OT: Olympic Men's skating - Adam Rippon and why he didn't score higher
Been watching men's figure skating tonight and openly gay US skater, Adam Rippon, had an absolutely amazing no-mistake performance, and the other athletes who scored higher than him fell. I was pretty pissed and thought he got jobbed, but apparently the judges are scoring on "innovation" this year... landing quad jumps, etc, bc some athletes in past years scored higher for flawless performances without trying new things.
https://www.google.com/amp/ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/why-adam-rippon-sco…
In my opinion, you can try for quads but you shouldn't be rewarded if you can't land them. What do you think?
February 12th, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
It's all about base points - that quad jump is worth like 18 base points. Even if you screw it up it's worth more than a perfect triple axel. If you run the safe routine, even perfectly, you risk losing to someone who performs a B+ harder routine. Just like gymnastics. He did a great job, but if you aren't willing to risk it, you don't get rewarded.