I missed the broadcast of the GPF, but I did want to point out that the
score under CoP is, like its predecessor, comprised of both short and long
program scores. And under CoP, the margin of lead in the short makes a
difference that didn't exist in the ordinal system. Sasha could have had a
bigger lead in the short over Arakawa, for one thing. Another factor you
may be discounting is that a fall on an ambitious jump or combination under
CoP is worth more than a clean long where no high-difficulty jumps are
attempted. This also may have contributed to Cohen's win.
The big problem with the new system is the anonymity. I actually like the
*idea* of CoP for the same reasons some of the skaters have said in
interviews; I just feel that the potential for problems, what with Sekret
judges and the Sekret Komputer (TM), has increased and not really addressed
the real issues. But we've already hashed that to death and that's not
really what your original post was about.
-Amy
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If that is what is supposed to determine the winner, then perhaps the ISU
should just do away with the Short program.
Janice
"Alias" Fan - Spydaddy rocks!
"Kwan uses her body as a form of communication that links her to the music, the
audience and the ice." Elaine Anderson, Reno Gazette-Journal 7/25/02
johns
> Didn't she place second in the Long program? Since it's a two program
> competition, I don't understand why people want the final skate to
determine
> placement.
http://www.isufs.org/results/gpf0304/seg004.htm
2 Sasha COHEN USA 116.68
3 Shizuka ARAKAWA JPN 114.23
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>No, she didn't.
>http://www.isufs.org/results/gpf0304/seg004.htm
>2 Sasha COHEN USA 116.68
>3 Shizuka ARAKAWA JPN 114.23
Janice
"Alias" Fan - Spydaddy rocks!
"Kwan uses her body as a form of communication that links her to the music, the
audience and the ice." Elaine Anderson, Reno Gazette-Journal 7/25/02
> Didn't she place second in the Long program? Since it's a two program
> competition, I don't understand why people want the final skate to
determine
> placement.
> If that is what is supposed to determine the winner, then perhaps the ISU
> should just do away with the Short program.
> Janice
> "Alias" Fan - Spydaddy rocks!
> "Kwan uses her body as a form of communication that links her to the
music, the
> audience and the ice." Elaine Anderson, Reno Gazette-Journal 7/25/02
I don't know that there is anything magic about the old technical(short)
program/long program format. The deductions required in the short program,
and the disastrous consequences if a skater missed a single element (land
that first jump of a combination in a rut and what are your chances of
getting the second jump to happen - if you stand up after the first one)
never seemed "fair" to me anyway, but that was the system so I lived with
it.
I still don't like the secret judging.
1. BUSH WINS BUSH WINS BUSH WINS BUSH WINS BUSH WINS BUSH WINS BUSH WINS
2. Best skaters to never have won Olympic gold
3. Re Desert Island skaters and Best Looking Skaters
4. Best To be A Short Skater-Or Tall Skater???????/
5. Soft knees: Really the best for landings?
6. Who Won for Best Female Athlete?
8. Senior GPF points "Bonus" $ to be used for JR GPF participants
9. Final Worlds Thoughts...of sorts ;-> (Really really long)
10. Kazoo really, really wants another chance to have his drama queen act
11. I am so beautiful that I am entitled to only marry a Millionaire
12. Are Skaters really Artists ? (Long)
13. A really lame male skater joke that someone said to me!