I listed the YouTube videos that focused on last weekend's Skate America. (See below.) The most disappointing thing about that was the fact that there have been very few downloads of the pairs and dancers. I suspect that this weekend's competition, Skate Canada, will be better, since figure skating is huge in Canada.
What's missing from Skate America is what I watched from the NBC broadcast, which showed only the top three male skaters, both long and short programs, and the entire final group of skaters during the ladies' free skate. Poor Kimmie Meissner--she only came in eighth! So much for the Grand Prix final.
In addition, there was some confusion in the audience about the men's scores. For example, the crowd expected Evan Lysacek to do better, but he only came in third. (Takahiko Kozuka from Japan came in first. ) This makes me think that I may be wrong the comparison I made earlier about the figure skating scoring system and gymnastics may be incorrect. I'm sure I'll talk more about that as this season progresses.
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