Foolhardy Ham Lint
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I wonder if the ISU will eventually make Four Continents the decider for World Team selection, like Europeans seems to be.
That’s up to individual federations, not the ISU, right?
I just wonder why would they want to do that?
Urmanov won over Elvis Stojko with a solid but not outstanding free skate. Note the amount of jumps all awkwardly clumped together towards the end.
Millot's program, by the way, is so similar to that of Samuel Contesti's free skate in the 2009 season.
I think he was extremely lucky to finish on the podium-- but in the (almost) words of Carol Lane, "It's France."
Check out the long pause in Stojko's short program.
I thought it was effective, not awkward. Peter Carruthers seemed to enjoy it too. YMMV.
Heh heh. Almost sounds like you're suggesting Millot plagiarized the program 13 years in advance.
Another thing to keep in mind about that program is that he landed a 3Lo+3Lo combination, which was the first time it was ever done in competition. (Tara Lipinski was only the first female skater to land it, the following year.) Would probably be < or << by a tech panel today, but creditable by 1996 standards and a notable first.
Which pause were you referring to? There were so many.
[Edited: I checked. He already did 2x 3T in that program so he wouldn't have been able to do another anyways, but he definitely had to leave out the 2A].
IIRC Jeff had lost about 10 lbs due to his food poisoning (which also IIRC was contracted on the flight to the GPF)Buttle really got the sharp end of the stick in 2004. From memory, he had to withdraw from the Grand Prix Final due to food poisoning. It really zapped him of so much energy at Nationals, I am amazed he and his team didn't think of withdrawing, and being considered for worlds using a medical bye.
One skater from the past that I miss!Really loved Urmanov's free skate!
One skater from the past that I miss!