He was asked for his opinion and he gave it. When we are his age I am sure we will be doing the sameSadly I think he's just got his 6.0 rose tinted spectacles on there are as many boring performances under this scoring system as their were under 6.0.
He was asked for his opinion and he gave it. When we are his age I am sure we will be doing the same
there are as many boring performances under this scoring system as their were under 6.0.
But more of them are at the top these days
Sadly I think he's just got his 6.0 rose tinted spectacles on there are as many boring performances under this scoring system as their were under 6.0.
Since Button didn't feel he performed as well in 1952, it seems luck was on his side.
Button had plenty of what now would be bad positions, but in his time, to have stretch and point if you were a man was considered effeminate. It was a stylistic expectation of his period.
Many of his sharpest criticisms have been towards Ladies, especially wrt layback spins. There's long been a different standard for Men.
Many like he and Bianchetti think there was some golden age of skating where everything was perfect.
But more of them are at the top these days
I vehemently disagree! As someone who used to go to local club comps and dutifully record all the elements in a notebook while watching, I soon came to realize how empty and "the same" so many 6.0 programs were.I disagree.
I vehemently disagree! As someone who used to go to local club comps and dutifully record all the elements in a notebook while watching, I soon came to realize how empty and "the same" so many 6.0 programs were.
Because there were more boring programs under 6.0. Even the club comp programs got more interesting under ISJHow is your observation that "many programs at club comps were boring" relevant to my view that "many boring programs are at the top these days"?