CONGRATULATIONS, USA TEAM!!!!!
I am very proud of Caroline and Rachael. I hope USFSA is going to send these two to Vancouver. I can not think of anyone else!!
And how tall is she these days? Her legs are so long. Compare that to Junior Worlds 2005 or even Worlds 2007. Amazing that the Triple Axel hasn't eluded her because of the growth spurt.
So am I, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. This was simply a fluff competition where the skaters could go all out with little consequence. A lot of stuff can happen in the fall...I'm not ready to count out a couple of the other Americans (particularly Nagasu)
I'm pretty sure the average height for the Japanese male is 5'7", not 5'4"...Mao is 5'4. It's actually surprising to see Mao with long legs and at 5'4. That's the avg. height for their men!
Oda is 164cm, and that's not tall. Kozuka is 170cm, that's a bit taller. Takahashi's bio says 165cm, Nanri's too. Mura is 5 feet 6, as is Takeshi Honda. So Kozuka is actually 5 feet 7, the others aren't.I'm pretty sure the average height for the Japanese male is 5'7", not 5'4"...
Oda is 164cm, and that's not tall. Kozuka is 170cm, that's a bit taller. Takahashi's bio says 165cm, Nanri's too. Mura is 5 feet 6, as is Takeshi Honda. So Kozuka is actually 5 feet 7, the others aren't.
Mao is 5'4. It's actually surprising to see Mao with long legs and at 5'4.
I totally agree with you. We can not forget about Mirai. I am just so excited about these young American ladies. They are only 16years old! I feel that they are going to be our future skating stars!!
I'm pretty sure the average height for the Japanese male is 5'7", not 5'4"...
Was there any information in Japanese media (or elsewhere), wether Mikis shoulder injury is serious or not? Hope she is doing well...
Mao was great! It was great to watch her performance with Tatiana's commentary (it's available at Mao's fan forum). In spite of still struggling with jumps she really pulled it together. TAT sounded really happy - and she blamed herself for Mao's poor showing at Worlds, saying that she didn't give Mao enought time to acclimatize.