Recent content by gkelly

The GOE bullet points for choreo sequences are: 1) element matches the music and reflects the concept/character of the program 2) creativity 3) effortless throughout with good energy, flow and execution 4) varied directions and pattern 5) good clarity and precision 6) excellent commitment...

Broadcasters measure those aspects and show them to the audience as a point of interest. As far as I know the ISU isn't measuring them. They definitely are not including the measurements in the scoring under the current rules. I don't know. Maybe the ISU currently is working on a way to...

The problem with that is that the components apply to the program as a whole, so there would be no way to reward individual elements specifically for their performance aspects. Yes, elements that contribute positively to the performance can also contribute positively to the Composition and/or...

This applies specifically to the choreographic elements, right? As far as we know guidelines are not changing for the jumps and leveled elements.

Yagudin placed 5th at his first Olympics in 1998. Not bad, but not his best effort -- it was the flu more than nerves that got to him.

If we're going to get computer-assisted evaluation of jump rotation and takeoff edges, maybe we could also computer assistance for rotational speed and centering in ways can officially reward skaters for excelling in those aspects, IN ADDITION to both the level features and the GOEs. And, as I...

Definitely the fact that skating training is so decentralized makes it hard for there to be oversight of what happens between skaters and coaches, or between coaches. There are bodies that can offer training and accept complaints, but they can't have eyes and ears in all rinks at all times, let...

For a combined singles event, where singles involves jumps and spins throughout a program that also prioritizes skating skills and performance qualities, I could imagine: *One program that allows for and rewards skaters to include their maximum technical content. Since that should include all...

And was NBC's original decision to hire her also before the announcement of his return?

And if she wanted to release it earlier but the publisher said Let's hold it for right around the Olympics, then who's the dick?

Lyrical is not really an option for the rhythm dance. It's required to be rhythmic and high-energy.

At these nonqualifying levels, everyone who signs up for a local competition before registration closes gets to compete. Across the whole competition, the total number of competitors would be the same regardless of whether there are multiple separate small and medium-sized events at each level...

No quads in the junior SP is true. Juniors and seniors have the exact same number of jumping passes in both programs. The difference between the junior and the senior free skate elements is that seniors do both a choreographic sequence and a leveled step sequence, whereas juniors only do the...

Exactly. I think female-female pair teams would need a separate competition with different rules. But the numbers would probably be there in countries with many more girls skating than boys. At juvenile level, the rules wouldn't be all that different, but once overhead lifts come into play...

Covering the ice happens by gliding. Work on your gliding skills. Keep working with your coach. Bend your knees.