- Joined
- Mar 28, 2016
I’ll never ignore Karen’s faults - I’ve actually been quite critical of her since her selection in 2018. She has chronic under rotations and is painfully inconsistent. I never said Mariah shouldn’t have been National Champion (although I think she should have probably been a two time national champion by now). And most people have been claiming that she, Mariah, and Alysa have similar scoring potential. That’s not underplaying their accomplishments and talents. Alysa is a gifted young skater with a lot of grit and passion when it counts. Mariah is a beautiful artistic skater who is able to project joy out onto the audience and create a moment. All three of them have valuable traits and qualities. None of them are top 5 material. That’s a fact.
I never had much confidence in the USFS (see: 2018 selections, the pressure cooker they put their top young talents into, and their pathetic talent development program). So maybe that’s why this didn’t surprise me. I’m just of the mindset that what happens happens. No one is claiming that people defending Karen have the moral high ground over those who disagree with the decision. There is a difference between being critical of the choice and being rude or hostile. This is a public forum so you can say whatever you want, but it can also be called out for being perceived negatively.
Moving on, I’m excited to see how the ladies place in the short program. Looking forward to practices although knowing our ladies they won’t mean much compared to the actual performances. I’m still shocked that Karen went from a popfest practice to actually doing all her jumps an hour later.
I never had much confidence in the USFS (see: 2018 selections, the pressure cooker they put their top young talents into, and their pathetic talent development program). So maybe that’s why this didn’t surprise me. I’m just of the mindset that what happens happens. No one is claiming that people defending Karen have the moral high ground over those who disagree with the decision. There is a difference between being critical of the choice and being rude or hostile. This is a public forum so you can say whatever you want, but it can also be called out for being perceived negatively.
Moving on, I’m excited to see how the ladies place in the short program. Looking forward to practices although knowing our ladies they won’t mean much compared to the actual performances. I’m still shocked that Karen went from a popfest practice to actually doing all her jumps an hour later.
