Was Emily Hughes robbed of the Gold at US Nationals?
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No, she should have been 3rd or 4th. She is a very hard worker, but she just is not the skater Alissa, Kimmie or Bebe is. She should consider herself lucky to have silver.
I don't think she was "robbed" in the traditional sense.
However, I feel the opposite of what some posters here do...I feel Kimmie was overmarked on that short program and should have been closer to Emily/Bebe. Now, we can't necessarily assume that the freeskate would have gone the same way had the scores been closer (I made a mistake in assuming that earlier). But what's done is done. Emily had the chance to make up for the gap but slipped, and Alyssa popped one in the short, so even with Kimmie's "just hanging in there" freeskate, their efforts weren't enough to hold her off for the win. But they did gain a lot of ground on her. It's like two sprinters catching up to the leader only to have the finish line approach as they are about to overtake him. Nice effort, but not enough.
However, I feel the opposite of what some posters here do...I feel Kimmie was overmarked on that short program and should have been closer to Emily/Bebe. Now, we can't necessarily assume that the freeskate would have gone the same way had the scores been closer (I made a mistake in assuming that earlier). But what's done is done. Emily had the chance to make up for the gap but slipped, and Alyssa popped one in the short, so even with Kimmie's "just hanging in there" freeskate, their efforts weren't enough to hold her off for the win. But they did gain a lot of ground on her. It's like two sprinters catching up to the leader only to have the finish line approach as they are about to overtake him. Nice effort, but not enough.
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No. I was there. Emily is a very heavy determined skater, imo, and lacks the finesse of Ladies figure skating. She seems to want to show the judges that she can do all these tricks but not show them how to do them gracefully.
To me, Emily is total opposite of Kimmie in style and charisma. They don't skate like Bebe's joy in skating or Alissa's feminine body language in skating.
JMO but I think most people would agree with me. Tricks? probably Kimmie and maybe Emily if both stand up.
Joe
To me, Emily is total opposite of Kimmie in style and charisma. They don't skate like Bebe's joy in skating or Alissa's feminine body language in skating.
JMO but I think most people would agree with me. Tricks? probably Kimmie and maybe Emily if both stand up.
Joe
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No. I think the overall placements were fair.
Her charlotte spiral into the sit spin in the short program was more graceful than anything Kimmie has done in her entire skating career.
I do think Emily should have won. Kimmie's 3/3's were drastically underrotated and she didn't attempt the Triple Axle. Without those big elements, she has nothing to stand on. Emily had higher jumps and more energy.
Alissa could have won and I wish she would have. Unfortunately, as always, she always has those mistakes on the jumps. The pop on the Lutz in the short program hurt.
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No. I agree with those who say that Emily was overscored. I would say she deserves 2nd place because Alyssa had more ground to make up, but the total scores should have had Emily closer to Alyssa than to Kimmie.
I think Emily's charlotte is distinctly ungraceful and clunky, as is her entire spiral sequence. She dips so low from the waist that her hand is almost touching the ice, and she almost looks like a plane taking off.
Emily USUALLY has more energy, but she didn't at Nationals. She was uncharacteristically show. I thought her FS should have been placed third, behind Kimmie's.
No. Or should I say NO WAY was Emily robbed! I thought she was gifted the silver! Emily has power and she often has energy...IMO she lacks finesse, style, and elegance. I was stunned by her scores...they seemed sky high and for what? Her program seemed to drag on...and on near the end...let's not forget the fall either!
Kimmie's 3-3 certainly wasn't her best, but I feel she did enough in both phases of the competition to earn her gold. Alissa was superb and I thought the silver should have been hers...
eliza88
Kimmie's 3-3 certainly wasn't her best, but I feel she did enough in both phases of the competition to earn her gold. Alissa was superb and I thought the silver should have been hers...
eliza88
