The Skating Session - A New Show

[Laura4]

I am completely ok with 2 hours and some minutes. Gets me through four drives to and from work. Thanks!

Same here! I love to listen to the show while working on my sewing projects.

Can’t wait for the next show - NHK and the return of the Shib Sibs!

 

[thvu]

The Skating Session - S2E10 - Grand Prix #4 - NHK Trophy Competition Review​

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We tried to make the ep a little shorter, but then we talked about Ice Dance for an hour.

 

[Marta24]

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We tried to make the ep a little shorter, but then we talked about Ice Dance for an hour.

Great for me then. I love deep dives into ice dance

 

[coralline]

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We tried to make the ep a little shorter, but then we talked about Ice Dance for an hour.

How can anyone not talk about Ice dance for an hour!

 

[jägerbomb]

I like the longer episodes! Perfect to listen to while working or exercising.

 

[skatfan]

I guess I'm a glutton for punishment, because I enjoyed the whole hour on Ice Dance. You two are getting your rhythm down in these latest episodes, which is impressive because you aren't getting much sleep!

 

[coralline]

Hi Tomas and Tony, may I ask from your professional perspective, why was Caroline Green´s TW downgraded to Level 2?

 

[thvu]

Hi Tomas and Tony, may I ask from your professional perspective, why was Caroline Green´s TW downgraded to Level 2?

In the 2nd set of twizzles, Green has two errors, each resulting in a loss of level:

• She turns the last half of the rotation into a pirouette, which results in the loss of 1 level.
• She loses balance on that same twizzle at the end which causes her foot coming down to regain balance, resulting in the loss of 1 level. (Compare it to Parsons, whose free leg is extended out at the end of this set.)

So, even though she completes the necessary 4 rotations for Level 4 in the 2nd set before these errors, it doesn't matter, the level drops still apply. (This 2nd set is 4.5 rotations, entering forward and exiting backward, with these errors occurring in the last half rotation.)

A team could do 8 rotations in a set, and if these errors were to occur at the end of that set, the level drops would still apply. The rules aren't setup to give "forgiveness" to skaters for errors that occur outside of the required rotations for levels, which I agree with. It prevents teams from building in "fail safes" in elements by doing extra rotations.

 

[coralline]

In the 2nd set of twizzles, Green has two errors, each resulting in a loss of level:

• She turns the last half of the rotation into a pirouette, which results in the loss of 1 level.
• She loses balance on that same twizzle at the end which causes her foot coming down to regain balance, resulting in the loss of 1 level. (Compare it to Parsons, whose free leg is extended out at the end of this set.)

So, even though she completes the necessary 4 rotations for Level 4 in the 2nd set before these errors, it doesn't matter, the level drops still apply. (This 2nd set is 4.5 rotations, entering forward and exiting backward, with these errors occurring in the last half rotation.)

A team could do 8 rotations in a set, and if these errors were to occur at the end of that set, the level drops would still apply. The rules aren't setup to give "forgiveness" to skaters for errors that occur outside of the required rotations for levels, which I agree with. It prevents teams from building in "fail safes" in elements by doing extra rotations.

Thank you so much for the explaination!