Lysacek!!!

[MageMoa]

I watched it this morning. Let me make one thing clear: This is NOT a SPORT FOR MEN.

[MarchoftheBlackLions]

Curling is the only winter sport.

[Xenonight2]

I watched it this morning. Let me make one thing clear: This is NOT a SPORT FOR MEN.

Is this you being sarcastic, or ignorant?

But damn that man has horrible taste in vests! But hmm most figure skaters have horrible tastes in vests.

Agreed, most costumes for men figure skating really suck.

[MageMoa]

Back up your statements.

How does it look weird... At all?

Because they're performing feats that require superhuman amounts of strength and agility? Yes, I could understand that if you don't do dance or do sports that it might look weird, but to some people Paradise Lost is a weird book so they don't like it. An opinion born of ignorance.

FYI, I actually dance.

It's not the dancing part or the skating part. It's everything... The clothes, their faces, their hair ._.

[Xenonight2]

So you're judging their performances... Based on their hair?

Funtip, Moa: if you don't know what you're talking about, then don't say anything at all.

[Wicked315]

Not my sport. But hey, this is pretty interesting.

I'm kind of envious though, these guys are doing 4 spins...I can't even skate...and I'm from Massachusetts....thats embarassing.

[Saint]

I couldn't be less interested in watching men in tights flit about on ice. Olympic sports shouldn't be subjectively judged, either.

[Xenonight2]

I couldn't be less interested in watching men in tights flit about on ice. Olympic sports shouldn't be subjectively judged, either.

Under the new scoring system Figure Skating is now objectively judged. Fact.

[Saint]

Explain to me what makes it objective.

[Xenonight2]

Explain to me what makes it objective.

Look it up yourself.

In a nutshell, though, every element they do in a program can be worth so many points based on how well they execute it. It can be as simple as how many rotations they do in the air, or how deep their edges were in their footwork program, etc.

Even their "showmanship" is objectively identified by how much on time they are with their music.

Case in point: Johnny Weir by far performed the best as a performer in the Free Skate, and even got a standing ovation. However, he was scored well because technically and objectively his program was not difficult enough to attain high points. Things like more difficult transitions are given more points in the scoring system, and Weir's transitions, although beautiful to behold, were simplistic.

The old system was where each judge would give two scores: one for "technical" ability and one for "artistic" ability. Now, very few if any points are given for artistry since the new systems believes that simply performing elements well to music is artistic enough.

[Maizen]

lol not my cup of tea

but snowboard half pipe was great shawn white really showed out

[V-Opolis]

ima have to agree. curling is a mans sport.

but ive never watched figure skating. doesn't appeal to me.