Eunsoo made a few mistakes on her combo. Not sure why because her technique is solid. It appears that she keeps running out of room near the boards and then gets nervous about running out of room. She needs to get that under control as I remember her struggling with the same problem 2 years ago in juniors. I would like to see her as Korean National Champion, because she definitely has the quality to be national champion, but it really doesn't make much difference this year. As much as I appreciate You Young's heart and love for skating, Eunsoo seems like the heir to Yuna Kim. But she needs a long program that fits her better and she needs to make a few less mistakes. Hopefully we can see cleaner skates at four continents and worlds where it will matter more for her. I'm really hoping she can secure 2 spots at worlds for next season because Korea is going to have a number of good eligible seniors.
Could we not do the 'heir to Yuna' thing... I mean by god, it's literally the heaviest burden a Korean skater can bear. Squirtle cried at the press conference after the free and this is what she said: "There are going to be many pressuring competitions in the future, but I want to bear it well as Yuna did, and I want to do my best in spite of those pressures and I'll be working hard for that." While I love her for saying that she wants to become even stronger, it's evident that one of the pressures she felt was to be like the Queen in mentality also - Yuna had a mind of Valyrian steel as everyone knows - and she's getting compared to the Queen enough already for just being a GP medalist. That darling puts herself under harsh scrutiny already, can't we the fans at least please let her just be her wonderful, lovely self damnit...
On the subject, hell, all the trio are the Queen's heirs, if I were to use the term. I prefer successor (see title over avatar) because with successor you don't imply taking the throne and its heavy, heavy burdens. There can't be an heir to the Queen, you can't have two once-in-a-century miracles within a decade. However, with Yuna having paved the road all by her miraculous self, talented skaters can emerge and succeed the Queen with the job of continuing and representing Korean figure skating nationally and internationally. And Eunsoo, Yelim, and Young are all doing that already, not to mention Dabin, Haneul, and all the other Korean ladies. I'm not even bringing up the subject of Junhwan because I'm ranting enough already.
Back to the subject of National Champion: I'd love to see squirtle take the title once more after 2017, I was so hoping that she would at Mokdong last weekend, but her nerves are her bane (I won't say I'm a technical expert, far from it, but her running out of room is not a technical problem, just look at her practices or other competitions where she landed her 3Lz-3T cleanly. It's a matter of timing imo, a problem directly related to nerves) and I can tell you, during warmup for both the short and the free she was nervous as hell. I'm just hoping that she'll be under less pressure as she goes back to California, prepare herself well for 4CC and Worlds, and pull off her best where it matters most. And as you said, she deserves a better free than her current one, why not become National Champion with two beautiful programs that suit her perfectly in 2020
OMG poor Yelim Kim once again doesn't get to go to junior worlds, unbelievable! She medaled at both her grand prix events and made it into the junior grand prix final. I guess that counted for nothing as far as body of work goes. No wonder she appeared so nervous.
While I was very, very sad to see Yelim not get the JW ticket, it might be better for her if you think about it. Just before the ranking competition she was doing her junior routine for JGPF, then at the ranking comp and at Nats she did her senior routine. It must have been confusing to no end, and if she went to both 4CC and JW it would've continued. Better let her stick to her senior routine and train for 4CC and her subsequent move to seniors next season. Besides, Haein also got a bronze at her JGP and is also deserving of a ticket to JW. If she does like she did at Nats at JW and Young does too, then we just might get three spots for junior ladies! With Seoyeon being eligible for juniors next season, if that happens Haein, Seoyoung, and Seoyeon could be the new junior trio :luv17:
