I could only vote for one choice in the poll so I picked Alyssa. I just love this girl. She is sweet, pretty, great spirals and spins but it is just the jumping that she must get under her belt better. However, I believe she has more of the total package than the rest of them right now. I like Kimmie and she will definately make the podium so count her in too. My other big hope is that Sasha comes back and defends her national title. I have always liked her and I think that she gets allot of negative comments on this site. You either like her or you don't. I guess that is my feelings about Emily Hughes. There are some things I like about her but there are big things that I don't. She always has the same opened mouthed expression coming out of all her jumps and spins in her programs. One thing that I will say is that the US national championships and the Japan's national championships are going to be good, good good this year. Here in Canada we don't have the quality of talent with so many top contenders for top spots. I don't know what the two countries do differently to encourage top skaters. I guess it must all come down to money.
