I noticed that too. Bizarre. Were all of the deductions for different things?
Extended lifts, time violations....don't remember if any of it related to falls or not.
I noticed that too. Bizarre. Were all of the deductions for different things?
And (let me say that without bitterness, just as I see it from the inside) soooo stereotypical
Pojé, Katsalapov & Lannotte in the GP final, soo much hotness :dance2::yes2::luv17:
Pojé, Katsalapov & Lannotte in the GP final, soo much hotness :dance2::yes2::luv17:
I also want to send out a warm hug to Ksenia and Kirill, get well soon!
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the marks for Sinitsina and Katsalapov were outrageous she is so bad technically, that program has zero coreography just bocelli music to a series of technical elements, i guess having a russian on the tech panel helps. The Italians again Anna is a weak technical skater barely does anything with her feet i can`t believe she`s a world champion.
the marks for Sinitsina and Katsalapov were outrageous she is so bad technically, that program has zero coreography just bocelli music to a series of technical elements, i guess having a russian on the tech panel helps. The Italians again Anna is a weak technical skater barely does anything with her feet i can`t believe she`s a world champion.
Well, I wouldn't go quite that far, but S/K's program is certainly lacking in complexity and involves a huge amount of hand to hand skating, which is easier and makes is easier to create and maintain speed — this is relevant because their speed is one of the more impressive things about them this season. But these distinctions don't seem to be recognized at all by the judges, which is, I think, unfair to other teams who are trying more technically demanding material.
As for the Italians, I'm puzzled as to why their notable lack of speed compared to all of the other top teams doesn't seem to be taken into account in their scores. Because it is really evident, even on television, which means it must be even more so in the arena.
On another note, I'm curious to know why W/P changed their first lift from the really "wow" one where he lifts her high while skating backwards to the current one that is a flip over the back. On first impression, the new one doesn't have the same immediate impact that the other one did, and they didn't seem to be having technical difficulties with it or anything.
Well, I wouldn't go quite that far, but S/K's program is certainly lacking in complexity and involves a huge amount of hand to hand skating, which is easier and makes is easier to create and maintain speed — this is relevant because their speed is one of the more impressive things about them this season. But these distinctions don't seem to be recognized at all by the judges, which is, I think, unfair to other teams who are trying more technically demanding material.
As for the Italians, I'm puzzled as to why their notable lack of speed compared to all of the other top teams doesn't seem to be taken into account in their scores.
So did Swan Lake. Same hand to hand skating, same lack of difficulty in the steps. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Look, if this were still the 6.0 era, I would be raving about them. But it isn't. Still, you would never know from the judging...
I wouldn't call it a shameful insult to the sport. S/K are showing off their qualities, I cannot blame them for that (they have to get results this season!) and I wouldn't blame the judges for recognizing them (with the help from Marina Z. ). They're pretty, flashy and speedy. And this season they're hitting the levels. But I also think they have already reached their scoring potential at COR. There're only so many points you can get out of that kind of programs.The scores for S/K were a shameful insult to the sport. Their performances were uninspiring and had no creative content and riddled with mistakes. Katsalapov was quite aware of this for both the SD and FD. They skated almost as if they knew their place was secure if they remained upright. Even with I/Z's fall they were infinitely more impressive this weekend. When you count the number of balance checks and dirty turns made by these two, how could they have almost the same score as W/P? The GOE and PCS do not make sense. The dishonest scoring was clearly visible and their plans will fail ultimately.