It seems that like Sasha Cohen, Osmond doesn't have a lutz or flip. She has a futz!
Gracie is an amazing jumper with a world class jumping coach. When is she going to get the "GRACE"?
Gracie is an amazing jumper with a world class jumping coach. When is she going to get the "GRACE"?
The would ^^^^^ make more sense if you used the :sarcasm: emoticon or even
...which is what I suspect you meant.
[Osmond] Doesn't have a Flip? According to the results at Nebelhorn, SCI, Challenge, and Nationals, she performed the flip alone or in combination a total of 12 times with only one edge call. Admittedly her Lutz is not yet ready.
Mirai Nagasu, tooAs per above. Sasha Cohen. It does happen.
Dorispilaski said:The would ^^^^^ make more sense if you used the :sarcasm: emoticon or even
...which is what I suspect you meant.
Of course, but emoticons are so... in your face, I prefer the subtle way.
I must say that I disagree with this analysis. The skaters who tend to "dominate" in this sport tend to be those who are technical, artistic, AND consistent. Kwan is memorable because of her astonishing performance abilities, but let's not forget that she started off as a wee little jumping bean...and her career was so successful because she continued to land jumps.In ladies skating, most of the legendary women who dominated this sport for a significant period of time tend to be the one who is (was) known for their presence, presentation and aka. artistry. Looking at Kwan and Kim, you'll notice what they have in common is their presence while their style and technical strengths may differ. Neither of them are or were known as the best jumpers of their respective time.
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By contrast, ladies who were known as great jumpers seldom dominate this sport. Thinking about the like of Midori Ito, Surya Bonaly, even Mao Asada - jumpers tend to not do as well in the long-term vs. their more artistic oriented counterparts. It's only recently that Asada has started to reinvent herself but certainly prior to the 2010 Olympics, she has been always about her big arsenals more than her presence and the results were disappointing for her (off the podium at 2009 Worlds, failed to win the Olympics in 2010).
The difference between Osmond and Gold seem to be setting up like this traditional artistry vs. jumps. Osmond is a good jumper, like Kim and Kwan but it's not her biggest selling point. Gold has monstrous jumps when clean, more like Midori Ito, but still lacking passion and presence in her skating. So it begs to ask, how will this play out? Let's just say ice is slippery, a lady who is reliant on big jumps to succeed will bear a higher risk because it is harder to be consistent on jumps than it is on performance. Plus, a lady's ability to jump does fluctuate more over time as we have seen with Mao Asada, not just a puberty problem. Simply put, an artistic skater will have an easier road towards dominating her sport than a jumper, this much is true in the history of figure skating.
OMG! I was in the middle of a big post when my laptop crashed, noooo. OK, here's another try.
No, I didn't! Thanks, I will turn that on from now on.You know about the "autosave" feature for recovering lost posts, right?
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?35821-Lost-your-post-We-now-have-Auto-Save!!!
Gracie's jumps are really big in height and cover good distance, but is it just me or do her landings look a little stiff? I think it may be that unlike most skaters who land with softer knees, she doesn't really bend her knee that much on the landing. Also she checks her landings pretty quickly. A nice two-count hold on her landings would be great and improve her presentation. I may just be that she's rushing a little.
Just an observation...
I agree 100% especially with the second point. Her air positions are really great and her height is also good, but the exits could be improved on slightly. That said, not sure she has much incentive to improve with the GOEs she's currently getting...