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- Nov 12, 2009
Does the USFSA as a say if a skater moves to SGP or does the JGP, i remember that when mirai got the silver at JW she still went to JGP instead of SGP,but caroline and ashley went to SGP,so was that mirasi's decision?
I think to compete on the senior grand prix you either have to be 15 by the previous July 1st or have already competed on the JGP. In Mirai's case, she was 14 and hadn't already competed on JGP so after she won the junior title she was assigned to the JGP. Caroline Zhang was able to compete on the SGP that same year even though she was only 14 because she had competed on the JGP the previous year when Mirai had to qualify for nationals through regionals and sectionals.
Agnes is already 15 so I think she could go on the SGP or JGP. I know Alexe went on the JGP after she won the junior title, and she was 16, but she didn't go to junior worlds that year and medal like Agnes did so I don't know what the USFSA will decide to do. With Alissa likely retiring that will open up a spot, and I don't know if Rachael will be competing in the fall because of college. If I had to guess, Agnes, Christina, and Amanda Dobbs (if she does singles) will compete on the SGP this fall along with Mirai, Caroline, and Bebe. Then Alissa, Rachael, Emily, Kimmie if she ever comes back, I don't know about. Kiri will stay on JGP for another year if I had to guess, and she will be joined by the juniors who beat her at nationals, the novice medalists maybe.