I did NOT mean to suggest that Emily was starving herself. From videos that I saw of her SP and practices at Midlantic, yes, she has lost some weight since midsummer. I hardly think she was prompted to lose the weight because of comments on FS boards. I think she was a little over what she used to be when she was competing, and maybe she found it hard to skate with the extra pounds, so she worked on taking it off. But she is hardly "skinny" now---just close to what she was when she last competed.
Middle Atlantics club competition (Sept. 11-14 in NYC)
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I did NOT mean to suggest that Emily was starving herself. From videos that I saw of her SP and practices at Midlantic, yes, she has lost some weight since midsummer. I hardly think she was prompted to lose the weight because of comments on FS boards. I think she was a little over what she used to be when she was competing, and maybe she found it hard to skate with the extra pounds, so she worked on taking it off. But she is hardly "skinny" now---just close to what she was when she last competed.
One of several factors that might be influencing Emily's performance is that at 19, she may be at the stage where fear starts to creep into the performance. The younger skaters, the jumping beans, haven't experienced that much fear yet, but Emily, just might possibly be experiencing it along with a lack of confidence, and diminishing skills.
Emily did not do a lutz, fell on or out of her flip, fell on and doubled her salchow, and the loop is still absent. She had no 3/2 combo in the short and no combo at all in the long.
I think that this competition, given the field, was hers to win The fact that she was 20 points overall behind the winner does not look good for her and this may very well be her highest placement in a competition this season. Historically, though, Emily does have mostly of 4th and 5th place standings in international competitions.
I don't wish to belabor the point, but Emily would have had to lose an enormous weight and been totally inactive to experience loss of stamina and strength.
Emily did not do a lutz, fell on or out of her flip, fell on and doubled her salchow, and the loop is still absent. She had no 3/2 combo in the short and no combo at all in the long.
I think that this competition, given the field, was hers to win The fact that she was 20 points overall behind the winner does not look good for her and this may very well be her highest placement in a competition this season. Historically, though, Emily does have mostly of 4th and 5th place standings in international competitions.
I don't wish to belabor the point, but Emily would have had to lose an enormous weight and been totally inactive to experience loss of stamina and strength.
Here are some photos of Morgan and Leif. Does her dress ring a bell with anyone?
http://belladella.smugmug.com/gallery/5972265_bAN9u
http://belladella.smugmug.com/gallery/5972265_bAN9u
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- Jul 11, 2003
Many thanks for the info. I basically left after Steenberg and was hanging outside jabbering away with someone. I heard loud noises and rushed in to see a skater unbeknownst to me doing quite well. I presume he was the Brit. Darn it. I missed most of it. I have to remember that name, Parr.
i should have stayed. I would have loved to have seen Morgan. to me, she is the Kim Novak of figure skating.