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^great post and great insight. Thx
I've posted this probably way too many times but I should have waited until now because if you look at where Yulia was in 2010(the start of last quad) and where she is now it is kinda scary that some 11 yr old kid might be out there with similar ambitions.
Again...the spiral at 0:48 mark 12 seconds!!!
http://youtu.be/7pOyZc7Wur8
Thanks! And wow, I'd never seen that video of Julia. I liked her hyper-extended change-of-edge spiral...that's impressive!
Thanks so much for your insights and your information about the up-and-coming skaters. I don't really know much about any of them except for the Russians we've been discussing (and now watching) for the past few seasons and a few of the Americans. I'm sentimental about Japan and always want them to have a few stars in the mix, so I'm hopeful that some of the ones you mention will realize their potential.
I've been following the junior ladies for several years now and I've been covering the JGP/JGPF and Junior worlds on my blog since the 2011-2012 season. It's a lot of fun! I like it b/c you get to see the skaters from the beginning and watch them grow through the years. Sometimes it's disappointing b/c you see all of the potential during their junior days and then they can't quite realize it once they get to the senior level...but it's also really amazing when you watch skaters progress from junior to newbie senior to veteran and see how much they've grown and matured since their junior days. Plus there's always someone to be excited about.
Another plus when a skater pops onto the scene and steals the show you're already ahead of the game. A lot of people had never even heard of Polina Edmunds before nationals this year but I'd watched her on the JGP. So while everyone else is all, "Who is that? Where did she come from?" you can be all, "Oh, her? She's been kicking butt on the junior level all season..." or something like that.