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Originally posted by MagiK:
Errors are part of the judgeing criteria.....my whole point of the thread is that the freakin Russians made them selves look like morons by wording their protest the way they did!
Anyway...nice to know someone actually saw her skate.
Yes MagiK PART of the judging criterea, not the sole judging criterea. A judge subjectively balances the errors against the successes. I've had to mark/judge 60 odd music performances in a day before, and it's very difficult. I don't envy the skating judges a bit - especially since the outcry overemphasised errors above brilliance.
There wasn't much between the two skaters, but the difference was not the lean. The Gold medallist had a bit of extra "something" to hers. However this is SUBJECTIVE on my part. It's not hard to understand how Russians with different cultural tastes would see their country-woman as much better.
Actually there was a young, small, long dark haired girl who made her first appearance internationally who possibly had more beauty at times in her routine than any of the others. But she had a spectacular fall. "Not enough speed" they said. She'll be back.
Kwan won't it seems.