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- Nov 20, 2011
Liza seems to have the great characteristic of mental fortitude and competitive spirit. She wants to do well and showed she has what it takes, proving all the naysayers wrong who thought she wouldn't be able to jump now that she has filled out. To me it seems like Liza is very focused on herself and not as distracted or affected by things going on outside the skating rink. Anyways her body is just going through a transitional period, she is still quite a small girl, short and very small frame, her legs, arms, and waist are just now thicker which is common for girls at that age, most likely the weight will shift as she grows into a more womanly shape. Based on the way she skated today I am not that worried about puberty monster doing her in, her good technique has served her well, this is probably the most difficult time she'll go through physically, and despite comments of others if you look at pictures of her in normal clothes, you'll see she really is very tiny. I don't think Liza is even 5 feet tall so on one that small a few pound gain seems very noticeable. As for Julia she has no speed going out of her jumps, and the technique isn't as good as Liza, I worry more about puberty hurting her jumps even if she remains slimmer than Liza.
Julia is actually taller than Liza now, she grew this season almost as tall as Wagner now
http://en.rsport.ru/other_sports/20121118/631249761.html
my only concern with Julia is she overtrains herself, this has been voiced by her coach Tuberidze, I would hate to see her constantly being hampered by injuries
she is tough, She has said in interview she was happy she completed her FS even with her ankle injured, she wanted to try her 3-3 if she can do it !