It’s used all over this board by a lot of members who are nowhere near Russia.Why, it's not something that's really used outside of Russia I think, is it?
It’s used all over this board by a lot of members who are nowhere near Russia.Why, it's not something that's really used outside of Russia I think, is it?
Oh really? I've not even noticed TBH. I do see it a lot in Russian but not in EnglishIt’s used all over this board by a lot of members who are nowhere near Russia.
I don't like White's skating, and didn't keep up with his personality off the ice. Nor Moir's that much. I just disliked Moir's facial expressions, and found V/M's dance quality non-existent, which doesn't mean anything bad for the rest of his (and his team's) skating.See, I feel fairly confident that if Moir hadn't been competing against golden-retriever-in-human-form, Charlie White, he wouldn't have been so widely disliked. Honestly, the way some fans talk, you'd think he'd broken up a marriage or abused animals or something. But I guess brutal honesty is only cool for only certain skaters.
Only if you are also CanadianIs it an unpopular opinion that I don’t care much for Patrick Chan?
Did not know that. Always that that they were blood related.I am not a fan of sibling teams. The only one I liked was the Carruthers (back in the day), they were raised as brother and sister but were adopted and not blood relatives. Not sure that is the point but for some reason, they were the only sibling team I have ever liked.
I think this a common rather than unpopular opinion, at least in the West. I am not a Yuna fan at all, but she was clearly superior to Sot.I basically shrugged when Sotnikova won gold at the Olympics.
I think the poster you quoted was saying they couldn’t care less about Kim getting silver because she was Sotnikova winning was not a very popular opinion really anywhere besides Russia, I’d imagine.I think this a common rather than unpopular opinion, at least in the West. I am not a Yuna fan at all, but she was clearly superior to Sot.
I was thrilled for Adelina (but I have a Russia connection).I think the poster you quoted was saying they couldn’t care less about Kim getting silver because she was Sotnikova winning was not a very popular opinion really anywhere besides Russia, I’d imagine.
I wish Yuna's choreography, music choice and performance for the LP had more of an attack/aggressiveness to it to show the judges and audience that she really wanted that 2nd gold medal. To me Yuna LP was a bit of a snooze, especially compared to what Adelina put out. Including a 3loop and 2a-3t would've helped Yuna technically. Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered anyway in Sochi since it seemed like a clean Russian lady was pre-determined to win anyway, but a stronger case could've been made that Yuna was robbed if she had delivered a different LP performance at that Games.I think this a common rather than unpopular opinion, at least in the West. I am not a Yuna fan at all, but she was clearly superior to Sot.
Yeah. I always wondered why she didn't repeat the 3F which would have given her more BV.Base value
Kim: 31.43 + 57.49 = 88.92
Sotnikova: 30.43 + 61.43 = 91.86 (+2.94)
Kim didn't do the 2a3t because that would have meant repeating the 3t, presumably. She wanted to repeat a higher value triple. She ended up repeating the 3sal, but perhaps they were hoping for repeating the 3flip at some stage.
And GOE. Don't forget that.Well, this has already been discussed so much. But Sotnikova's victory is not about TES base value. It's more about her inflated PCS !
With or without repeating 3Flip, if judges want to give gold to someone, they can add a little boost in PCS. This is what happened, IMO.
Base value
Kim: 31.43 + 57.49 = 88.92
Sotnikova: 30.43 + 61.43 = 91.86 (+2.94)
Kim didn't do the 2a3t because that would have meant repeating the 3t, presumably. She wanted to repeat a higher value triple. She ended up repeating the 3sal, but perhaps they were hoping for repeating the 3flip at some stage.
Kim certainly wasn't creating a program to beat Sotnikova ... WhoTF was Sotnikova. Sotnikova was the 2nd string Russian lady not included in the team event. How the heck did Sotnikova beat Kim, Kostner, and Mao in the LP? A known cheating judge favoring her would have had to claim his English wasn't good enough to read the rule book for Sotnikova to win the LPYeah. I always wondered why she didn't repeat the 3F which would have given her more BV.
But not a clean, 7-triple Kostner. Nobody really foresaw Sotinkova's 149+ LP score as that seriously was unprecedented for her. as it was almost 20 points higher than her best ever score. But to be fair, Kostner's LP score was also unprecedented for her as well as she never scored in the 140s before (or consistently in the 130s) and Sotnikova probably never skated as well as she had in Sochi. With Kostner, I guess we were used to seeing her score well with like 5 triples so with 7 triples we were just waiting for a score in the high 130s - bordering on 140 with Olympic inflation. Kim was the one who scored a bit lower than we were used to for a clean-ish 6-triple skate.LOL, Sotnikova beat Kostner like 2 or 3 times that season before Sochi.
I don't think so. From the beginning, she looks like she is twitching throughout the program. On the upside, she had unusually high jumps for her.I can't recall too many times that Adelina successfully landed and rotated 7 triples in an international competition prior to the Sochi freeskate, either.
It was a really well skated event, which always gets lost in the
My favorite part was when she landed the three jump combo underrotated with her toe pick dug into the ice along with the unattractive camel spin. Otherwise, there was a lot of two footed skating and her footwork is rushed, which hides that it is very sloppy and more quick shuffling than actual steps and turnsIt was sort of good for her, not particularly good in general
You don’t get olympic medal for being superior. You get olympic medal for delivering on the day of the olympic competition. I don’t think Yuna delivered. She had been overmarked for a while, so it must have been a shock to be marked only for what she did on the ice when it counted.I think this a common rather than unpopular opinion, at least in the West. I am not a Yuna fan at all, but she was clearly superior to Sot.
Clearly superior on the day is how I interpreted their remark.You don’t get olympic medal for being superior.
If you're being that nitpicky with someone's comment, then surely you also have to think about whether Sotnikova delivered on the day or not, lol. I don't think anyone trying to chop their way across the ice during their step sequences should be considered as having "delivered". Ever in their lives, not just on the day. But at least Kamila Valieva will never have to be "shocked" to be marked only for what she did - she's probably going to retire right after she wins. Or any Russian ever, at all, either, never actually marked for only what they did, fortunately for them.I don’t think Yuna delivered.
I am not being nitpicky. Yuna have been marked for her 2A very close to what others have been getting for triple jumps, which meant that she could get away not having seven triples in her FS for quite a while. And suddenly, during the competition which was the most important for her, it would actually be handy to have seven triples…Clearly superior on the day is how I interpreted their remark.
If you're being that nitpicky with someone's comment, then surely you also have to think about whether Sotnikova delivered on the day or not, lol. I don't think anyone trying to chop their way across the ice during their step sequences should be considered as having "delivered". Ever in their lives, not just on the day. But at least Kamila Valieva will never have to be "shocked" to be marked only for what she did - she's probably going to retire right after she wins. Or any Russian ever, at all, either, never actually marked for only what they did, fortunately for them.