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I kind of wondered the same thing. If I had an event of that magnitude going on, I'd be on the bread, Gatorade and energy bar diet for the preceding 24 hours! That's probably easier said than done if you're in Bordeaux
Ashley Wagner's future
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I kind of wondered the same thing. If I had an event of that magnitude going on, I'd be on the bread, Gatorade and energy bar diet for the preceding 24 hours! That's probably easier said than done if you're in Bordeaux
I kind of wondered the same thing. If I had an event of that magnitude going on, I'd be on the bread, Gatorade and energy bar diet for the preceding 24 hours! That's probably easier said than done if you're in Bordeaux
I'd also have hand sanitizer and face masks on too!
With enough USFSA pushing, who needs to work on improving SS. Tara/Johnny think being womanly = high PCS.
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You have to bring out the zamboni and then go over it without laying water and only using the blade. I've seen it during hockey games. :gross:
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I agree. It's the effect of a skater being one of the "artistic"/"established" ones... they can give a performance which is lacking transitions (or even pretty much devoid of them...) and still won't get marked down. IMO, Kim's had some recent skates where she didn't have a ton of transitions, Kostner's Worlds FS last year where she got a PCS PB had transitions removed from it compared to the Olympics, and of course, there's Plushenko who self-admittedly doesn't really do transitions (but still gets high TR marks - moreso than skaters who actually incorporate transitions - if he goes clean).
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Let's give out 4.0 and 3.5 in choreography and interpretation to all the top skaters that deserve it too
I don't understand her PCS either. She's a good performer and sells her programs, but that's it. Her programs are empty. There are no transitions and she stalks her jumps. And her skating skills are average at best - you can see it in her step sequences.
She's being given very generous PCS, considering her level of skating. But even the PCS cannot save her because her technical level (both jumps and spins) is so inferior to the Russian skaters.
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Honestly I really do wonder about athlete diets. For instance you see how much swimmers eat. . . I just hope some of it is home made and not sodium laden store bought stuff?
My better half and I have been trying (we cheat with cheese a lot) to go low sodium for his health, and the one thing we have both noticed since trying to cut out the salt is how horrible we feel when we eat stuff like restaurant food that is high in sodium. it has a noticeable effect on us and we just feel like crap. I don't know how these guys do it. At this point even having to live off restaurant food for days on end makes me shudder a bit.
Have to admit that I think I would be living on meal bars when traveling at this level. Not just to avoid food poisoning but to try to maintain some level of consistency in my diet.
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I recall she said she lost some weight after nationals before the Olympics, but got the impression it was not pressured so much as her wanting to shape up for the Olympics and weight loss was within reason.
I know Joshua Farris travels with food for allergies. . . so it can be done.
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Yup, I think so too. She could perhaps have been rewarded more in terms of IN/PE but for SS, I think she is not even at the level of Radionova or Tuktamysheva. She is not as fast and her edges are really pretty mediocre. She needs to rework these basics and then the jumps and speed will come naturally although it will be longer. Pity, she is one who has personality and performance and a competitive nature.
I love a good surprise but I think the judges will probably put Gracie with minor flaws ahead of a clean Courtney, also Gracie is more of a late season skater
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My fear for Ashley now is that Gracie will win NHK, knocking her out of the GPF. Because I'm an Ashley fan, I don't want this to happen, but my gut says it will. Gracie has had since Skate America to shape up, and I'm sure Frank has been working her pretty hard. But I do think Nationals might belong to Ashley this year because Gracie is so nervous. Defending has got to be so much harder than trying to win it back.
Not to get too far OT but I had a look at the NHK roster and it's definitely a winnable event for Gold. Frankly she really should be able to win if she skates to her capacity...it would be nice to (finally) have her in the GPF even if it's at Wagner's expense. On the flip side, it will be tough for Gold at Nationals being the defending champ. Perhaps Wagner could benefit from having one less competition on the schedule anyway (not like she needs the experience or anything having been at this 6 years).
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