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Particle Man	Jan 29 2009, 10:32 AM
Novice Posts: 123 Group: Members Member #44 Joined: January 30, 2007	Tara Lipinski's lanky, awkward 7-triple program beat Michelle Kwan in '98, so this isn't exactly new, nor is it entirely the fault of CoP. CoP has just made it worse. I'm all for restoring artistry, at least to how it was under 6.0, and have suggested a hybrid system for doing so. Unfortunately, many of the people that have remained as skating fans are the ones who support CoP, so any change is met with resistance and scorn. I fear that the powers-that-be will not waver from CoP until the sport is almost dead. That said, jumps are and should be an integral part of the sport. Also, Kimmie and Emily's problems aren't just cause they are getting older. Shizuka Arakawa won OGM at what, age 26? And she didn't exactly look rail-thin to me. I used to blame Emily's problems entirely on college but -- hey -- Alissa Czisny just won Nationals, and she is a full-time student. That's pretty amazing. I don't know if there's an easy answer for Kimmie and Emily's problems, but I'm sad to say that I don't see either of them making a real comeback. Then again, last year I'd have said that about Alissa, so who knows.


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