Sure, sure, but let's wait for this year WC - I think that many posts that are often coming from some posters here won't appear anymore. Of course, ice is slippery but it's common sense that in the long run the strategy: "pick one from many strong ones" works better than "pick one from the only strong one".
depth is a great asset... of course. if your top skater falters, there is another not far behind. We all know that, but you know i find it ridiculous that countries with large population like Russia (144.5 Million) USA (325.7 Million) or even Japan (126.8 Million) come nagging Canadians for having very little depth... depth needs a large pool of skaters and Canada's population is only 36.71 Million... inferior to California for instance (39.54 million) ... So, the fact that a couple years ago Canada placed two ladies on the world's podium and then one of these won worlds the following year is simply amazing. Yes, it would have been even more amazing if our third lady had also made top 10... Successes of Canadian sport speak for themselves... smaller pool of athletes, and until recently, very little funding was given to elite athletes (this changed in preparation for Vancouver 2010 where the Own the Podium was created).
When i read comments denigrating Canadian sport, I sort of smirk... because in my youth, Canada was very rarely on any podiums in any sports at olympics... the funding was just not there and it wasn't a priority. Back then, the large Soviet Union was in direct competition with America... for all the reasons we won't get into... Canada has always been in the shadow... though in figure skating, as it is a sport loved by Canadians, there were successful athletes, especially men.
So, now that the big cloud leaves room for a bit of Canadian glorious and shiny light, people complain? People diss the country for lack of depth? People say, "well if the others didn't falter.... ?
Why not just look at that light and rejoice that someone else made it? Doesn't it make things more interesting? Especially someone with such a background story like Kaetlyn and a great personality. I mean, if you'd ask her if her medal counts less because there is no depth in Canada, she would probably remind you that she didn't make the team in 2016... She may also just smirk, like i am doing right now, because when such argument take place, one just understands that they come from a very narrow mindset.
YMMV
I am proud of Alaine for keeping her calm.. That's the only way she can almost control all her rotation issues.
I am proud of Aurora who missed so much training in the fall, overcoming a fracture of the pelvis (OUCH!)
I am proud of Veronik who missed what??? 2 o 3 years of competition with her heel problem. It was her first medal too...
I am proud of Gabby who put herself at risk, after taking care of her problems far away from the rink. She was not ready for a FP but she needed to start somewhere... the same Gabby was seen cheering the boys after and was beaming and clapping like crazy when her teammate Joseph Phan skated a relatively clean program.
These ladies worked hard and gave the fans a great show. I am proud of all of them
