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Also, just want to add:
Senior international experience sure doesn't mean much when first-year seniors are winning world medals.
You fail to acknowledge that Mirai probably has only a slightly more of a chance at placing higher than Mariah/Karen?
The slow death of US ladies skating? Really? The doom and gloom towards the end of your article defies common sense. Even if it were true - Mirai is hardly the savior of the US ladies, as much as we might want her to be.
I would have to agree that the slow death of US ladies skating is too dramatic. I think we will see a rejuvenated Gracie next year, and there are some lower rank girls that are moving up, and this is a lull year, but not death of US ladies skating. Ashley is still a strong skater. If Polina comes back, she will likely be consistent and a solid competitor. Courtney Hicks finished terribly at US Nationals, and yet she can still medal at GP events. I'm not advocating sending her to Nationals, but Nationals wasn't necessarily a good measure of potential. Karen had a great nationals. Mirai is more consistent at large events.
Also I would remove "per" when discussing Ashley skipping 4ccs. I think it is more clear to just say as usual instead of as per usual.
I find it an interesting article and an interesting appeal, but I don't think that it will have a universal appeal on a college campus (I work on a college campus and when I am talking about an event I just watched eyes glaze over).