Saturday, February 22, 2014

On skate grabbing in spins

Can I just add that I'd like to see them change the rules for levels in the layback spin? Can we not also give a level four for a perfect classic layback held for a bazillion revolutions (think Alissa Czisny or Caolina Kostner) with a little twist added at the end for extra interest? I for one am a little tired of all the skate grabbing. Very few skaters make the Biellmann spin look attractive. Most look awkward. And those that do it best are often not surprisingly the youngest skaters, increasingly pushing the sport into a girls competition instead of a ladies competition. 

And, as my very astute brother pointed out to me this week while watching- can we not do something to bring back the spiral? 

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