id medal, even if not gold. I'm not sure Liu will clear herself from covid in time for team event?... About Japanese ladies, in fact, what makes the most sense is sending Kaori to both.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Wakaba is crazy unreliable, which is why support for her from JSF was very on and off during last 4 years. But let's assume that they will split, since they can. For Wakaba's sake I think SP should be the best choice, but only if she promises to not do 3a. She used to score 70-72 with 3 triples SP, she should be ok. OTOH it definitely will be not ok when she pops this second lutz again and ends up with 6 triples FP instead of planned 8. Her FP layout makes ZERO sense. I reallt, really, really, really, really, really, really hope Yuzuru will skip team event. Ffs, seriously?! A bunch of unnecessary distractions, especialy when they will win this medal, Yuma+Uno are more than enough and for what? To be burried below [redacted]?! You bet he will get this SP wr at some point and team event is just a playground for big feds setting the stage for individual events. FABULOUS, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Oh, I think, Shcherbakova is guaranteed a participation in the Team Event. Come on, the way she’s scored she’s likely to get +GOE even if she topples on every jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuzurella Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 The technology is already there. But I doubt the ISU would be willing to use it for fair, unbiased judging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paskud Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 interview with Oleg Vasiliev about his work in Belarus, thoughts about scoring system and pairs https://rsport.ria.ru/20220122/intervyu-1768942643.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 An expose on Eteri lol, brought to you by the every-four-years gang https://www.businessinsider.com/the-revered-but-controversial-coach-who-could-make-olympic-history-2022-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallycinnamon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The ISU Council called for a gradual increase in the age minimum in figure skating Quote The ISU has submitted a proposal to the 2022 congress about gradual raise of the age minimum in figure skating. This is stated in the preliminary agenda of the congress, which was at the disposal of Match TV. This proposal was formed on the basis of data received from the ISU Medical Commission on this issue. The Council proposes that age minimum to compete in seniors in all disciplines remain unchanged (15 years old) for the next season and start it from the 2023/24 season raise it to 16 years old, and from the 2024/25 season to 17 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paskud Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, sallycinnamon said: The ISU Council called for a gradual increase in the age minimum in figure skating Do you know what it will cause? It will overcrowd national junior fields. It literally 2 times extends the time they have to spend in juniors. Which means 2 times more kids fighting for the same amount of JGP, JWC (and, ugh, YOG) spots. And in an attempt to outdo your competitiors, it means even more 3a, even more quads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallycinnamon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Paskud said: Do you know what it will cause? It will overcrowd national junior fields. It literally 2 times extends the time they have to spend in juniors. Which means 2 times more kids fighting for the same amount of JGP, JWC (and, ugh, YOG) apots. And in an attempt to outdo your competitiors, it means even more 3a, even more quads. Exactly. The competition will be huge so everyone will raise their technical limit in order to get better results - they will get injured by age 15-16 because of quads, in worse case forced to retire. It's just not the solution to be honest. With a rule like this someone like Yuzu couldn't have finished 3rd at his first Worlds, which would've been unfair. They should rather invest in training their judges, and apply their rules better, if needed make modifications that their rules will be clearer. And make a system of accountability which is strict, not something like the Official Assessment Committee does. Of course first they need a will to do it. If there's no will, nothing will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallycinnamon Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, turquoiseblue said: I hope they'll find a solution for the sake of the skaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airi Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Devastated for junior skaters, I really hope they will hold it later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_Frenzy Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Interesting (and IMO thoughtful) article on the distinction (or lack thereof) between men's and women's figure skating https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-a-sports-world-segregated-by-gender-figure-skating-has-often-blurred-those-lines/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paskud Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 17 hours ago, turquoiseblue said: Press F for Japanese junior girls. This is a pure tragedy at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 1:11 PM, Figure_Frenzy said: Interesting (and IMO thoughtful) article on the distinction (or lack thereof) between men's and women's figure skating https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-a-sports-world-segregated-by-gender-figure-skating-has-often-blurred-those-lines/amp/ meh, i mean the only skaters doing quads or even consistent 3As are eteri's and it's not been proven it works after puberty (and, sadly, maybe without other reasons this doping scandal put into light) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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