Brian Boitano (USA) - 1984 Sarajevo, Men's Short Program

Sarajevo, YUGOSLAVIA - 1984 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Men's Short Program - Brian Boitano of the United States

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[mlc2005]

Okay, Im confused...so Orser did a triple axle as his jump combo (and was rightfully first), Scott did a triple TOE!!!!! combo and got second??????? and brian did a triple lutz and was behind scott?????

THIS is why the 6.0 system needed to be changed. Im sorry, but come on people!

[3Axel1996]

@mlc2005 However, when you compared the quality of the elements and the choreography, that's where Scott was stronger than jumping phenoms such as Boitano, Sabovcik and Fadeev, and thus could justify the 2nd Place ranking in the Short Program.

[russianskatingfan]

@3Axel1996 didnt Sabovcik and Fadeev both make a mistake in the short program too.

[3Axel1996]

@russianskatingfan I don't know if Sabovcik did or did not as his SP was not shown on US TV, but he did place 4th in the SP behind Orser, Hamilton, and Boitano. I recall Fadeev did, which was why he wasn't even in the Top 5 going into the LP, and probably why he risked attempting the quad toe in the LP as well.

[russianskatingfan]

@3Axel1996 Sabovcik had some strange marks in the short, like the Czech judge giving only 5.3 technically then going up to a 5.6 in presentation while another judge gave him 5.8 technically then going down to 5.6 in presentation (more the norm for him). I am guessing he had a borderline jump that might or might not have been two footed or something like that.

[3Axel1996]

@russianskatingfan It's hard to say without seeing it. But this was the last year that the rules and judges were very strict that deductions were taken if the a move, especially a jump, was not executed perfectly...so, it could have been for an off-balanced landing on a jump, as you believe it to be...

[3Axel1996]

@russianskatingfan Oh, and shockingly, Fadeev fell out of a hands over the head double flip! 

[szqsk8]

Damn, nobody dies a death drop like BB! It's hats to imagine he was ever in 8th place.

[faeryquene]

@mlc2005 It wasn't Scott's reputation as much as the fact that he placed well in figures-and Orser didn't. They were a part of the competition at that time. Unjust but all the skaters knew the deal back then.

[faeryquene]

So Brian was already doing the arm overhead thing-only with his double flip. :)

[grafgirl27]

@3Axel1996 these would have been my placings in the short except for Sabovcik and Fadeev who I didnt see:

1. Orser

2. Cerne

3. Hamilton

4. Boitano

5. Simond

I heard Sabovcik had a small mistake and Fadeev a big one. Simond placing 2 spots above Cerne (4th to 6th) was ridiculous, at the very least Cerne should have been over Simond in the short and would have won the bronze over Sabovcik overall if he did.

And Hamilton was subpar and overmarked in both programs.

[smokelean]

orser was the very best skater at this time he could match anyone he should have been given agold for winning two heartbreak silvers in a row