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In response to "He missed his second trick. He was supposed to grab his skis and whiffed. -- nm" by Reagen

I know that, but I think it's kind of BS that he's judged based on his practice runs, not on his actual run.

Posted by TFox Feb 15 '10, 09:54

There was nothing wrong with the maneuver he did in the air. It just wasn't as big as the jump he did in practice, because he didn't do the grab.

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? he missed his jump in the actual run. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 09:58
? Who said he's judged on his practice run? - Reagen Feb 15, 09:57 7
- But only because that was the move he did in practice. He did a textbook back flip during his run. - TFox Feb 15, 09:59 6
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    - but, i believe a basic flip is a really really low scoring jump. - Andie Feb 15, 10:02 2
      - Yep, that's what I saw in the slo-mo replay (and the CTV commentator commented as well, that he missed the grab) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:05 1
        
        And the CTV commentator, who I believe is a former skier, said it as though there *were* rules about what he was supposed to do -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:06
  - no, he didn't. the jump he did in the run was he was supposed to grab his skis. a basic flip is way too easy for an olympic jump -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 10:01
  - (i'm off to meetings. I'll explain more later if people still aren't following.) -- nm - TFox Feb 15, 10:00

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