Joannie would have to completely unravel to lose to Alissa. Rochette is far and away the better skater, a complete package of an athlete and an artist, if she skates anywhere near what she is capable of. Czisny needs to step up her difficulty BIG TIME in the LP.
Yeah, I agree. Joannie has much stronger basic skating skills, and better technique on the jumps, than Alissa. Her jumps are so high and with such flow on the landing. I saw her do a 2A earlier this season that was just so high and so strong. I never get that feeling with Alissa, who actually doesn't skate that fast, and often has no flow out of her jumps, including the lutzes and flips she completed at this National's.