Zhang does not appear in good shape according to her coach.
Li was saying how one reason why Caroline's condition isn't good is due to the coaching change, and the other is due to the fact that as she gets older her condition is sliding, in addition she has been having a knee injury.
(I think it's obvious from looking at photos that puberty is catching up with Caroline, and she's not looking very fit. She used to be thin as a rail and she probably could eat whatever she wanted, and now it's not like that anymore but the habits are hard to change...)
But Olympia part of the reason Zhang is likely having trouble is due to her own bad jumping technique. I mean Mao and Yu-na are both taller than Caroline. Shizuka was hardly little either. Neither is Kostner.
Zhang was told to fix her jumping issues years ago, precisely for this reason.
But Olympia part of the reason Zhang is likely having trouble is due to her own bad jumping technique. I mean Mao and Yu-na are both taller than Caroline. Shizuka was hardly little either. Neither is Kostner.
Zhang was told to fix her jumping issues years ago, precisely for this reason.
I think Caroline should withdraw from TEB, too, but how will that affect her chances to make the Olympic team?
I don't think any of the top U.S. ladies can risk withdrawing from a competition at this point, and every performance is going to be on the selection committee's mind, whether it is part of the official formula or not.
But with Caroline it's not just her technique. She's not naturally endowed with the kind of spring in her jump like Sato, Hamill, or Slutskaya. Maybe she twists so much because that's the only way she can generate enough torque to land a triple in the little time she has in the air.
I don't think any of the top U.S. ladies can risk withdrawing from a competition at this point, and every performance is going to be on the selection committee's mind, whether it is part of the official formula or not.