On Aug 22, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Chris Miller wrote:
Are these Olympic ice dances based on quantifiable activities (like
how many
jumps and twists etc) --
Yes, there are specific rules that govern jumps, turns, steps, use of
the entire rink, tempo of the music, what constitutes a fall, what
constitutes a spring, how many sequins are permitted on a costume, and
the like. In pairs, there are limits on how much the two skaters can
skate separately from each other, how far apart they can be without
touching, whether and what kinds of jumps and lifts can be performed,
length of the performance, etc. On that last point, when Torvill and
Dean won the ice dancing medal in Sarajevo, skating to Ravel's Bolero,
the music as it was played lasted 18 seconds longer than the maximum
permitted for a performance. But they took advantage of the rule that
said that the time was measured from the moment they started skating.
They opened the routine prone on the ice, moving and gesturing to the
music, for the extra time, so that when they stood up to skate, their
routine lasted within the time limit.
or are those considerations just thrown in to make the judging
appear a little more objective?
Yep. That's it. It's all subjective, and the judges just cover their
asses by using faux metrics, faux points, and faux averaged totals.
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