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- Feb 19, 2014
I mean that no girl left over 18 is good enough to win a podium this year. And I don't see that changing in the next few seasons. Yuna and Mao aren't around and probably never will be again.
Out of the top 24 this year at Worlds, only 7 were under 18 - Yulia, Pogo, Polina, So-youn, Gabrielle, Zijun, and Hae-jin. Of those seven, four placed in the top ten and two in the top five.
That's a big statement to stand behind. Alissa won the GPF at 22 after everyone counted her out. I wouldn't think to eliminate over 75% of competitors out of the 'winning' pool so quickly