Leona's great...and has come very far (as has her brother) with virtually no support from her country for many years.Who is Loena's coach? I do remember this skater, hopefully some more prestigious coaches/choreographers can work with her.
Her story, and Carolina's, seem to show that there is a long way to go for figure skating to break into public consciousness.
I thought the earlier suggestion of a European-only series -- perhaps advanced novice and junior - sounds really smart.
Russia and Canada have domestic series, and there is also a North American Series at the novice level.
So, at this point skaters from other European countries have fewer early season strength-on-stength events to help them develop.
But how to fund the skaters and coaches to get there?
(Edited to fix spelling of Loena's name. My predictive spelling is stuck on Français and I'm fighting it all the way. Thanks for the catch.)