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I actually for some reason think Kostner will win worlds this year if she does all she can, (and Mao isn't back to full strength).
Me too. Kostner, Czisny, Suzuki then Mao for 1st through 4th.
I actually for some reason think Kostner will win worlds this year if she does all she can, (and Mao isn't back to full strength).
On witch planet are the 5 triples of Miki ore YuNa better than the 5 of Caro? Each one omitted one. And she said this is a work in progress. As her knee seems not to allow to much, she will add difficulty as the season progress. And her step sequence is above both, Mikis and YuNas. I'm tired with this discussion on tech content, it's indeed about the same..... Caro is enchanting, but a WC with THAT level of tech difficulty? Meh. I so much miss Yuna, Miki, Mao, Joannie. Ah well. Olympia said Sasha should come back... I agree.
On witch planet are the 5 triples of Miki ore YuNa better than the 5 of Caro?
I think Carolina, Mao will skate for gold/silver and the judges will not ignore, cant ignore Tut for bronze
Quite fankly i'm glad Liza isn't eligible for Worlds. With the head cases that are the top Lady skaters right now like Mao, Kostner and Alissa a jumping bean like Liza might actually win. This would be even worse then when Tara won at Worlds in 1997. Do we really want another skater who has no maturity in her skating and who looks like she should be in Novice to win?
Which Russian ladies besides Leonova and Makarova will be eligible for the senior worlds team this year? Biryukova? Shelepen? Anybody know who's vying for that third spot?
AFAIK, yes, Biryukova and Shelepen as well as Korobeynikova - I think Sheveleva and Ovcharova also?
While I'm hoping for Mao, Carolina, Akiko and Alissa to do their best at Worlds, in the hypothetical scenario where they all fall apart I'd rather see a younger skater win with a clean, energetic skate than watch headcases battling it out to see who manages to crawl onto the podium with the fewest/least severe mistakes.Quite fankly i'm glad Liza isn't eligible for Worlds. With the head cases that are the top Lady skaters right now like Mao, Kostner and Alissa a jumping bean like Liza might actually win. This would be even worse then when Tara won at Worlds in 1997. Do we really want another skater who has no maturity in her skating and who looks like she should be in Novice to win?
I'm not a fan of Miki Ando's competitive skating either, but she definitely deserves credit for being a competent skater who usually lands her jumps when she is focused and well-prepared. It is disappointing (with lots of sympathy, of course) to watch someone of Carolina's calibre sabotage her own chances of winning with her own mistakes for so long. In that sense, I don't think Carolina automatically "deserves" it more than Miki Ando just because she inherently has better overall skating talents that she may or may not display at a competition. So...Caro, please bring it!I am picking Kostner to win Worlds. She would have easily beaten Czisny at Skate America if the event were on neutral ground, and she easily won her 2nd event. She is looking good and will be the next one to capatilize on the uber weak post Vancouver ladies field with her 1st World title. Considering she has twice the talent of the mediocre Miki Andozzzz who by some miracle has 2 World titles, it will be long overdue for this talented skater if she pulls it off.
The planet where Miki and Yuna's five-triple skates incorporate harder jumps than Carolina's, done in more difficult combinations, and done to a higher standard that deserves better Grades of Execution. Unless you're talking about their theoretical ability to do all five of the standard female triples in one program, in which case, when was the last time that actually happened for any of them?
1. Her name is Elizaveta. The diminutive is Liza. 2. She's not age-eligible for Senior Worlds this year.
Quite fankly i'm glad Liza isn't eligible for Worlds. With the head cases that are the top Lady skaters right now like Mao, Kostner and Alissa a jumping bean like Liza might actually win. This would be even worse then when Tara won at Worlds in 1997. Do we really want another skater who has no maturity in her skating and who looks like she should be in Novice to win?