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Splint, until one day you can do what Vasek does in his final routines, I wouldn't even bother making comments like that.
He still won, therefore, theoretically, is the best routine-performer in the world. So when you are disappointed in his routines, you're basically saying that the best in the world isn't good enough.
Whats the point? He is clearly and indisputably both-sided. If he relies on his favored side in a high-pressured competition, so what? Its hard enough to compete as it is, so he was probably playing it safe. Everyone does the same thing.
He still won, therefore, theoretically, is the best routine-performer in the world. So when you are disappointed in his routines, you're basically saying that the best in the world isn't good enough.
Whats the point? He is clearly and indisputably both-sided. If he relies on his favored side in a high-pressured competition, so what? Its hard enough to compete as it is, so he was probably playing it safe. Everyone does the same thing.
Nicholas Laroche
Splint wasn't saying any of the things above except that he was disappointed in Vasek's routine.Laroche wrote:Splint, until one day you can do what Vasek does in his final routines, I wouldn't even bother making comments like that.
He still won, therefore, theoretically, is the best routine-performer in the world. So when you are disappointed in his routines, you're basically saying that the best in the world isn't good enough.
Whats the point? He is clearly and indisputably both-sided. If he relies on his favored side in a high-pressured competition, so what? Its hard enough to compete as it is, so he was probably playing it safe. Everyone does the same thing.
Sergey Pikalov
I agree with Brad. If he had have done the same routine last year, he wouldn't have won. I haven't seen the other routines from this year, so I don't know how they compare, but this years routine was one sided, had very limited variety and finished with 4 consecutive "the" moves. Choreography is only 50% of what a routine is judged on.
A good competitor does everything he can to get the highest seed possible in competition. He does this for 2 reasons:
1. The later a competitor competes, the fresher their routine is in the minds of the judges. This becomes more true the more people compete.
Also, judges subconsciously are inclined to think that if somebody has a higher seed, it is because they are better, and that can affect their judging.
2. If you have the top seed, you know how your competition's routines already went. You can therefore adjust the difficulty/safety of your routine accordingly. If everybody before you messed up, there is less pressure for you to be flawless. You can take more risks in your routine. If, on the other hand, a few people before you went dropless, you now have the luxury of deciding to do a more conservative routine because you know drops are more critical.
Vasek's semi-finals routine was better than his finals, but that's because he had less pressure, and didn't have to be as conservative. The point is: Vasek earned top seed in every round of the tournament. It paid off during finals, because he was able to see how everybody else did and adjust his strategy accordingly. Was Vasek's finals this year his best routine ever? Maybe not. All that matters though was that it was the best routine in finals.
1. The later a competitor competes, the fresher their routine is in the minds of the judges. This becomes more true the more people compete.
Also, judges subconsciously are inclined to think that if somebody has a higher seed, it is because they are better, and that can affect their judging.
2. If you have the top seed, you know how your competition's routines already went. You can therefore adjust the difficulty/safety of your routine accordingly. If everybody before you messed up, there is less pressure for you to be flawless. You can take more risks in your routine. If, on the other hand, a few people before you went dropless, you now have the luxury of deciding to do a more conservative routine because you know drops are more critical.
Vasek's semi-finals routine was better than his finals, but that's because he had less pressure, and didn't have to be as conservative. The point is: Vasek earned top seed in every round of the tournament. It paid off during finals, because he was able to see how everybody else did and adjust his strategy accordingly. Was Vasek's finals this year his best routine ever? Maybe not. All that matters though was that it was the best routine in finals.