VGThuy
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How did you feel about Shizuka slowly and cautiously doing five triples to gold in Torino? Baiul winning with like 3-4 clean triples and no triple combination and making an error on her combo in the SP (her gorgeous SP)? Yamaguchi taking a risk with a 3Lz/3Toe but then falling out of a Triple Sal and doubling a Triple Loop? Witt doing like 3 triples in Carmen? Even Peggy Fleming made major errors in her free skate. Dorothy talked about mistakes in hers. Scott Hamilton doubled nearly all of his jumps in his LP. Speaking of Hamilton, let's look at the mens side and all the mistake-ridden programs that won gold.I totally agree. I felt she deservedly won 2003 Worlds with no 3/3 and I think only 6 triples over Sokolova who had two 3/3s. Her skating was that much better. But would I have felt that way at an Olympics? I'm not sure. The Olympics to me is the ultimate achievement. Much much more than Worlds. I guess I want to see people skating their 100% best at the Olympics. To scale down and go cautious for the Olys kind of defeats what I value in the event. It would be similar to if Alyona skates clean without attempting a 3axel while Sasha goes for her quads. I much prefer Alyona to Sasha, and in any event except the Olympics I would be fine with Alyona winning. But if Sasha comes out at the Olympics and hits her program I'd give it to her. Of course with COP the math would do the job and not just depend on the "feelings" of the panel on that day. I really hope Sasha goes to the Olympics over Alyona because she could absolutely demolish the field if she's clean. Of course she never is, but Sarah Hughes never landed two 3/3s in one program until the Olympics either. All it takes is hitting at the right moment. An "Olympic moment". It's just my opinion.