Up and coming skaters

These skaters aren't so much advanced as other skaters mentioned in this thread but they are definitely two of the most talented skaters in Lithuania.

Aleksandra Golovkina, 11 years old (1998 07 01)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOA-rQKVIuY

This girl doesn't have an impressive jumping content but she is a real fire cracker on ice and she's simply fun to watch.

Goda Butkute, 10 years old (1999-07-23)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvTA1WI_HrQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ZjbCBv25A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tigJ-gtZGB4&NR=1

Zijun Li from China is also very good for her age. She seems to have her triples through lutz.

What about the little girl from Japan who got silver at the JGPF in 2009? Yukiko Fujisawa I think her name was, I want to say she came in 7th place at Japan senior nationals this year which is pretty promising. I think she is only 13 or 14.

Ivana said:

Agree with this 3, they are also my fave junior teams right now. :agree: Although I'm still kinda dissapointed that Riazanova & Guerreiro broke up, they were a better pairing that Pushkash & Guerreiro IMO.

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I'm disappointed, too. But I have to say that Pushkash & Guerreiro are doing amazingly well for a team that has skated together considerably less than one year!

mskater93 said:

I vote for Gracie Gold - Novice Lady in the US - 14. She went from 1-2 triples to all except Axel in a really short period of time, got the look, speed, spins....

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Leah Keiser (who's 12) also improved a lot this year. She didn't even qualify for JNs last year in intermediate, and this year she's gotten a triple lutz and flip. Courtney Hicks also got her lutz (though she did really well last year in intermediate when she only had a double axel), so novice should be really competitive at nationals this year.

Adelina Sotnikova

She finished 4th at Russian Nationals and 1st last year. Like Tutkamysheva, she's also only 13. I love her attitude and she's got wonderful musicality and the IT factor. She's also really improved her jumps this year - they're huge. :agree:

Polina Agafonova
Her spins are and she's got all her triples now. She's going for the 3Lz+3T. Still inconsistent and needs to work on rotation, but she's also awesome. She won a bronze on the JGP and qualified for Russian Nationals.

Sofia Biryukova

Won a silver on her only JGP this year and won the SP at Russian Nationals. She's got a solid 3T+3T and I think all her triples. I love her musicality and her style is different than the average lady.