- Joined
- May 19, 2011
I think the best jumpers right now are Adelina and Gracie.
Adelina flutzes and some of her landings lack flow, but in terms of power and height, as well as transitions, she beats out Gracie IMO.
Gracie lips her flips and I don't think her 2A is as reliable as it should be. Next to Adelina some of her jumps get better flow, though I do think Gracie has lost a lot of the speed and flow she used to have prior to moving to Frank. Her jumps aren't as explosive as they used to be but they are better controlled, which is something Adelina needs.
Both ladies are natural jumpers, that's for sure. Adelina needs more control and flow; Gracie needs more flow and to dial the power back up a bit. Both struggled a bit in terms of consistency but sort of found their stride in the 2nd half of the season this year. Hopefully they'll continue that consistency next season.
As for Julia, time will tell with her. She grew a lot last year (versus the 2012-2013 season) and managed to retain all of her jumps. At 15/16 years old, she probably has another growth spurt as well as some filling out to do. She may retain her jumps but even if she doesn't and the puberty monster claims another victim, she's accomplished an awful lot in her 2 or 3 years in the spotlight: JGP medals, JGPF finals champ, junior world champ, GP medals, GPF silver, Euro title, Olympic gold, world silver...she's done alright for herself.
Adelina flutzes and some of her landings lack flow, but in terms of power and height, as well as transitions, she beats out Gracie IMO.
Gracie lips her flips and I don't think her 2A is as reliable as it should be. Next to Adelina some of her jumps get better flow, though I do think Gracie has lost a lot of the speed and flow she used to have prior to moving to Frank. Her jumps aren't as explosive as they used to be but they are better controlled, which is something Adelina needs.
Both ladies are natural jumpers, that's for sure. Adelina needs more control and flow; Gracie needs more flow and to dial the power back up a bit. Both struggled a bit in terms of consistency but sort of found their stride in the 2nd half of the season this year. Hopefully they'll continue that consistency next season.
As for Julia, time will tell with her. She grew a lot last year (versus the 2012-2013 season) and managed to retain all of her jumps. At 15/16 years old, she probably has another growth spurt as well as some filling out to do. She may retain her jumps but even if she doesn't and the puberty monster claims another victim, she's accomplished an awful lot in her 2 or 3 years in the spotlight: JGP medals, JGPF finals champ, junior world champ, GP medals, GPF silver, Euro title, Olympic gold, world silver...she's done alright for herself.