If you're going to worry about Meryl's leg length, frankly we should save the money and skip the skating entirely. We should just name Miss Universe (who is always tall and leggy) the ice dance world champion.
You every time wright the same things. We have in ice dance a lot off small girls with good body type and lines and who skated really well - Khohlova, Chock, Isa (compare to Oly), Rubleva, Capelinni..... They are not Miss Universe, but have greate body types.
And Samuelson not Miss Universe, but have good balettick preparation. And Hubbel....
I agree - Zuerlein is weakest patner for Shpilband group (maby in another group he will be best - i dont know), but Chock is strongest girl in his group (since Silvershtein - IMHO) and she is only 16th. Will be interesting what she will show for us in future