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State of U.S. Ladies' skating 2016-17

Mrs. P said:
Well U.S. ladies did okay through 2012. We had the U.S. ladies sweet in 2008 (with Rachael, Mirai and Caroline), Ashley medaling in 2007 and 2009. Agnes Z medaling in 2010 and 2011 and Gracie medaling in 2012. We didn't medal in 2013, but did well enough for 3 spots. We basically lost 3 spots in 2014 and haven't gotten them back since.

We had a U.S. lady making JGPF in ladies up to the 2013-2014 season (though Hannah Miller would be the last medal recipient in 2012-2013).

That was all before the full-blown Russian invasion, which I would say started with the Russian Jr. Worlds sweep of Yulia, Elena and Anna P in the 2012-2013 season. (We had Russian champs before then and things were perculating, but there wasn't the mass quality of them that we have had since that season).
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Mrs.P, am I missing something in this discussion? I remember Joshua, Jason, and Shotaro sweeping the podium at Junior Worlds. Am I missing something? I also remember Agnes Zawadski and Angela Wang doing well as Juniors.
 
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Nathan13 said:
I don't understand why Starr Andrews didn't get a JGP assignment? I didn't even know who she was until today (someone posted about her earlier on here), and she seems to have as good (or better) technique, and better artistry, than most of the Junior Ladies representing the US.
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Starr's performances at the Challenge Skate were the best I've ever seen her skate. At last season's national qualifying comps, she did well in the SP, but couldn't maintain her position in the FS. USFS was very quick to add Starr to the ISP after her strong performance at SLC.
 
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humbaba said:
Starr's performances at the Challenge Skate were the best I've ever seen her skate. At last season's national qualifying comps, she did well in the SP, but couldn't maintain her position in the FS. USFS was very quick to add Starr to the ISP after her strong performance at SLC.
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:gaah: I'm glad you got to see it, but I'd like to see her program as well. ISU has spoiled us with their free streaming.
 
Nathan13 said:
I don't understand why Starr Andrews didn't get a JGP assignment? I didn't even know who she was until today (someone posted about her earlier on here), and she seems to have as good (or better) technique, and better artistry, than most of the Junior Ladies representing the US.
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I'm a bit surprised that you haven't heard of her at all. This is her viral video from when she was nine.


http://youtu.be/QBxpjtcBAG8

I cannot believe this is at 42 million views! :noshake:

Edit: added real link.
 
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Chemistry66 said:
(Also I feel like a portion of the ad's views might be from people accidentally clicking it when it plays before/during another video)
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Somehow, I doubt that's the case.

In any case, I didn't appreciate being linked directly to an ad under false pretenses.
 
Chemistry66 said:
Alexia Paganini (14) had the first JGP. (There is no Alexis, that was a typo). She did decently, but still only placed 6th. Provisionally had a second assignment, but that just changed.
Ashley Kim (13) and Gabrielle Noullet (14) had the third JGP. Ashley's unfortunate injury withdrawal meant that there wasn't going to be 2 assignments for her, so we'll never really know until next season.

Tessa Hong (14) likely wasn't deemed fit for competition earlier in the JGP series (since she's had a lot of injury issues). That is probably why she wasn't given an assignment until now. Same with Vivian - she didn't compete all summer and then withdrew from the FS in her one recent competition. If she was fit for competition, the USFS probably would've kept her in the provisional Slovenia assignment.

They actually did send young skaters to early JGPs. Seems like some unfortunate injury issues (Ashley Kim, as well as possibly Tessa and Vivian) messed with plans to send skaters to 2 events. Also, Kaitlyn Nguyen who has had a lovely summer isn't age eligible until next season.
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Ashley Lin is 13, why don't they send her? She has Sid triple triples, good skating skills, and transitions leading up to her jumps. This is my observations based on seeing her at glacier falls event. I know 13 is still young, but in my opinion, she is ready to compete in the international scene. In fact, I think she, Ashley Kim, and Starr Andrews are the top three juniors at the moment. I will hold off on Kaitlyn nguyen, as she is still not age eligible yet.
 
topaz emerald said:
Ashley Lin is 13, why don't they send her? She has Sid triple triples, good skating skills, and transitions leading up to her jumps. This is my observations based on seeing her at glacier falls event. I know 13 is still young, but in my opinion, she is ready to compete in the international scene. In fact, I think she, Ashley Kim, and Starr Andrews are the top three juniors at the moment. I will hold off on Kaitlyn nguyen, as she is still not age eligible yet.
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Ashley Lin is in Slovenia right now.

She is in the 5th warmup group: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/jgpslo2016/SEG003.HTM
 
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