It was nice to have YuNa back and I enjoyed her program. It was the jumps that stood out the most to me, especially the timing and stability within the jumps. It felt like watching a metronome - turn, reach, pick, vault, spin, check, land, flow. Every part had its beat and it just went tick tocking along. What I didn't like was her layback position. This reminded me of Michelle, who also had great jump timing (mostly) and and not a great layback. In general both YuNa and Michelle were/are reliable jumpers, but not the most flexible skaters. It made me wonder about the relationship between flexbility vs jump stability.
Gracie also has big even jumps, but not so flexible. Carolina maybe too, though her jumps haven't always been stable.
Sasha seems the poster girl for very flexible, but jumps that let her down.
So is there an inverse relationship between how flexible a skater is and how reliable and well executed their jumps are?
Gracie also has big even jumps, but not so flexible. Carolina maybe too, though her jumps haven't always been stable.
Sasha seems the poster girl for very flexible, but jumps that let her down.
So is there an inverse relationship between how flexible a skater is and how reliable and well executed their jumps are?