I think Mirai is done. She isn’t competitive with the top ladies, because of her tendency to underrotate jumps. Even “clean” performances from her will suffer multiple deductions.
As for Gracie, she is all hype and no substance. Several American girls are better than her, but for some reason, the media doesn’t focus on them.
Practically every US girl is better than her from an artistic/PCS standpoint. Her programs are horrible (musically and choreographically), and she has no musicality. I don’t think she’ll ever interpret music well, because she is so stiff and her movement is so unrefined.
Several American girls have better technical content than she does, too. Courtney Hicks and Polina Edmunds have more difficult jump layouts, and Angela Wang has a comparable one. Gracie has not improved her technical content in over three seasons, despite repeated statements that she was fixing the edge on her 3F or moving the 2A-3T to the second half of her program. And she cannot execute her recycled jump layout in competition, because she is a headcase who cannot control her nerves.
Both are non-factors at Nationals, if the competition is scored fairly.
As for Gracie, she is all hype and no substance. Several American girls are better than her, but for some reason, the media doesn’t focus on them.
Practically every US girl is better than her from an artistic/PCS standpoint. Her programs are horrible (musically and choreographically), and she has no musicality. I don’t think she’ll ever interpret music well, because she is so stiff and her movement is so unrefined.
Several American girls have better technical content than she does, too. Courtney Hicks and Polina Edmunds have more difficult jump layouts, and Angela Wang has a comparable one. Gracie has not improved her technical content in over three seasons, despite repeated statements that she was fixing the edge on her 3F or moving the 2A-3T to the second half of her program. And she cannot execute her recycled jump layout in competition, because she is a headcase who cannot control her nerves.
Both are non-factors at Nationals, if the competition is scored fairly.