- Joined
- Jan 22, 2004
True, Sasha has never actually been the US Champion and therefore she has never been the "defender" in the truest sense, but I agree with those who have pointed out that she was seen as the one to beat the past few years. There have been so many posts (not that I agree with them) that Michelle hasn't kept up her technical difficulty on her elements, that Michelle isn't up to date on what she needs to do to score well with COP, etc. Skating boards have been FULL of people proclaiming Sasha as the next champion, saying that she is the one to beat, yada yada yada. So while she has not been the one holding the gold that everyone else is chasing, she has been the favorite.