This seems to be the up and coming rivalry in women's skating. I don't think there are two young skaters as technically and artistically developed as these two. It should be interesting to see what happens at the Grand Prix Final. Personally, if both skated clean programs, I would have to pick Yu-Na. Even without the triple axel (although she can do one....just hasn't tried it in competition yet), I think her jumps are better and she has much nicer lines and better spins.
What do you think?
I guess Miki is a factor for the future as well, but she's inconsistent so who knows. If you think about it, despite all of the criticsm that these two have received from their recent GP performances, I think that Kim and Asada are miles ahead of any other female skaters who burst onto the scene in the past. Kwan, Lipinski, Hughes, Ando--even the less successful skaters like Ota, Nari-Nam, and Stellato---none of them had as complete of packages as Kim and Asada.
What do you think?
I guess Miki is a factor for the future as well, but she's inconsistent so who knows. If you think about it, despite all of the criticsm that these two have received from their recent GP performances, I think that Kim and Asada are miles ahead of any other female skaters who burst onto the scene in the past. Kwan, Lipinski, Hughes, Ando--even the less successful skaters like Ota, Nari-Nam, and Stellato---none of them had as complete of packages as Kim and Asada.