Kill the Skycam for Figure Skating
Do you hate the ABC/ESPN2 skycam when used for figure skating? If you do, please sign my petition to let ABC and ESPN2 know that you prefer it to not be used, or to be used sparingly if it is used.I w... continue reading »
"I do not enjoy the angle of the skycam at all and it adds nothing to the broadcast."
"Figure skating is not meant to be watched from the ceiling. Please refrain from using the sky camera. It shows the skaters at a horrible angle and truely hinders the viewers from seeing anything clearly."
"Very nerve wracking and makes me dizzy watching. I prefer the traditional camera angles."
"It takes away from the skating, it is terrible!"
"LOSE THE SKYCAM, IT"S A WASTE OF TIME!!!!"
"The SkyCam is almost enough to keep me from watching my favorite sport. The nausea from it is awful!"
"STOP THE USE OF THIS ANNOYING CAMERA!"
"Provides a bad angle and makes me dizzy . Please drop it."
"Distracting & unnecessary"
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"Watching skating should not include Dramamine!"
"Totally worthless and intrusive!"
"Skating has never been intended to be viewed from the sky. If it were, that's where the judges would be. For me, there is nothing worse than viewing from this angle. I can't imagine that the skaters much like the thing whizzing above their heads either. P"
"SkyCam makes me dizzy"
"The skycam does not in any way enhance the skating taking place -- in fact in detract from the actual skating. Please stop using it! Save it for foodball games."
"I have watched figure skating for almost two decades now. Not having the money to go to live events, I rely on the TV to watch a favorite sport of mine. While I was pleased to see the top 2 flights of skaters the year (instead of repeated short programs),"
"It's awful on TV and in person. AWFUL."
"And stop with the close-ups! Figure Skating is about the whole picture!"
"Real skating fans do not need the skycam!!"
"I am from Canada. I too find the use of the Skycam totally useless and distracting. When you take skating lessons or watch a skater practicing, you never see that angle and you cannot tell if it's okay or not. The same goes for the slanted angle camera. T"
"The skycam view makes me nauseas. I also can't tell what the skater is doing. This view is terrible and adds nothing to the skating program. It would make me very happy to never see this view ever again."