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foxmonkeyTHIS is what I hate about figure skating. Evan Lysacek skated a beautiful program, damn near flawless - if he bobbled, I certainly didn't see it. No falls, stuck all his jumps, and not half-ass sticks, either, solid landings that flowed right into the next move. How then, can two skaters with multiple falls and several sketchy moves have placed *ahead* of Lysacek? I can't believe he's not getting a medal. Unbelievable. Man, it had been a good Olympics experience for me up 'til now. Edited to add: YES, while signing off, the female analyst (no idea who it is) said the performance of the night belonged to Evan Lysacek. YA THINK? He was so, so robbed. It makes me crazy. Friggin' asshole judges, man. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ;-(
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Date: 2006-02-17 05:50 am (UTC)His tragedy was his short program - there was no way for him to overcome that, when the points were totalled up. What made no sense to me was how Plushenko got 85 points for presentation. As Button and Hamilton both said, there was no program. All of the jumps were loaded at the front and he practically walked from one trick to another. He should have been marked down for his footwork and spins, and perhaps he was, but jumps are still so heavily weighted that all a skater really has to do is go out and land the most difficult jumps (or even try them, because a skater is still better off falling on a quad than leaving it out altogether).
Johnny's program was safe, but he stayed on his feet. Definitely, he lacked the jumps, but there is no question that his footwork was better, and even if he didn't have the sparkle of Tuesday night, he should have at least had higher presentation marks than Plushenko. In fact, every skater in that last group (with the exception of Joubert) was miles ahead of Plushenko in presentation (as were most of the skaters we saw from the earlier groups). It makes you wonder if they've really got the Russian Mafia out of the judging.
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Date: 2006-02-18 01:24 am (UTC)Ahhhh, I didn't see the short program. Hmmm, I guess I should get all the facts before ranting like a madwoman. ;-) Still, judgin for the free skate *was* pretty crappy.
In fact, every skater in that last group (with the exception of Joubert) was miles ahead of Plushenko in presentation (as were most of the skaters we saw from the earlier groups). It makes you wonder if they've really got the Russian Mafia out of the judging.
Yep, which brings me back to what I hate about figure skating. ;-p