If she wins Junior Worlds, does anyone know if she will do Senior Grand Prix next season? Given that there are so many talented Russian Junior girls and only max 14 spots on the JGP's, perhaps it would be better if she moved up to make more room.
You mean Yuna KIm? She won't be in Sochi most likely.Very talented young lady!! While we think of who will win in Sochi, Mao or Yun?, they will have strong competition for gold.
These Russian girls in 2 years might be 3, 4 inches taller. And we all know what happens to most of these tiny girls when they get their growth spurt. That's why it's no use getting excited when a 13 year old pops up as the next great thing. Let's see where they are at 16.
To recap: Be excited for her future. Celebrate her current achievements. And if she makes it out of puberty with her jumps intact, celebrate some more!
Well, the Russian pairs ladies have had those traits in the past. I have found it strange that there haven't been more single ballerinas on ice coming from the former Soviet bloc. But now there's all of a sudden a whole bunch of Russian baby ballerinas. Adelina is certainly the best of them for now. She pretty much has everything going for her but at 14 she doesn't really perform yet. That certainly should change soon.
You mean Yuna KIm? She won't be in Sochi most likely.
I finally caved in a month or two ago to watch Elizaveta & Adelina, even though I'm against watching Juniors until they enter Seniors, but my curiousity got the better of me.
Elizaveta is still a baby, underdeveloped, so I'm ho hum on her. However, Adelina already appears to have gone through puberty, so she's the one that caught my attention. She's phenomenal technically, but artistically no one from the former Soviet Union has yet to touch Oksana Baiul, which is ironic since the Soviet Union has produced the greatest ballerinas in history. Yet their female skaters, except Oksana, have none of the balletic traits that Russia is famous for, it's too bad.
Still, this is a sport first & foremost (as it should be), so if all goes well she should contend for a World medal when she enters Seniors. And of course a Junior medal should be easy for her.
Heck, I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see a Russian Sweep of ALL podiums at Sochi.
Or the Shibs or the other Canadian teams coming up?
Also Adelina is still only 14 so she probably has a lot of growing to do yet. Look at Christina Gao she's still growing and she's now 16.
There's nothing wrong with getting excited for promising young skaters. Excitement is an emotion about possibilities. You don't get excited for things that are done deals, those you celebrate. Should skating fans be excited about Sotnikova's possibilities? Absolutely. She's already shown great skating skill, artistry and grace, and her current jumping abilities is certainly more promising than the vast majority of skaters at her age.
But it's not just about the future. So far this season, Adelina has proven herself to be the strongest skater in the women's field (seniors included) technically, with the highest tech marks internationally so far (and that's a tech mark missing a spiral in the FS). She has consistently landed two different 3/3 combos (3z/3t and 3z/3l) and a 2a/3t combo in competition this season. Even if she quit skating now she's going to go down as one of the strongest jumpers in the sport. Those are done deals that deserves to be celebrated.
To recap: Be excited for her future. Celebrate her current achievements. And if she makes it out of puberty with her jumps intact, celebrate some more!