You guys are killing me with the hating. Let's do an experiment to clear up this "night the lights went out in Georgia" debacle. You will need a partner, and a really small family member (your child would be great, for realism). Run in place for 2 solid minutes with a flashlight shining in your eyes, just to get a bit tired. Now, this next part is tricky. You need to turn off the flashlight, then immediately pick up your loved one by a hand and foot and toss them to your partner. Think you could do it? Me neither.
I was 5 feet from the stage when it happened. The STAGE lights were the ones that went out. The stage lights are IN FRONT of the girls, and shine right in their faces. When the lights went out, the set lighting stayed on, all of which are behind them. Ever walked from a bright room into a dark one? Eyes take a few moments to adjust, right? They were in a VERY tricky section of the routine, and suddenly, no one can see. Remember how so many were complaining that "there is too much happening in SE's pyramid"? Imagine doing that without being able to see, not to mention how distracting it was. To say "they didn't miss a beat" is just ridiculous. You could see them trying to get vision back and figure out what the heck happened as the lights came back on (blinding them again). Amber's section never went up from that point. They deserved a redo. Period.
And they were OFFERED the chance to redo the whole thing. They did not demand anything other than fairness. As a gym owner or coach, who the heck wouldn't take the chance to re-run the whole routine? And somehow CSP is vilified for this? What? I would be pissed if my coach DIDN'T take that offer.
A few of you should just change your posts to "I hate all things CEA, and will hate everything they do." They did nothing wrong, and smashed that second routine. The 98 shows us that.
