Is Katy Taylor ready for prime time?

[antmanb]

Tara Lipinski, too. If, instead of her 3loop-3-loop and her 3flip-.5 loop-3 salchow, she had done exactly the same jump layout as Michelle,

I don't think Tara ever did (at least in competition) a 3Flip/half loop/3 salchow, it was a 3 Toe/half loop/3 Salchow she did in her Olympic program.

Ant

[Bowers]

I. Is being a solid, consistent jumper enough? Is she even that consistent of a jumper? .

No, not since I started following her career with 2004 Junior World's. I believe she fell once in the LP and still won bronze. I think she has fallen in her SP or LP in each competition that I have seen her skate in since that time. As a guest performer in recent COI in Dallas, she attempted two triples--falling on the first and the other was iffy! Although there are similarities between her and Tara, she has a ways to go to reach Tara's skills. Even so, she is a fun skater to watch.

[dancindiva03]

I don't think Tara ever did (at least in competition) a 3Flip/half loop/3 salchow, it was a 3 Toe/half loop/3 Salchow she did in her Olympic program.

Ant

yeah, thats the one i'm talking about. its been so long since i've seen it, i couldn't remember what the first jump was. but you get my point, it was a 3-3 sequence right at the end of her program.

[bettyj]

Katy reminds me of Tara too. Not only in look, but because she is bubbly. I would love to see Katy do well. I am already a fan of her's.

[Mathman]

Hi Bettyj, thanks for joining in. Welcome to the forum.

Mathman