^^ Some great suggestions @skylark. Maybe you should message Ashley on Instagram with some of your suggestions, support and encouragement. I'm sure she would welcome you reaching out.
Yes perhaps the knees bent feature on the new lift doesn't look as great because Ash has longer legs? She needs to find cool looking and difficult lift elements that enhance the impact of her body build. And they really should change their ending pose which looks awkward and doesn't show Ash off to her best advantage.
I'm remembering some lifts that Olivia Oltmanns used to perform with former partner, Josh Santillan. Olivia was taller than average pairs ladies with long legs, and she executed some beautiful lift positions with Josh. She retired though after 2012 senior debut with Josh because she was growing too tall for him. The lifts I'm talking about were at U.S. Nationals, and those clips aren't on YouTube. Olivia wasn't a great jumper, and I think they only ever did a double twist, but she had graceful moves over the ice. Josh is better matched with Jessica Pfund.
Yes perhaps the knees bent feature on the new lift doesn't look as great because Ash has longer legs? She needs to find cool looking and difficult lift elements that enhance the impact of her body build. And they really should change their ending pose which looks awkward and doesn't show Ash off to her best advantage.
I'm remembering some lifts that Olivia Oltmanns used to perform with former partner, Josh Santillan. Olivia was taller than average pairs ladies with long legs, and she executed some beautiful lift positions with Josh. She retired though after 2012 senior debut with Josh because she was growing too tall for him. The lifts I'm talking about were at U.S. Nationals, and those clips aren't on YouTube. Olivia wasn't a great jumper, and I think they only ever did a double twist, but she had graceful moves over the ice. Josh is better matched with Jessica Pfund.
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