I love your analysis. I don't think Sotnikova was that good enough for a gold medal, and your analyses touches on reasons I couldn't state because I lack the knowledge of the sports to do so. I think Sotnikova could have been good for a bronze or even fourth place, but not the gold. And her FS and her score at the end makes no sense in that it's only about a point less than Yuna's world record score at Vancouver Olympics. I've no idea if Sotnikova's going to participate at the Worlds Championship next month, but if she does, I'll be interested in seeing how her scores add up there and compared to her Olympic one.
Yuna may have not won the gold, but she's still gold in many people's heart!
Thanks so much for sharing these with us. Like most folks, I assume, I had a reaction to these performances but no way of understanding the technical aspects. You're such a fluid writer and so good at explaining--thank you. M.
I felt Mao was the clear winner of the freeskate. Her program was more difficult. She had 8 triples including a 3A, and won in TES despite losing on GOEs to Kim. If she had been given the correct PCS, she would've won the FS. It's a travesty that Adelina and Julia got higher PCS than Mao. As for the overall champion, my pick would be Kostner. Her performances were just more magical than Yuna's and I believe a winning performance is more than just a great showcase of well-executed elements , which is what I felt from Kim's performances. I also feel Kostner has better skating skills. Kim uses more crossovers to gain speed and she doesn't maintain great carriage throughout the program (especially when she gets more tired toward the end), whereas Mao and Kostner appeared poised and confident throughout their LPs. For me, PCS should have been Carolina>Mao> Yuna> Adelina.
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Yuna may have not won the gold, but she's still gold in many people's heart!
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