soogar said:Katy is also older than Tara was when she competed. Tara wasn't so cutesy cutesy after touring with SOI for a year.
I agree here! I was not much a of a Tara fan during her eligible years (BUT I did respect and admire what she did, even at the time). I saw her a couple of times on SOI and she really matured and became more artistic. It was like, once she stopped concentrating on the jumps, everything else just clicked. Her arm movements got softer and her expression and little gestures showed she was musical. I always wished we could've seen Michelle VS Tara VS Maria/Irina post Nagano. THAT would've been quite a rivalry for many years.