I like Rachael. I think her victory was fair and that she's a great skater. Nobody jumps as consistently as she does, her short program is very cute and her speed and artistry is improved greatly over last year. She even beat Yu Na in a long program this year. Who else has done that?
Not everybody is a ballerina. I think we should give a shout out to all the girls whose jumping is/was better than their artistry, including past winners like Miki Ando, Irina Slutskaya, Sarah Hughes, Tara Lipinski, Elaine Zayak,Midori Ito and of course the queen of this type of skater, Tough Tonya. If I had to see nothing but dainty little things like Mirai and Sasha, I would be bored stiff. Line and extension and all that is beautiful, but there's something exciting about seeing someone land all those jumps and actually get high off the ground--especially if they are skating to dinosaur music. :chorus:
Not everybody is a ballerina. I think we should give a shout out to all the girls whose jumping is/was better than their artistry, including past winners like Miki Ando, Irina Slutskaya, Sarah Hughes, Tara Lipinski, Elaine Zayak,Midori Ito and of course the queen of this type of skater, Tough Tonya. If I had to see nothing but dainty little things like Mirai and Sasha, I would be bored stiff. Line and extension and all that is beautiful, but there's something exciting about seeing someone land all those jumps and actually get high off the ground--especially if they are skating to dinosaur music. :chorus: