So here, in a nutshell, is the problem I see with the current scoring system.
Say you are Hubbell & Donohue. Currently #2 in the World & reigning GP Champions. Well, what's your goal? Your goal should be to become #1. To defeat Papadakis & Cizeron.
Say you do that under the current scoring system. And then your levels are published & turn out to be lower. No one will accept it. They will throw a fit & say you don't deserve it.
That's not what you want. You want a team to be able to go out and defeat the team above them and have the argument on paper so that people can acknowledge & celebrate a breakthrough win. The disconnect between the levels & the overall scores/placements really isn't benefiting anyone, IMO. Not even the teams that are placing well with it. Because in the long run, you always want to know that you have the power to improve and get the marks you deserve when you outskate the opposition.
Say you are Hubbell & Donohue. Currently #2 in the World & reigning GP Champions. Well, what's your goal? Your goal should be to become #1. To defeat Papadakis & Cizeron.
Say you do that under the current scoring system. And then your levels are published & turn out to be lower. No one will accept it. They will throw a fit & say you don't deserve it.
That's not what you want. You want a team to be able to go out and defeat the team above them and have the argument on paper so that people can acknowledge & celebrate a breakthrough win. The disconnect between the levels & the overall scores/placements really isn't benefiting anyone, IMO. Not even the teams that are placing well with it. Because in the long run, you always want to know that you have the power to improve and get the marks you deserve when you outskate the opposition.