All the best for Brooklee who will be skating her SP at the 2014 US International Figure Skatinbg Classic very soon
the Aussie Skater of the week goes to James Min. His Short Program for me was my favourite Performance this week from all the Aussie Skaters.
The great thing about James' skating is that
1. He creates a very positive atmosphere when he performs- he engages the judges and the audience.
2. He uses his edges to create speed. This is evident in his step sequence, when he just seems to flow from one movement to the next.
3. He uses transitions for very element, instead of crossover then jump. My goodness, i was looking at his components and I thought if he is getting 5's now for compenents, im excited to see him in the future.
4. He both has a challenging program and he skates at his level which means he is not skatong something out of his league.
5. He has the 'cuteness' (i really dont like usng the word cute) factor which makes him great to watch.
6. He has 'Level Four' Arms.
He only has two weeks from now until his next assignment. For him, his main goal would be to get his minimum TCS for junior worlds. I think he has it for the short program but he was less than two points shy of the free skate minimum.
In order to do this, he will need to look at what he can do to ensure those salchows dont underrrotate or next time, work to improve his GOE for his jumps.
For JGP Estonia and others:
-James Min: (Explained Above)
-Kailani Craine: She has already met the Minimum TCS for Junior Worlds so her priority would be to have two solid skates, with less jump deductions- she frequently gets under rotation and edge calls. She has the charisma and energy to carry the performance through and from the scores that she has received during the off season comps like Hollins, I think a sensible score to reach is 120 points total. Her second priority would be then to try and achieve the Minimum TCS again (when you achieve a min TCS, it only lasts for the season you achieved it in and then the next season).
-Aussie Pairs just need more international exposure to get used to competing internationally and looking at the roster, they will have good opportunities this time around.
-Matilda and William had a great showing in Nagoya. They have one more JGP so something that they can do to improve in that short amount of time from now to then is to make their overall routine run smoother. They can take what they have and work it until it flows. Technically, they just need to make sure that they do all their elements. I am not as fussed at the moment about the actual elements themselves. If they stick together and keep working on it season by season, the elements will improve. Numerically, again, try to break 30 points for the Short Dance and maybe 45 points for the Free Dance (that will mean that their diagonal step sequence needs to be recognized- maybe change it to a midline sequence?)
The great thing about James' skating is that
1. He creates a very positive atmosphere when he performs- he engages the judges and the audience.
2. He uses his edges to create speed. This is evident in his step sequence, when he just seems to flow from one movement to the next.
3. He uses transitions for very element, instead of crossover then jump. My goodness, i was looking at his components and I thought if he is getting 5's now for compenents, im excited to see him in the future.
4. He both has a challenging program and he skates at his level which means he is not skatong something out of his league.
5. He has the 'cuteness' (i really dont like usng the word cute) factor which makes him great to watch.
6. He has 'Level Four' Arms.
He only has two weeks from now until his next assignment. For him, his main goal would be to get his minimum TCS for junior worlds. I think he has it for the short program but he was less than two points shy of the free skate minimum.
In order to do this, he will need to look at what he can do to ensure those salchows dont underrrotate or next time, work to improve his GOE for his jumps.
Oh, by the way, it's TES, not TCS. Sorry, that was just bugging me.