2026 Worlds Free Dance PBP - Whale, That's All Folks!

[MacMadame]

The woman is no fool. She knows excellence and quality when she sees it. It has her seal of approval and everyone else’s critiques of its authenticity etc are irrelevant. Case closed.

Your uber is showing.

 

[allezfred]

Your uber is showing.

What some of you are saying is the equivalent of “I prefer a competent wedding singer’s version of ‘Nessun Dorma’ to Pavarott’s”. Which is fine and you are entitled to do. It just means you have very bad taste and are unable to recognise superior skating skills and musicality when you see it.

 

[skipaway]

British Challenge Denied

 

[Skate Talker]

Hardly surprising. I would think they would have had to prove there wasn't a violation beyond any doubt once it was called.

 

[marbri]

Has the ISU ever NOT denied a challenge?

 

[Skate Talker]

Maybe only during Olympics when forced by IOC?

 

[Aussie Willy]

In the past I have seen documents for technical panels around what is called "Field of Play" (I can't find them at the moment). That means they are given the benefit of doubt in regards to calling what they see at the time. I daresay by the amount of time it took for the scores to come up, there was obviously quite a bit of discussion around that element and the decision to deduction was not taken lightly because the panel would know it affected the podium placements. But why do a dodgy element that the slightest move would make it a violation?