Actually the year you are describing is last season and we all saw how Nationals turned out.
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Actually the year you are describing is last season and we all saw how Nationals turned out.
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I bet Bradie is probably looking at the results posted by her fellow Americans and is thinking that she isn’t that far off from regaining her place as USA1.
Season started with a lot of hype and promise for the next generation, but so far, they have flatlined. Events like NHK, with depleted fields, is exactly the kind of place you take the next step by medaling, or even coming close to winning. Or even winning.
Healthy Bradie won’t have much trouble being national champion again.
Season started with a lot of hype and promise for the next generation, but so far, they have flatlined. Events like NHK, with depleted fields, is exactly the kind of place you take the next step by medaling, or even coming close to winning. Or even winning.
Healthy Bradie won’t have much trouble being national champion again.
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No doubt. However, according to all reports, she isn't healthy. Foot injuries are incredibly difficult to heal according to both Bradie's coach and posters on this website. If Bradie was healthy, I think there is very little doubt she would be outscoring everyone else in the USA.
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I think some are underestimating Mariah. She has been more consistent than Amber, for sure, and except for a couple of skates more consistent than Karen. Karen puts together a really good skate every now and then and the between isn't good. I still think Amber skates with her head and not her feet and I'd be surprised if she's in the top 5 at Nationals. Alysa is still a baby and you're comparing her with senior skaters that have been at it a lot longer than she has. I don't know what she'll do this season but I think she is definitely the future of US ladies figure skating. She needs to polish up her presentation and get a few more skates under her belt. I honestly haven't seen Isabeau or Lindsay so can't comment on them. I've said before that Alysa reminds me of a young Michelle Kwan - all the talent but needing finesse.
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Good call this.
Not afraid to admit that I had her getting left behind, but the others haven’t distanced themselves in her absence.
This weekend was actually a win for Bradie and Mariah as it was the weekend for the young blood to stamp their authority.
Long story short, get healthy Mariah and Bradie. Come back string.
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In effect, Mariah moved up by doing nothing. Haha
We can talk about “the future of” all day, but we still have the right now to consider.
And I certainly believe in getting the youngsters ready, and that is why you throw them in the deep end that are the GP’s so they can take their lumps and grow.
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Sadly, I have to agree with this. A foot injury in skating takes forever to get over and the risk of re-injury is very high if you get back on the ice too soon. I feel horrible for Bradie as she fought so hard to get her Title back. The only good news I could give to Bradie is that outside of Alysa and Lindsay, none of the other eligible skaters are looking that great right now.
Mariah Bell? Is that a vote of no confidence that she won't be at the GPF since that's the same weekend, even though she has yet to even compete.
That is exciting.
I'm also glad Alyssa isn't assigned to this. I feel like she just needs a break from travel. She seemed stronger at the start of the year and I wonder if a break from competition will be the best thing.
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It's probably about the deadline for registration and a "just in case". Jason is on the list for Zagreb, too, and he has an excellent chance of making the Grand Prix Final.
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She was forced to peak early because she had to win the third spot at Nebelhorn. I think Alysa needs a break before nationals.
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Alysa is just 16, she has plenty of energy. It's just her recent GP layout is too ambitious and too risky. If she rolls back to her more conservative Lombardia layout, she will be just fine. Alysa beats Young You for over 20 points at Cranberry cup with her conservative layout. If she aims for 2A instead of 3A in SP, she could win Silver at NHK trophy. Big risk comes with big reward but it can also come with big loss.
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Let's hope Bradie doesn't withdraw. If she was really back from injury then I would've thought TomZ or she herself would've posted something on Instagram by now.
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Very exciting for Hanna; this will be her first international assignment since 2019.
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I would be thrilled if Bradie actually skates at this event. Still no posts of any kind from her team. Not even crossovers. It would be nice just to see her stroking across the ice and looking strong. Sadly, I don't see it happening.
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Alysa has to try ambitious layouts to challenge the Russians, and GP events are a good opportunity for her to stress test those difficult elements before the Olympics. I would expect her to hold back on the difficulty a bit at Nationals and try to go clean, so NHK was her last chance to try out some things like the 3Lz-3F combo late in the program.
I saw the video of her LP from September (she only did doubles). The program looked really nice and I will be sad if we don't get to see it at Nationals (and Olympics).
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Tom Z posted Bradie jumping triple lutz's and triple-triple combination a couple of weeks ago. It was on his instagram story so it's probably disappeared but it was linked in this thread (here's a link to another site that screengrabbed the video). Still, there's a difference between being able to land jumps on their own and being well enough to integrate them into an entire programme and the stamina for an SP and FS.
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