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Originally Posted by GirlySports
makes sense.
do you have the one for the ice dance?
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Here you go. This is the free dance. It's a lot closer here.
I've posted the short dance before.
http://www.isuresults.com/results/ow..._FD_Scores.pdf
Both teams had the same base points but Davis/White pulled ahead slightly on execution of elements. This generally means they ranked higher with deeper edges and better speed and ice coverage.
As reported there is the one judge that only gave Grades of +1 on a few elements. This means that judge deemed them good rather than excellent. Actually, earlier in the season that actually got a lot more +1s than here, so they have been progressing. The rating goes from -3 to +3.
No matter though, that judge's score was thrown out for being the lowest.
Going to the PCS marks I see that the judges agreed on all the categories with Davis/White getting near perfect scores for execution and interpretation. Again that seems to fit with the idea that the panel preferred a more traditional style with bolder moves. Consistent with what's been going on all season.
But my main point is that they were all pretty consistent and in agreement with each other.
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
so anyways, maybe there's something shady going on that they'll never prove, or maybe everything is being handled with complete objectivity and professionalism and we're all just whiny uneducated once-every-4-years spectators. all I know is how this sport makes me feel, and right now I'm glad we don't have to deal with it again until 2018.
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The best way to fix this is to watch more than every 4 years. World Championships are coming up next month. The Grand Prix season (akin to the "regular season" ) has 6 events from Oct to Dec cumulating in the Grand Prix Final. There are the Canadian Championship next January and the Four Continents and European Championships next February.
I can spot the nuances of the sport because I've been watching since I was a teen, then started asking questions of those in the know, do research and regularly discuss things with friends. No different than how one learns any other sport.