Olympic Team event timing

[double runner]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before or not, but does anyone else feel like the team event should be skated after the individual events? Personally, I don't want skaters to peak during the team event and I feel like they use so much energy (physically and emotionally) that skating a few days after in their respective events isn't fair.

Depending on how badly the country wants the team title, it is the nation's best skaters who are asked to take the brunt of the work. In some cases, they are asked to skate 4 brilliant performances which is a huge disadvantage when they have to compete against someone who didn't skate in the team event.

Do you think it would make more sense to skate the team event after the individual events or do you think that would make some nations just not bother with it?

 

[tony]

Pretty much everyone agreed last time around that it should have been after the individual events. No different this time. There also should be a different scale of points used for the long programs, or all 10 countries should be able to compete in the Long to allow for more dramatic results rather than limited movement.

 

[kittysk8ts]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before or not, but does anyone else feel like the team event should be skated after the individual events?

Yes, I do. I feel like some of the skaters were exhausted for the individual events in Sochi. I have mixed feelings about the team event. Yes, it is a shot at a medal for some who would not otherwise and yes it is a shot at 2 medals for some competitors. Perhaps after this OG they will re-assess.

 

[screech]

I've said before, but apparently it's because the US broadcasters want to end with the ladies (the marquis skating event in the US) and because they pay the biggest bucks, they get what they want. Which is to NOT end with the team event.

I read this in an article around the last Olympics.

 

[Vash01]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before or not, but does anyone else feel like the team event should be skated after the individual events? Personally, I don't want skaters to peak during the team event and I feel like they use so much energy (physically and emotionally) that skating a few days after in their respective events isn't fair.

Depending on how badly the country wants the team title, it is the nation's best skaters who are asked to take the brunt of the work. In some cases, they are asked to skate 4 brilliant performances which is a huge disadvantage when they have to compete against someone who didn't skate in the team event.

Do you think it would make more sense to skate the team event after the individual events or do you think that would make some nations just not bother with it?

I agree. I don't want the skaters to get so fatigued after skating in the team competition that she can't do well in the individual competition (like Julia in 2014). I prefer having the team event at the end.

 

[debo]

Team event at the end would be best for the skaters.

 

[briancoogaert]

Team event at the end would be best for the skaters.

Absolutely, and for us too.
Because Team event would be more relaxed, so more interesting.