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Polina is one of the best skaters of the US!
I think she is a pretty decent junior, but saying that she is one of the best skaters of the US....hmmmm.... it seems that it is becoming a tradition that a skater's name is built up, pronounced the best hope for the US skating/for the nearest Olympics, unrealistic expectations are placed on that particular skater and when this skater doesn't meet immediately those expectations (how dare she!!!), the skater is kicked back down and dragged through the mud. What a fun!
USFS did not think so after summer competitions 2012 - Polina was only a substitute for JGP Events, they did not give her Event.I think she is a pretty decent junior, but saying that she is one of the best skaters of the US....
USFS did not think so after summer competitions 2012 - Polina was only a substitute for JGP Events, they did not give her Event.
USFS did not think so after Nationals-2013, where Polina won in Juniors, they did not give her JrWorlds spot.
I hope we will see her at JGP Events 2013 (but I believe Karen Chen deserves it more).
And after all I can say that Lipnitskaia and Radionova are not the best skaters - they can become the best skaters when they will be more mature. The same Polina Edmunds.
Nationals finished Jan 27. JrWorlds started Feb 25. There were five B Events with Junior competitions between these dates to have minimum technical score.Actually, the only reason(I believe) that Polina did not compete at Jr.Worlds this year was because she did not have the minimum technical score for Jr.Worlds...
After Nats-2013:AlexRus is correct in saying that Polina could have been sent to a B event to get the required score for 2013 Jr. Worlds. The USFS played it safe by not inviting a skater with no international experience, national champion or not, and expecting her to hold her own against the Russians. I expect that next season will be quite different; if Polina has a decent JGP debut and a top 10 finish at 2014 Nationals, I see no reason why she wouldn't/shouldn't be on the Jr. Worlds team.
Polina still should have gone instead of Siraj who really didn't earn her place at Jr Worlds. Angela Wang or Hannah Miller should also have had a chance to go also since they had good results on the JGP. All Siraj had was one good result at Nationals but otherwise didn't even skate at a international event before Jr Worlds.
Actually, Yasmin won silver medals at both of her JGP events in 2010 (France and Great Britain), and placed seventh in the JGPF. The following season, she finished fifth at JGP Latvia. She also placed higher than both Hannah and Angela at 2013 Nationals, so the USFS had no legitimate reason to skip over her.
Polina's case wasn't at all like Gracie, who burst out of nowhere at JGP Estonia, won the junior national title by a landslide, and continued on to win the silver medal at Jr. Worlds. Why would the US fed push their luck by sending Polina, who had zero international experience, to the biggest junior event in the world (and against Radionova and Lipnitskaia, no less)?
Both Miller and Wang made the JGPF last season and would have done better at Jr Worlds then Yasmin did. Yasmin had one good competition why should that have been considered more impressive then a whole season of good performances from Angela and Hannah? Miller even won a silver medal at the JGPF.
Both Miller and Wang made the JGPF last season and would have done better at Jr Worlds then Yasmin did. Yasmin had one good competition why should that have been considered more impressive then a whole season of good performances from Angela and Hannah? Miller even won a silver medal at the JGPF.