I never denied Gracie is a better skater at this point, but Osmond has 2 international golds and Gracie has none, Osmond has a team silver, and Gracie has a bronze. Those are facts.
Gracie has the star quality and the international potential that the US has been missing since Sasha competed. That is the reason many people are excited about her future. I intend to enjoy the ride.
What do you call her lip?
* red lipstick suits her smile
* she is getting consistent, her nationals win and 4th in Olympics ave shown that
* she will get there, I expect her to medal at this years Worlds
* maybe a 3A ? she has tried it in training
* her Sleeping Beauty FS is really good already
* red lipstick suits her smile
* she is getting consistent, her nationals win and 4th in Olympics have shown that
* she will get there, I expect her to medal at this years Worlds
* better why not a 3A ? she has tried it in training
* her Sleeping Beauty FS is really good already
*YMMV I think it's overkill
* Two competitions =/= consistent
* But she doesn't have one yet
* 2A is not her best jump, I think she would have better returns with a 3Z-1L-3S combo. In any case, Polina Edmunds already does the 3Z-1L-3S in competition already
* Sleeping Beauty has improved but still could be better.
For the record I don't have anything against Gracie and some of these things are tongue-in-cheek. I just don't believe she is on goddess or hollywood idol status like some people around think.
Mrs. P;885631* 2A is not her best jump said:She had 3F+1Lo+3S last season but she sufferered with overall program consistency doing 3Lz+3T and the three jump (and also, that seemed to be when her F started changing edge).
I noticed that her Axel technique has changed quite a bit in the last couple months (since the coaching change) and it appears that she and Frank might actually be working toward that 3A. She now has a skid on the takeoff and she's stepping "under" instead of up on the takeoff.
* Less red lipstick
* Better choreographed programs
* Continued consistency
* An international senior win
* A 3Z-1L-3S
* More expression when she skates
Do you want me to keep going?
* red lipstick suits her smile
* she is getting consistent, her nationals win and 4th in Olympics have shown that
* she will get there, I expect her to medal at this years Worlds
* better why not a 3A ? she has tried it in training
* her Sleeping Beauty FS is really good already
While I don't think she needs to go for the 3Lz-1lo-3s (no increase in base value), there is no way she could do a 3A. Her 2A is not good and she doesn't get any lift on the jump. I don't foresee any female skaters going for the 3A after Mao retires. The only female skater I could even envision trying a 3A or quad is Sotnikova. She gets huge height and distance on her 2A and 3T. But I don't think even she would be successful, let alone Gracie with her powerless jumps. 99.999999% of females don't have the strength to do 3As or quads. Even Mao's is borderline & never fully rotated (I often think the callers are being generous in giving her credit for it.)
Gracie's programs and look on the ice are really bland (the red lipstick is bad - it doesn't suit her pale skin tone or thin lips.) She is just totally forgettable as a skater.
Yeah forgettable that's why despite not having a great season or reputation compared to many of the top Ladies Gracie finished 4th in one of the deepest fields in the Ladies event in the past 20 years.
http://media.justjaredjr.com/2014/03/13/taylor-swift-gracie-gold-have-sushi-dinner-together/ Gracie and Taylor had dinner together in a sushi restaurant
I hope this increases Gracie's Hollywood exposure and maybe appear in Taylor Swift music videos ?
The thing is, skyfly, the more Hollywood exposure she has, the less training rink exposure she'll get. Would you rather see her succeed in skating or be a "flash in the pan" celebrity. Something to think about.
Gold was called for her lip both times in Sochi.
She was called for it at Skate Canada.
She was called for it at NHK.
She was called for it in both programs at the US Classic.
She was called for it at Nationals.
She has been called out on her lip every time this season. 7 out of 7 "e" calls. On top of that, of these 7 lip attempts, she has only landed 3 clean triple lips.
US Classic: SP - underrotated, FS - doubled
Skate Canada: landed
NHK: landed
US Nationals: fall (btw, what's up with the -2's for a fall on a lip?!)
Sochi: FS (team event) landed + FS (individual event) fall
Last season, she received "e" calls all season too -- in both of her Worlds programs, in both of her World Team Trophy programs, in both of her Four Continents programs, in both of her Nationals programs, in all 3 attempts at Rostelecom Cup, in all 3 attempts at Skate Canada, in all 3 attempts at the US Classic.
# of flips in her senior competitive career: 1 (2012 WTT SP)
# of lips in her senior competitive career: 24
That's hardly a "borderline" lip - it's a chronic lip. Her lipping is clearly such a "non-issue" that she's gone from 3 attempts to 2 attempts to 1 attempt now. Gold doesn't have a ton of flaws, but to say she has no technique issues, given her (f)lip track record, is just delusional.
once you hit uberfandom though, all rational thought goes out the window