She has some great qualities but it feels like she is trying to bring some type of Euro post-modernism (the type SNL likes to mock 
) to her programs. I admire her for bringing something different even if I rarely find it attractive. For me, she is almost the "kitchen break" skater - but actually I usually watch her to see her scores - which sometimes seem suspiciously over inflated to me..
She has some great qualities but it feels like she is trying to bring some type of Euro post-modernism (the type SNL likes to mock
If you weren't nitpicking, why did you bring up the fact that she has been "marked" for flutzing? I found that laughable because when we have one of those discussions on correct edges on the lutz and the flip, Kostner, along with Rochette, are usually the ones that I would mention first. Even if she has been marked down, haven't there been a ton of skaters who are not chronic underrotaters but were mysteriously marked for underrotation occasionally, when they really were not? And who are the "people more knowledgeable than you"? I am pretty good at telling a flutz from a a non-flutz but I bet what I say doesn't really have much merit to you.
I'll give you that. But when I said the best set of triple jumps I was thinking of skaters who have great lateral flow in and out as well as great vertical, natural spring on both their toe and edge jumps. Skaters usually are better at one or the other (for example, Mao is better at edge jumps and Yuna better at toe jumps). And Shizuka was the skater that came to mind who was equally strong on both. But I guess I could mention Rochette, too.
That honour obviously doesn't belong to Miki. Even though she has good spring on her jumps, something about her air position (perhaps the leaning backward) makes her more prone to underrotation than other skaters with good air position. And hence she is marked down more often than others. Because of the same thing, she also doesn't achieve as good of a flow out on her landings.
Yeah, and I said "currently competing". I brought up Arakawa because even though she is not currently competing, she's the closest person I can think of who has similar quality on her jumps to Kostner.
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She is not a flutzer!!!. European Ladies, if they happen to flutz it is because it was genuinely accidental. Many american lady skaters, imo, who flutz constantly have never executed a proper lutz in their career, and believing there was an attempt, is a mockery of the jump.
I like Caro's air positions when she is jumping well. I just see her tilted at times which leads to sloppy landings - or she can be off balance when she lands ('08 Worlds for instance). I appreciate that Caro, like Evan, is taller and aspects of jumping are harder for taller skaters.
I think her 2A is weak - but I will say when she pulls off a good 3x3 combo it is as good as it gets in the ladies field. (Oh gosh, have I offended the Yuna fans with that remark
I like Caro's air positions when she is jumping well. I just see her tilted at times which leads to sloppy landings - or she can be off balance when she lands ('08 Worlds for instance). I appreciate that Caro, like Evan, is taller and aspects of jumping are harder for taller skaters.
I think her 2A is weak - but I will say when she pulls off a good 3x3 combo it is as good as it gets in the ladies field. (Oh gosh, have I offended the Yuna fans with that remark
I think a red hot Caro has a very good chance to medal in Vancouver. She has the talent - it is just a question of how she will skate her two Olympic programs. And how the other top skaters will do as well. I don't necessarily like her style and choreo - but it is not personal. I hope she has two good skates in Vancouver. Whether or not I like her as much as other girls has no bearing on my opinion of her skating technique and artistry.
I love Caroline Zhang but I couldn't read GS forum if I took such offense to every negative remark about her skating.
Buona fortuna Carolina.
I actually remember questioning why Carolina didn't receive goe as high as Yuna's on that element. And I was still bitter then about her placement in Goteborg.
