jducoeur

I heard a very interesting interview with Dick Button (he of Olympic figure-skating fame mid-century, who, like Shaun White is doing now, invented many of the moves skaters now *must* use), and he says something similar -- that the judging has swung so far over to the technical/compulsive side that folks really _can't_ either add in something new or devote as much effort to the artistry as they might. Frankly, I thought Lysachek's routine was too full of arm-waving and hops to be interesting. But, then, we all have differing tastes.