- Joined
- Feb 13, 2014
It's the reputation that Yulia has but Polina hasn't got. Whether you like Yulia's program or not, you have to admit a silver medal at Worlds and a huge fan base thanks to her signature program as well as consistency will help Yulia a lot in the near future. It's FS, they judge base on reputation!You don't get it. Yulia's team has a so called "signature program" simply because they happened to have made a very smart strategic choice with Schindler's List at the right time. Whether they will continue to make good strategic choices remains to be seen. You may be more easily impressed by flexibility and this type of "signature programs", but I personally don't need them to be impressed by a skater, nor do I believe that's the only way to get to the top. Great skating skills, solid jumping technique, true musicality and a real understanding of movement will very likely win out at the end.
Polina, as a newcomers, also need that if she want to challenge all the Russian girls (maybe not as quickly as Yulia but she need that). Let's not forget aside from Yulia, other Russian girls as Radionova, Liza Tuk, Adelina... are all strong jumpers.