caseyedwards
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No teams are eliminated
For this thread only - 'Discontinue team event at the Olympics' is not an option.
The goal here is to improve, rather than eliminate.
As mentioned in the very beginning of the thread, that is not an option in this thread, therefore you (and all team event haterzzz) should be the one that goes away begoneThe question is about our opinions, and my opinion is that it should go away.
Maybe we can create a Google Sheet or some sort of public document with past Team Event results and all these fabulous "what if" simulations you've been running?I'll try to find the time to run the possible outcomes later on today, but I think this would have the sort of impact on the overall standings that would make it much more exciting and uncertain.
Lol. Post-Olympics project!Maybe we can create a Google Sheet or some sort of public document with past Team Event results and all these fabulous "what if" simulations you've been running?
There's been so many ideas that it would be great to collect them so we can tweak and improve them even further.
As mentioned in the very beginning of the thread, that is not an option in this thread, therefore you (and all team event haterzzz) should be the one that goes away begone
I'm with you Aussie.Just let Synchro teams compete. That's it.
The IOC wouldn't allow that one, I'm afraid. The original stipulation for the TE was that it couldn't increase the number of athletes attending the Games (that's why we will never see synchro at an Olympics), they just ended up having to make an exception for teams that qualify in three of four disciplines or it would be too blatantly a big fed medal swap for anyone to take it seriously.How about different entrants in the team or individual events (i.e. you can't be in the team event AND the individual event, you pick one or the other). There would be more chances for skaters to go to the Olympics.
But in Gymnastics there is a reason for that. The Team event actually decides the qualification for the individual finals if I'm not mistaken. In figure skating, there is no correlation between team and individual events.IIRC other team events like the gymnastics one at the Summer Olympics also take place before the individual competition.
I wouldn't change anything apart from letting all the countries also do the FS.
Maybe they could do the reverse here - the best performing countries in the individual events (taking into consideration all competitors in all disciplines) determine who gets to compete in the team event. Not using world standings, but using Olympic results.But in Gymnastics there is a reason for that. The Team event actually decides the qualification for the individual finals if I'm not mistaken. In figure skating, there is no correlation between team and individual events.
Most years we wouldn't have ten countries qualify for the TE if that were the case. Plus, countries can compete in the TE with participants in just 3 disciplines.Maybe they could do the reverse here - the best performing countries in the individual events (taking into consideration all competitors in all disciplines) determine who gets to compete in the team event.
I don't agree. Nathan, Morisi, and Shoma had better SPs in the Men's individual event than they did in the TE. And in 2018, Duhamel/Radford skated well enough in both the TE and Pairs event (that immediately followed the TE) to win an individual bronze.Some skaters definitely did their best performances in the Team Competition instead of the individual event, i.e. Mark, Yuma. So I think the team event should be held after all of the individual events are done.
Having the team event last is frequently suggested but I don't see how it could work.
Why would all the skaters from the first (or second or even third) competitive event want to stick around the Olympic Village for close to two weeks just to wait for the team event? Most of the men who competed in the team event this year aren't going to be in the gala. Presumably they'll go home and get on with their lives.
To suggest that they go home for ten days or so and then return for the team event doesn't make a lot of sense either. All that travel is expensive and time consuming and disruptive of their practice routines.
And if they do stay in the Olympic Village and continue to practice for the 10 days or so between the end of their event and the team event, then the ice time has to be found for them daily.
I think it's one of those ideas that sounds great but really doesn't hold up.