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- Jul 26, 2003
I'm all for it when it comes to new talent, new blood. But it seems to me that Mao is being over-hyped by everyone and their grand-parents. Is the hype warranted, or not? We have seen some promising Junior ladies world champions in the past, but everyone knew that it would take a few years for that Junior champion to catch up with the big guns. With a lot of people, Mao is the exception. It seems they can not wait to see her step on the ice and start competing against the top senior ladies, some even say she will come out on top.
I've seen videos of Mao's freeskate, she is very talented, don't get me wrong, but to me, she has not developed that power,presence and a few things that make the top senior ladies stand out.
I think the NJS is kind of fooling a lot of people. With the 6.0 system, Junior ladies champion was never getting say a, 5.9 for presention, a mark the top senior ladies receive each time they skate clean. With the NJS since everything is in total numbers, it gets kind of confusing when say a top Senior lady receives 120.00 for a clean free-skate, while a junior like Mao receives a 119.50 for a clean skate as well. The marks are close, yes, but the Senior lady is competing and is being compared to the other top senior ladies, while top junior ladies are not as developed in many ways as the senior ladies, plus I hear judges who judge in the junior rank are more lenient.
What does everyone think about all this?
I've seen videos of Mao's freeskate, she is very talented, don't get me wrong, but to me, she has not developed that power,presence and a few things that make the top senior ladies stand out.
I think the NJS is kind of fooling a lot of people. With the 6.0 system, Junior ladies champion was never getting say a, 5.9 for presention, a mark the top senior ladies receive each time they skate clean. With the NJS since everything is in total numbers, it gets kind of confusing when say a top Senior lady receives 120.00 for a clean free-skate, while a junior like Mao receives a 119.50 for a clean skate as well. The marks are close, yes, but the Senior lady is competing and is being compared to the other top senior ladies, while top junior ladies are not as developed in many ways as the senior ladies, plus I hear judges who judge in the junior rank are more lenient.
What does everyone think about all this?
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