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- Nov 24, 2006
I think being called a nutcase is disrespectful- Sot obviously has some technical issues that need to be worked out (her entry to the flip is sooo hesitant and cautious that it's a real issue for her) but questioning her overall mental state is just bizarre. I believe the word that LiamForeman was looking for is headcase. In that sense, many top skaters would in some way or another be a headcase on some issues of their skating. Look at Caro- she might be called a headcase on consistency, but she still has great qualities that compensate for that.
Yes, I meant headcase. I am not a forensic psychiatrist, so yeah, I used the wrong word. Sorry. But as for Liza missing her SPs and coming back in the LP, well the SP is hit or miss. You might pick in right where the previous skater destroyed the ice and you miss the toe pick. At least in the LP you have twice as much time to prove yourself. Liza proves herself in the LP time and again. Sotnikova shows pretty regularly that her SP was an anomaly by her awful LPs.
I cannot imagine Lipnitskaya being left off the team. She has IT, she has consistency (so far, who knows when/if she grows) and she is well, just a special skater. I find nothing special with Tuk or Sot. JMO