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svengaliesque	Feb 11 2009, 01:28 AM
Intermediate Posts: 30 Group: Members Member #243 Joined: July 26, 2008	kioewen Jan 30 2009, 09:20 PM One thing, though. After such an amazing skate, I can't believe she was given silver, not gold. It almost makes me think that the judges had a bias against her, because really, who could beat that program? I hope the second-place finish didn't frustrate Emily, and make her think that she would never get a fair shake from the judges. (Goodness knows, that's what I would have been thinking.) In every way that counts, she was the winner. We all love Emily and we tend to be a bit biased in our opinions but in the case of this progam, reality must prevail. This was not a gold medal performance, not by a longshot, and Emily, while personable, is not known as a gold medal competitior. She's lovely, she's adorable, and she sparkles on the ice, but she doesn't have the Tech skills to get gold. This program had many, many problems as reflected in the scores where she lost many points. Emily(s): 1. had no 3/3 2. had no3z or 3f combos 3. did two flying sit spins in a row 4. had a poor landing on the first 3Z. 5. had a poor landing and turnout on the first 3F 6. repeated the lutz and the flip without a combo. 7. 3t/2t was her only combo- considered the easiest combo. 8. needed a 3/2/2 combo 9. spins and spirals are not at Level 4 10. footwork should have been scored Level 1 or Level 2. Way too simple for a Senior lady. 11. had a lack of speed throughout the program- sometimes almost plodding. 12. had no variety of entrances and exits to her jumps 13, had a lack of transitions between elements. Her other deficiencies are reflected in the judges TES and PCS. Note that this program marked Emily's last medal, and the beginning of her decline. The following month she skates this program at Worlds against top tier skaters and places 13th in the Free skate. About the judging, there was absolutely no evidence of a bias against her for this program or any program that I've seen. Did I enjoy the performance nonetheless? Hughes better believe it. You don't have to be a top tier skater to give a rousing performance. Glad you enjoyed it too.


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