Is a 160+ total score really good, though? I thought that to make the podium at a jgp event, a junior ladies skater needed around 175+ or more. And even that sounds really low.
Kate’s PCS is quite low (in the lower 20’s for the Short and mid to high 40’s for the Long). Also, summer competitions are not an indicator of how well a skater will do during the remainder of the season as their programs are fresh, a little bare, and they are still working on incorporating the movements, transitions, and jumps. Skaters should not peak during the summer, so if Kate can score 160+ at a summer competition, as the season progresses and she begins to peak, her score will rise with it. Kate has qualified for the ISP and will probably be given a JGP very soon. Additionally, the last time we had this many Junior girls attempting clean 3-3’s was back in 2017-2018.
Junior Ladies w/ Clean 3-3s:
- Kate Wang executed a 3Lz+3T, 3Lz+3Lo, and 3F+Eu+3S
- Isabelle Inthisone executed a 3F+3T and 3Lz+Eu+3S
- Lindsay Thorngren executed a 3Lz+3T
- Jessica Lin executed a 3T+3T
- Mia Kalin executed a 3Lz+3T and 3F+Eu+3S (Not eligible for ISP until the the 2021-2022 season)
- Isabeau Levito executed a 3Lo+3T and 3Lz+3T+2T (Not eligible for ISP until next year)
- Noella Rose executed a 3Lz+3T
- Gabriella Izzo executed a clean 3F+3Lo at Glacier Falls in her Short
- Audrey Shin executed a clean 3Lz+3T at Nationals
- Alysa Liu has many clean 3-3s
- Hanna Harrell has a 3F+3T and 3Lz+3T
- Sarah Jung has 3Lz+3T and 3F+Eu+3S
I might be missing a few, but the junior scene has not been this exciting for a very long time. Of course, jumping is not everything and we do have some very artistic and dramatic skaters such as Isabeau, Lindsay, and Isabelle.
Just for fun, here’s a list of the seniors on the International Selection Pool with clean 3-3’s:
- Starr Andrews with her 3T+3T
- Bradie Tennell with her 3Lz+3T and 3Lz+3Lo
- Mariah Bell’s iffy 3Lz+3T
- Ting Cui has a 3Lz+3T and 3F+Eu+3S
- Megan has a 3T+3T but we have not seen a clean one this year
- Pooja has a 3T+3T, 3F+3T, and 3Lz+3T
- Karen has a 3Lz+3T
- Amber Glenn has a 3F+3T
- Courtney Hicks has a 3F+3Lo