Theatregirl1122
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That’s not my truth, and I painstakingly went over why I feel the way I do, so don’t put words in my mouth. I’d feel the same way even if no Americans were affected, as I believe in making exceptions to extraordinary circumstances that meets the original intent of the ISU. They didn’t intend the TES qualification procedures to be as harsh as some are arguing it should be.
Agreed. During 2020, many of us watched Dasa Grm try and try to get her TES minimums after the goalposts unfairly shifted on her and were frustrated that she was in that situation and rooting for her to get the minimums (which is why I think it’s funny to say we wouldn’t care if it was her, since so many of us did).
That was an unfair situation for her (which didn’t end up mattering), but over that year, skaters had a full slate of competitions to earn minimums. The ISU minimums were not put into place with the assumption that skaters, whether Vincent Zhou or Donovan Carrillo, would have to meet a minimum and also have an incredibly reduced pool of chances to do so. It’s not reasonable. The circumstances under which the minimums were introduced do not exist.
And if you’re saying that you can just go to Challenge cup to get minimums, that actually tilts things in favor of skaters like Zhou and K/F who most likely can meet the minimums in one shot. Many of the OES and other smaller federation skaters Sylvia listed are more likely to tend to need a couple of shots at minimums to be successful.
So I don’t understand why people who generally argue against things that disadvantage skaters from smaller federations are acting like this only affects two American skaters and maybe one Canadian. Whatever individual posters on this board care about, the minimums affect many skaters who didn’t get the opportunities they would have in a normal year.