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If only Gracie were as consistent as you are...
If only Gracie were as consistent as you are...
for me Julia's puppy is more princessy.
IDK, I think it's a tossup. Julia's is a Pomeranian (I think) and Gracie's is a Japanese Chin. Both are toy breeds -- stereotypical princess props. Both would probably fit in a purse, although let's hope neither Julia nor Gracie resorts to that.
More to the point, both pups are completely adorable. Wishing them and their respective humans a lot of happy years together!
Re: "she," just messing w/ you.
My point is, why does it matter who Elena's friends with?
I have a Tibetan terrier puppy
I agree with Drivingmissdaisy re: Gracie's need to develop an identity.
I do wonder if Frank is going to force Gracie into the boring cookie-cutter ice princess image, which is what they did to her last season. Don't get me wrong, it worked...but only b/c what preceded it was so terrible.
Are we going to get to see Gracie bring any personality to the ice? She's improved a lot, don't get me wrong, but in terms of developing that personality, reaching the audience and the judges and really selling the program w/ more than just a plastered pageant smile, she has a long way to go. I'd also really like to see her continue to work on her arms. She's not as frantic with them as she used to be but she still flails/windmills/samauri-swords-slashes them. Someone needs to soften her arms up...hopefully she'll continue to work on that.
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It's going to be really interesting to see what programs they come up with next season. They have the full summer to tailor the programs to Gracie and make them work.
Yes. I prefer watching Ashley to Gracie every single time, not because Ashley is an objectively better skater but because she projects power and sexiness in a way that makes her interesting.
Personally, I see Polina as being a big threat to Gracie next year. She's got all of the technical content and then some, plus she's pretty consistent. I think Polina trumps Gracie when it comes to feeling the music, performing and connecting with the audience/judges. She's versatile too: she went from Latin up-tempo to soft and lyrical and pulled off both very well. She has better control of her arms than Gracie, that's for sure, and she's confident and a competitor.
A strong GP season from Polina, and Gracie may have her hands full at nationals next year.
I agree. She already beat Gold in the FS at Worlds, and with Gold getting a 6 point PCS advantage at that.
Polina still has juvenile qualities, but I thought her SP this year was fresh and bubbly, and her FS was graceful and ethereal (although a tad boring). Like Gold, it'll be hard for Edmunds to develop the artistic range given her slight figure (it'll be interesting to see her tackle something with attitude), but I think she can be a huge threat if she maintains her current consistency.
Let's not forget that as essentially a junior, Polina cracked 126 points in her FS at Worlds, which is pretty remarkable.
What does a slight frame have to do with developing into an artist?
I think her figure is too slim and girly to do roles with more attitude or "fire". It's a maturity thing that will come with time, but it would be odd to see her try to interpret a tango for example, but possibly interesting. I tend to associate more "mature" body types with those types of music. Kim for example is a bit more filled out and strong looking so something like Danse Macabre or James Bond suits her... but I can't picture Edmunds selling the same type of program given the figure she has. Sometimes it's a stylistic thing, like Czisny being more comfortable doing airy, ethereal programs instead of programs with attitude. A super slim girl-like figure can make it not as easy to project, IMO.
Let's agree to disagree. I don't think body type determines if one can be seen as sassy or with attitude on the ice.