Word: precisionism
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According to those who have judged it, ice dancing is actually more technically demanding than the other skating disciplines. What the judges - or, under the new scoring system, the technical panel - are looking for are precision in things such as the way the man holds his partner, how many turns...
But one casualty in raising the technical precision of the sport is the spontaneity that makes sports exciting. Athletes at this level live on the edge of control and chaos, and it's the collective wow of moments when they butt themselves up against that line that take our breath...
Regardless of where you weigh in on the debate, that's the thing that should be worrying skating officials and athletes alike: that the scoring system may be sucking out the drive and inspiration for innovating and evolving the sport that jumps like the quad represent. The stricter scrutiny that...
According to a Los Angeles County Coroner's report released earlier that morning, Jackson died of "acute propofol intoxication." It said the standard of care for administering the drug, which typically includes equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation, was "not present." Propofol, an anesthetic normally used in hospital...
While the world's greatest athletes are currently competing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the world's greatest chefs are busy training for the premier cooking contest, the Bocuse d'Or, which will take place next January in Lyon, France. In the twelve competitions that have taken place since the...