As long as Alysa is paced very carefully, I'm all for it! I'm hoping too that her PCS scores will steadily improve, as well as all of her jumps, before these international judging panels as the Olympic season goes on!Wow, it'll be a busy month for Alysa: Champs Camp, then Lombardia, then (I assume) Nebelhorn! Hopefully she'll train in Italy between Lombardia and Nebelhorn instead of flying back to the US.
Lombardia looks like it'll be a good comp for US women. With clean skates, Alysa should be the favorite to win and Audrey should podium
Im aware of the history. I was referring to the era immediately before Kwan, 70's to 90's, where skaters that peaked usually went pro after the Olympics.
Well I didn't see where you specified a particular era, just that you stated that skaters don't usually attend more than one Olympics - which isn't the case at all in any of the sport's eras.
You are correct. It was just a quick comment, so I really wasn't as specific as I should have been. I went back and fixed it, lol. Thanks. However, the main point I was trying to make was that at that time it was unusual for someone that reached top level as Kwan did, to stay around so long. As another fan pointed out, it is probable Michelle would have turned pro had she won the Olympics in Nagano.
Yay that was a competition without any detailed judge information. Even Bell had a bad LP where she had two falls(?) and she still won over Bredie, Amber, Alysa. So why should Toyta sponsor an athlete who wasn't favoured by USFA ? USFA gave Bell so much previlege last season in such small competitions and hyped Bell. But she failed to Alysa in the "big" competitons that have fair judges , open selection, detailed score protocols like U.S Champs."Relevance" is in the eye of the beholder.
For one thing, I would mention that ISP Points Challenge had significant prize money at stake.
Mariah's first place overall in ISP Points Challenge earned her $15,000.
(Alysa's fourth place overall earned her $3,000.
It was well before the Dec 2020 announcement of her Team Toyota sponsorship -- which I hope became a big help financially.)
... For one thing, I would mention that ISP Points Challenge had significant prize money at stake.
Mariah's first place overall in ISP Points Challenge earned her $15,000.
(Alysa's fourth place overall earned her $3,000.
It was well before the Dec 2020 announcement of her Team Toyota sponsorship -- which I hope became a big help financially.)
... So why should Toyta sponsor an athlete who wasn't favoured by USFA ? ...
I also worry about her competing too much and feeling burnt out. However, she really does need to get in front of the judges so she can see her PCS marks rise to world-class levels like we saw in previous Olympic seasons from Julia L and Alina.
Lombardia is September 10-12.
i don't think she will have an issue with burn out. it's important to get yourself out there and prove consistency as a first year senior, but even more so since the juniors didn't have a season at all last year and we didn't really see Alysa at all. this is a smart move from her team- get her name out there and show she's a contender.
PE, IN and SS should've been noticeably higher than Lindsay's (who also did well!). I was shook at her StSq, it was so powerful! Also, I'm in LOVE with her spins, the positions are magnificent 
I remember when Tuk made her big comeback in 2014/ 2015. She was scheduled for 10 events and competed at 9 of them. She did 3 Senior B's that year and her coaches said it was the best thing she could have done. By the time her BIG events, Nationals, Europeans, and Worlds came along, all of her competition nerves were gone and she really delivered.
If the GP was cancelled, I think it would hurt Alysa from that perspective. Until she competes against some of the top Russian and Japanese seniors, the judges won't have a good sense of how she stacks up against them. Like Sarah Hughes beating Michelle and Irina at Skate Canada before winning the OGM, Alysa needs to make the judges believe that she's good enough to beat the best by doing just that in a GP event.
now that i've seen Lindsay's skate i agree even more than i initially did. there absolutely should have been a lot more space between their scores. i'm going to attribute this to Clare being an unknown on the international circuit...if she keeps performing like this her scores will be boosted.CLARE WAS* DONE DIRTY. She deserved higher PCS
