Polina just tweeted that she's withdrawing from 4CC. Karen will take her place.
https://twitter.com/polinaedmunds/status/698274393235980288
https://twitter.com/polinaedmunds/status/698274393235980288
Polina Edmunds withdraws from 4CC
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I love that their withdrawals gives skaters not going to World one more chance to compete this season. First Kanako for Mao, then Mirai for Ashley, and now Karen for Polina. I'm so happy we get to see them compete once again. 
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Very surprising- I'd have thought as reigning champion she'd want to try to medal there again. Honestly, as with Ashley, I don't think this is the wisest move if she's uninjured, but I'm happy Karen will have this opportunity, and, also as with Ashley, I think Polina is an adult and we have to respect her ability to make decisions for herself.
Best of luck to Karen!
Best of luck to Karen!
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Too bad Tyler is not the next alternate. She is more deserving of the spot than Karen.
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What has happened to Courtney Hicks? I thought she was having a great season but, it seems she faded just when she needed to peak. Is She done for the year?
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I believe Courtney might be third alt. for Worlds so for all intents and purposes her season is over. She seems unable to put together a strong Nationals showing which is really too bad, but honestly, if she wants any hope of being able to peak when it matters I think she needs to figure out how to better control her jumps. They are big and explosive and quite awesome when executed cleanly, but that only goes so far when you have such problems with executing them cleanly. I don't believe her problems are nerve based in general, either, since when these problems manifest and even on which jumps is essentially random and I truly do think because her jumps aren't under good control.
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For better or worse, Tyler and Hannah are the second and third alternates for Worlds.
Karen and Courtney were given the second and third alternate spots for Four Continents.
So I guess USFS wanted to spread the "wealth" of alternate spots?
And of course, Tyler and Bradie are going to Junior Worlds.
Sorry that Polina had to withdraw.
Good luck to Karen :yay:.
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I completely agree with your assessment. She's like a box of chocolates. I never know what I'm gonna get. I do like her aggressive style and hope she can pull everything together at some point.
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I don't necessarily agree with this. Karen had relatively strong GP showings relative to the other American girls. Her Season's best score is better than Pierce's and hers was earned at a GP while Tyler's was earned at a relatively highly scored senior B. While I would agree that Tyler out preformed Karen at Nationals (though a big part of that was a Zayak mistake) I don't know that I think her body of work really shows that she is more deserving of the spot than Karen is- I'd call it a close one and I think convincing arguments could be made for sending either.
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Got it, I knew she was third alt for something :agree:
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Huh. I'm pretty surprised by this. But, like others have said, she knows what's best for her!
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This has nothing to do with your post, lol, but your custom title is "in search of a summer sport to love" and I have a suggestion: try watching rhythmic gymnastics! It's essentially various dance styles smushed together with contortion and artistic gymnastics, with hoops, ribbons, etc. thrown in. An acquired taste, certainly, but certain parts of it are similar to skating, so you might find you enjoy it.
If you find you have not acquired the taste, synchronized swimming is kind of strange and can be lots of fun to watch.
Sorry for the tangent, hehe.
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This has nothing to do with your post, lol, but your custom title is "in search of a summer sport to love" and I have a suggestion: try watching rhythmic gymnastics! It's essentially various dance styles smushed together with contortion and artistic gymnastics, with hoops, ribbons, etc. thrown in. An acquired taste, certainly, but certain parts of it are similar to skating, so you might find you enjoy it.
If you find you have not acquired the taste, synchronized swimming is kind of strange and can be lots of fun to watch.
Sorry for the tangent, hehe.
Every time she posts and I read about summer sports, all I can think is artistic gymnastics
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Every time she posts and I read about summer sports, all I can think is artistic gymnastics
Definitely Watch Synchronized Swimming!!! It's actually really cool. I can't tell you many dance formations that I have used in my choreography that were inspired by watching this sport. Here's Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAce8HQps
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I think it is also more convenient for Karen to replace Polina a few days before the competition, since Karen probably has dual citizenship of Taiwan and the US. She can just fly there without preparing any document for travel.
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Here's the thing about Polina. I think she already has a good reputation with the International Judges. However.......Gracie has Frank Freakin' Carroll and there's nothing Polina can do about that. My hope for Polina is to finish in the Top 6 and even that will be a big task. Gracie has improved in every event she's skating in and I think she'll finally make the podium this year. I don't care what color it is, as long as she gets a medal.
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