피겨스케이팅
관점에서 보면 여자 결승전은 환상적인 이벤트였다. 대부분의 선수들이 정말 일반적인 여자경기와는 다르게 훌륭하게 프로그램을 수행했다. 하지만,
유감스럽게도 이 미심쩍은 심판때문에 이 스포츠가 일종의 수치로 변해버렸다.
아델리나
소트니코바(러시아)는 금메달을 따고, 여자피겨 경기에서 첫번째 올림픽챔피언이 되었다.
현존하는
올림픽 챔피언 김연아(한국)는 은메달을 땄고, 카롤리나 코스트너(이탈리아)는 동메달을 따서 이탈리아에게 2002년 아이스댄싱에서 동메달을 딴
바바라와 마우리지오 이후 두번째로 올림픽 피겨스케이티에서 메달을 선사했다. 카롤리나는 유럽 챔피언경기에서 다섯개의 금메달과 두개의 은메달,
그리고 두개의 동메달을 딴 환상적인 기록이 있고, 세계챔피언경기에서도 2012년 금메달 외에도 두개의 은메달과 동메달을 딴 기록이
있다.
생상의
'론도 카프리치오소'에 맞춰 스케이트를 타며 소트니코바는 아주 제대로 된 삼회전점프와 점프조합 및 제대로 된 빠른 회전이 가미된 강력한
프로그램을 선보였다. 유일한 실수는 삼단 점프조합에서 더블루프에서 한발을 내뺀것정도이다. 기술적 관점에서 보면 최고였다. 하지만, 프로그램을
구성점수에서 받은 점수에도 불구하고, 안무는 목적이 없었고 스케이팅은 열정이 없었으며 어떤 감정도 전달하지 못했다. 단지 프로그램을
'실행'하고있었던것이고, 17살 소녀로서는 그럴만 할 정도였다.
김연아는
쇼트와 프리에서 언제나처럼 믿기 어려울정도였다.
아디오스
노니노에 맞추어 제대로 된 무결점의 프로그램을 선수정신에 따라 영광스럽게 수행하였다. 그녀의 점프는 최고의 기술을 보여줬고, 최고의 속도로
시작하여 아무 힘도 들지 않게 착지했다. 그녀의 회전은 대단히 유연했다. 비록 2010년만큼 대단하거나 파괴력있거나 감성적이지 않았지만, 음악이
흐르는 모든 촌각을 팔과 머리와 몸을 이용해서 마치 얼음위에 깃털이 흐르듯이 표현하면서 아주 매혹적이었다. 그녀의 우아함은 더 이상 말할나위
없었으며 그녀는 여전히 놀라움 그 자체다.
카롤리나
코스트너의 두개의 프로그램 다 단지 예술적 관점에서 봐도 대단했다. 슈베르트의 아베마리아에 맞춘 쇼트프로그램은 숨을 멎게 할 정도였으며,
처음부터 끝까지 너무나도 감성적이었다. 피겨스케이팅의 역사에 남을 진정한 보석이었다.
또한
모리스 라벨의 '볼레로'를 해석한 볼레로도 깊은 열정으로 수행한 마스터피스, 걸작이었다.
-
카롤리나 스케이트에 대한 부분은 중략 -
그러나,
아델리나는 카롤리나보다 프로그램 구성에서 0.64포인트나 앞섰고 연아보다는 0.9점밖에 뒤지지 않았다.
여기에서
문제점이 발생한다. 전 세계에서 시상대를 향해 강하게 경쟁하고, 공식적인 이이제기가 남한 올림픽 위원회에서 IOC에 제출된다. 절대 아델리나
소트니코바는 김연아 앞에 위치할 수도 없고, 아마도 카롤리나 코스트너 앞에도 오지 못할것이다.
아델리나가
놀랍고 장래가 촉망되고 기술적으로 환상적인 어린 소녀이지만, 프로그램 구성요소에서 보면 연아나 카롤리나와는 한참 떨어져있다는것은 의심할 여지가
없다. 아델리나가 단지 계획된 프로그램대로 스케이트를 '타기만' 하는 동안 연아와 카롤리나는 피겨스케이팅의 아름다움을 가능한 최대로 예술로
표현했다.
프로그램
구성요소를 평가할 줄 아는 최소한의 소양을 가진 정직한 심판이라면, 아델리나에게 안무, 수행평가, 음악의 해석에 있어서 아델리나에게 좋은 점수를
줄수는 없을것이다.
그럼에도
불구하고, 여러 심판들이 그렇게 했다. 두명이다 아델리나를 연아보다 수행평가에서 점수를 잘 주었고, 네명이나 안무에서, 세명이나 해석에서 점수를
잘 주었다. 카롤리나도 마찬가지였고, 수행평가에서 둘이나 점수를 낮게 주었고, 다섯명이 안무에서, 해석에서 두명이나 낮은 점수를 받았다. 왜
네명이나 모든 개별 구성요소에서, 그리고 그중 일부는 한점 이상으로 아델리나에게 점수를 더 잘 주었는지 설명할 수 있는가?
내
의견으로는, 판정은 굴욕적이었으며 스포츠로서는 경악이었다. 제대로 된 웃음거리다. 솔트레이크시티의 2002년 스캔들 이후, 국제심판시스템이
도입되었고 판정과 심판점수는 익명이 되고 국가도 알 수 없게 되었다. 여전히 우리는 그들이 누구인지 간단히 심판구성을 통해 알수는있다. 즉
국제심판시스템이 문제를 해결할 수 없다는 것을 증명한다.
이
새로운 부정(Scandal)이 기적을 불러일으킬것인가? 위대한 챔피언들을 포함한 스케이팅월드의 모두가 바라듯 판정이 다시 공개적으로 될
것인가?
이제
우리는 국제 스케이트 연맹이 이를 눈감아 넘기지 않고, 실제 기록이 있는 금고를 열고 적합한 제재를 하기를 바랄수밖에 없다.
나머지는
아사다 마오에 대한 일종의 찬사,혹은 쇼트프로그램 망치고 프리를 제대로 한것에 대한 위로사 정도--를 썼습니다.(후략).
The
2014 Olympic Games
by
Sonia Bianchetti Garbato
February
2014
The
2014 Winter Olympic Games were held in Sochi, Russia, from February 6 to 23. The
figure skating events were held in the marvelous Iceberg Arena and were exciting
and dramatic at the same time. I was not in Sochi and therefore could not really
experience the live atmosphere in the arena, but from what I could see and hear,
the public was very supportive, enthusiastic and knowledgeable as
well.
The
pair skating event was very exciting.
It
was a great day for Russia when Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won their
second gold medal of the Games and the 13th gold medal for Russian or Soviet
pairs since 1964. Only in Vancouver in 2010 did Russian pairs miss the gold
medal. Their teammates, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, took the silver medal,
moving up from third in the short program, while Aliona Savchenko and Robin
Szolkowy of Germany placed fourth in the Free Skate to finish third
overall.
Both
the short and the free skating of Tatiana and Maxim were fantastic. The best
programs I have seen in recent years. Skating to Jesus Christ Superstar, they
executed all their elements in perfect unison and each of them was impeccable
and of the highest technical quality. Their triple twists were impressive, and
their throw triple jumps breathtaking. Each element was skated at incredible
speed and perfectly in time with the music. Really a piece of art. In the
Program Components, they received fourteen marks of 10, of which three were in
Performance/Execution, four in Choreography/Composition and seven in
Interpretation, for a total of 77.83. The crowd simply went crazy!
Ksenia
Stolbova and Fedor Klimov won the silver medal. Skating in a charming and
elegant way to The Addams Family, they performed a flawless, sparkling program
with excellent jumps, lifts and throws, including an excellent throw triple
Salchow at the end of their program. Ksenia's miming throughout the program,
especially while performing the choreo sequence, was a spectacle in itself and
was much appreciated by the public.
Last
to skate were Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy.
Skating
to the Nutcracker, they started their program with an excellent throw triple
flip, but on the subsequent element, a triple toe loop, Robin fell. At this
point, they surely realized that they could only compete for the silver medal.
All the other elements were executed well except for the closing throw triple
Axel, where Aliona fell down. They probably decided to take the risk hoping to
get it through, although it never happened before. In my opinion, it was a
strategic error. Had they executed a clean throw double Axel or triple Salchow,
they would probably have won the silver medal. So sad for such a great and
marvellous couple!
The
men's event was the most dramatic Olympic final I can remember.
The
first shock was right at the beginning of the short program when the legendary
Evgeny Plushenko, who won gold in Torino in 2006, silver in Salt Lake City in
2002, and silver in Vancouver 2010, decided to withdraw after a bad fall during
the six-minute warmup. After consulting with his coach, Alexei Mishin, and
announcing his decision to the Referee of the event, Mrs. Mona Jonsson, the
"Czar" skated to the center of the rink for the last time to soak in the crowd's
ovation and emotional farewell. All the best to you, Evgeny. You have been a
great and unforgettable champion.
After
the short program, the fight for the gold medal was basically a two-man
competition between Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan, and Patrick Chan, Canada. For the
bronze medal, the way was wide open, since there were six competitors within a
range of 1.32 points.
But
it turned out to be the most distressing Olympic final I can remember. There was
no joy on the ice during the long program. All the skaters looked tense,
fighting to stand up.
Yuzuru
Hanyu won the gold medal and became the first Japanese man to win the title and
is the youngest champion since Dick Button in 1948. Skating to "Romeo and
Juliet" by Nino Rota, Hanyu landed a quadruple toe loop and seven triples,
including two Axels, but fell on a quadruple Salchow and a triple
flip.
Giving
an even more flawed performance, Patrick Chan, three-time world champion,
skating to the "Four Seasons" and "Concerto Grosso", placed second. He executed
a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop combination and four more triple jumps, but
he made errors on his second quad toe loop and the triple Axel.
Denis
Ten, from Kazakhstan, moved up from 9th place in the short program to win the
bronze medal, making him the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an Olympic
figure skating medal. He performed an almost flawless program,with a quadruple
toe loop and seven clean triple jumps.
Javier
Fernandez, Spain, 2014 European champion, who stood in third place after the
short program, started his free with a quad toe loop followed by a quad
Salchow-double toe loop combination. He landed his triple Axel on his toe, but
the rest of the program was clean. He slipped to fourth because his last triple
Salchow was considered an invalid element. Question: does such a rule make
sense?
The
men's event has always been my favorite, the one that I considered the most
exciting and gave me the deepest emotions. I cannot even think of an Olympic
gold medalist falling twice in his program nor I can refrain from remembering
the beauty and the perfection of former great Olympic champions from John Curry
to Robin Cousins, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Viktor Petrenko, Alexei
Urmanov, Ilia Kulik, Alexei Yagudin, Evgeni Plushenko and Evan Lysacek. So far
the winner has always been the skater who performed the best, not the skater who
made the fewest mistakes! And we are talking of fantastic and very talented
skaters.
This
is not the way to win in a beautiful sport as ours. Many times I have wondered
where skating was going. If the goal of the IJS was to break all records for
falls, the ISU achieved it!
Thank
God, the ice dancing event that followed was simply fantastic. All couples
skated very well, from the first to the last. Meryl Davis and Charlie White
(USA) placed first both in the short and the free dance, winning the first
Olympic ice dance gold medal for the USA. The 2010 Olympic champions, Tessa
Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, got the silver medal and Russia's Elena Ilinykh
and Nikita Katsalapov the bronze. Skating to "Sheherazade", Davis and White
performed one of the most beautiful programs I can remember. They were just
magic. Their skating on deep edges was so smooth that they seemed to float over
the ice. They had great power and speed, and they executed original and
innovative lifts with the same grace as ballet dancers. It felt like they were
just enjoying skating with one another.
In
their components marks, they received a total of 24 marks of 10.0, including six
in Performance/Execution, nine in Composition/Choreography and nine in
Interpretation/Timing. Even their costumes reflected their style and class.
Beautiful and simple. Thanks Meryl and Charlie! You gave me a moment of intense
joy and emotion that is so rare in skating nowadays.
Skating
to music by Alexander Glazunov and Alexander Skriabin, Virtue and Moir performed
an excellent program, skated perfectly to their music with fluidity and speed,
flying across the ice in perfect unison on deep edges. They were very strong in
the technical elements, with beautiful and innovative lifts. Another fantastic
and unforgettable program which was rewarded by the judges with 15 10.0 marks in
their Program Components.
Ilinykh
and Katsalapov excelled in their dramatic interpretation of Swan Lake. The home
fans started cheering when the first notes of their music played and they were
roaring when it ended with Katsalapov collapsed on his knees and Ilinykh crying.
Their interpretation of Swan Lake was just great and it reminded me of the same
classic ballet I saw at La Scala one month ago. Every movement, every
expression of their face, every breath was just what the music proclaimed.
Another fantastic program. This young couple surely has a great
future.
From
a skating point of view, the ladies' final was a fantastic event. Most of the
skaters performed excellent programs, which is not always the case in ladies'
competitions. Too bad that it turned into a disgrace for the sport because of
the questionable judging.
Adelina
Sotnikova (RUS) won the gold medal, becoming the first Russian Olympic Champion
in the ladies. figure skating event. Yuna Kim (KOR), the reigning Olympic
Champion, took the silver medal, and Carolina Kostner (ITA) won the bronze, to
give Italy its second Olympic figure skating medal after Barbara Fusar-Poli and
Maurizio Margaglio, who won the bronze medal in ice dancing in 2002. Carolina
has a fantastic record of five gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze
medals at the European Championships, in addition to a 2012 gold medal, two
silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships.
Skating
to Saint-Saens' "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso", Sotnikova executed a
strong program with very well executed triple jumps and jump combinations as
well as good and fast spins. Her only mistake was a step out of the double loop
on her three-jump combination. From a technical point of view, she was the best.
But, in spite of the marks she received in the Program Components, her
choreography was aimless and her skating lacked passion and did not transmit any
emotion. She was just "executing" a program, as it is understandable for a girl
of her age. She is 17.
Yuna
Kim, as usual, was marvellous both in the short and the free.
Skating
to "Adios Nonino", Kim performed a good and flawless program with athleticism
and grace. Her jumps are of the highest technical quality, properly started at
full speed and landed without any visible effort. Her spins are done with great
flexibility. Although she was not as brilliant, explosive and emotional as in
2010, very captivating is the way she glides on the ice, as light as a feather,
the way she uses her arms, her head and her body to express every second of her
music. Her class is beyond debate and she is still a marvel.
Both
the programs from Carolina Kostner were just outstanding from the artistic point
of view. Her short program, skated to the "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert, was
breathtaking and extremely emotional from the beginning to the end. A real jewel
that will be remembered in the history of figure skating.
The
same can be said for her interpretation of the "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel.
Another masterpiece, emotional and skated with deep passion.
From
the technical point of view, Carolina executed a flawless program with four
triple jumps and three jump combinations, including a double Axel-triple toe
loop. Carolina glides on the ice like a butterfly. She lives the music and she
makes it alive. Each movement of her head and arms is intended to express that
particular beat of the music. A true artist. She was awarded two 10.0 marks in
Performance/Execution and four in Interpretation.
Nevertheless,
Adelina was placed ahead of Carolina in the Program Components by 0.64 points
and behind Yuna only by 0.90 points.
And
here comes the problem. The podium is strongly contested all over the world and
an official complaint was filed by the South Korean Olympic Committee to the
IOC. In no way could Adelina Sotnikova be placed ahead of Yuna Kim and perhaps
also Carolina Kostner.
There
is no doubt that Adelina is a marvellous, very promising young girl, technically
fantastic, but at a sidereal distance from Yuna and Carolina as far as the
Program Components are concerned. While Adelina just "skated" her planned
program, both Carolina and Yuna expressed in the best possible way the art and
the beauty of figure skating.
No
fair judge with a minimum of competence on how to evaluate the Program
Components could have awarded to Adelina higher marks in choreography,
performance/execution, and interpretation of the music.
Nevertheless,
several judges did. Two placed Adelina ahead of Yuna in Performance/Execution,
four in Choreography and three in Interpretation. And the same happened with
Carolina, who got lower marks from two judges in Performance/Execution, from
five judges in Choreography, and from two in Interpretation. Can anyone explain
to us why four judges placed Adelina ahead in every single component score, some
of them with a difference of more than one point?
In
my opinion, the judging was disgraceful and again an embarrassment for the
sport. A real mockery. After the scandal in Salt Lake City in 2002, the
International Judging System was brought in and judging became secret and the
judges. scores are anonymous and not identified by country. Still, we can easily
envisage who they are just by looking at the composition of the panel of judges.
All this proves that the IJS did not solve at all the problems in judging. On
the contrary!
Will
this new scandal produce a miracle? Will judging become open again as is wished
by all the skating world, including great champions?
Now
we can only hope that the ISU will not close its eyes and will open the famous
safe where the real protocols are kept and will assess the proper
sanctions.
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