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I dunno either. She may be just a overly cautious gal at this tender age.I dunno, she went into her 3Lz + 3T with barely any speed at all as well.
I dunno either. She may be just a overly cautious gal at this tender age.I dunno, she went into her 3Lz + 3T with barely any speed at all as well.
Go Chloe! I loved her and her partner in pairs at Nats last year. Does anyone know if she's still skating pairs too?
I dunno either. She may be just a overly cautious gal at this tender age.
I think I'm more impressed with Angela Maxwell than Dee Dee Leng at this point. Her jumps in that FS clip look awesome.
I was thinking the same thing, I am not that impressed with Dee Dee right now but am really impressed with Angela Maxwell. Her 3toe/3toe looks so easy.
After watching Ward's SP (forget the booboos) I can only say, if you have no idea what I mean by body language, you have no idea what originality and musicality is all about, and totally blind to artistry, imo. However, I do understand your desire to see four rotations in the air by a World Champion with a stone face, and landing on one foot as being the only thing that matters, well..... so be it.Here are a few more videos
Osadolo Irowa Jr Mens fs. He landed a wonderful 3a in warm up
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tAFZq_JsUpU
Rohene Ward SP Sr Men's
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-pUEei6Vw_0
I think I'm more impressed with Angela Maxwell than Dee Dee Leng at this point. Her jumps in that FS clip look awesome.
But in terms of potential, we have to consider their ages. Leng is 13 and Maxwell is 15. In fact, Angela's 15th birthday was yesterday. :birthday: So Leng has plenty of time to catch up.I would have to agree. Her jumps are gorgeous - her double axel is absolutely great. She seems to have more speed as well.
Thanks MM and that does explain a lot. Regardless of what we say about sports, age plays a big role.But in terms of potential, we have to consider their ages. Leng is 13 and Maxwell is 15. In fact, Angela's 15th birthday was yesterday. :birthday: So Leng has plenty of time to catch up.
ETA: Oops -- I just saw Joes question. Angela was 15 yesterday and Deedee turned 13 this past January.
There is talent there and I would suggest he get himself to Frank Carroll soon.
Thanks very much Mysticchic. These tapes made my Sunday afternoon.I'm a huge Rohene fan. I even got to meet him yesterday. He even gave me permission to post his skate. As did all the skaters that I taped and am posting. Dee Dee and Angela are both sweethearts.
Osadola has a great future. He landed everything in the warm ups. Huge 3A in both.
William Brewster, 2nd in Jr Men FS, 2nd overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JZor8NzICuM
William Nottingham, 3rd in Jr Men FS, 5th overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U3l-uDMaNCc
Osadolo Irowa, 4th in Jr Men FS, 4th overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tAFZq_JsUpU
Christopher Darling, 5th in Jr Men FS, 3rd overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_V0GuyRR2ec
Dane Carter, 6th in Jr Men FS, 6th overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ceBPmXr58HY
Severin Kiefer (AUT), 11th in Jr Men FS, 10th overall:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uq4AGbbPjMQ
Can you imagine a skater taking off on a slight forward inside edge, rotating 3 times in the air and landing on the opposite foot in a back outside edge. That would not even be scored as an attempted axel as a flutz would. Only the flutz gets the ok.
Joe
The second skater after Nottingham's FS ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=U3l-uDMaNCc ) is the "missing" FS of the event's winner, Grant Hochstein, who scored 107.70 points and landed 6 triples and two 2axels (he's been working hard to develop the musical side of his skating for the past few seasons).Nottingham (had two tapes). The first had music that overwhelmed him but the second, if it was him, he was extremely musical'
If a skater took off from a forward inside edge and rotated 3.5 times to land on a back outside edge, then someone ought to give them bonus points because that would be an "Inside Axel," (and it is a legal jump) and it would be extremely difficult (I don't think anyone has even ever done a double inside axel, let alone a triple).
Would Lysacek's triple Axel be an example of this?A better analogy might be a (triple) axel that skids around so much on the takeoff that the skater has essentially skidded through a three turn before leaving the ice and takes off from a back inside edge (and rotates three times and lands on the back outside of the other foot). At what point do you stop considering it a bad triple axel and call it a (bad) triple salchow instead?