Not that it has to do with PCS but Jimmy has a back problem. He is 100% capable of skating that long the same way he skated the short.Disagree. Ma got higher PCS than Naumov because he was cleaner in the SP and was in the first group. Mistakes affect PCS. Had Naumov been clean too, I’m sure he would have had higher PCS than Ma. As well he should. He has better skating skills, much better posture, better spins. I think he has better programs, too. Someone in the competition threads compared Naumov to Dmitri Aliev and that’s a pretty spot-on comparison. Aliev excels in the way he moves his body - especially the upper body - and Naumov has that same strength. Additionally, Naumov brought it home in the second half of his free skate at 4CC. Ma just sort of fizzled out. No robbing was had at Nationals.
I’m just praying it’s a “rest, cupping” type back injury and not a “career ending surgery” back injury.
******somehow my phone turned “back” into “Nazi”. I can only blame it on the dilaudid. Jimmy has a BACK problem.
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