2022 Worlds: Men's FS - Thoughts?

[moonvine]

I think Ilia did satisfactorily for his first top-line Senior event, in line with my expectations. I had him anywhere from 8-12, so top 10 is a good result. I hope it calibrates others' expectations appropriately. I can't wait to see how he develops.

I think a lot of people had him pegged to do much better. I don’t want another Alysa situation.

 

[iluvtodd]

I hope that Ilia doesn't beat himself up over how he placed @ Worlds. He has nothing to be ashamed about his final placement, IMHO. Wishing him all the best @ Junior Worlds!

 

[chuckm]

Ilia skated very well at Worlds. I was happy with his placement, because a skater who'd had just one senior event and previously had skated junior isn't going to get high enough PCS scores to place in the top 6. All he needed to do at Worlds was place top 12 to ensure 2 GP events next season, and he did much better than that (9th).

 

[jenaj]

I think a lot of people had him pegged to do much better. I don’t want another Alysa situation.

What is an Alysa situation? Is it like getting "only" a World bronze medal?

 

[el henry]

What is an Alysa situation? Is it like getting "only" a World bronze medal?

I don't want to speak for Moonvine, but for me it would be placing all the hopes, dreams and expectations of US Men's skating on one barely out of juniors skater. Oh, he's going to medal at his very first Worlds and save US men's skating.

Let the kid grow into that.

Same thing with Alysa. How much better if she had not been flagged as the next great hope two or three years ago, instead of just letting her grow into the charming skater she is today.

 

[jenaj]

I don't want to speak for Moonvine, but for me it would be placing all the hopes, dreams and expectations of US Men's skating on one barely out of juniors skater. Oh, he's going to medal at his very first Worlds and save US men's skating.

Let the kid grow into that.

Same thing with Alysa. How much better if she had not been flagged as the next great hope two or three years ago, instead of just letting her grow into the charming skater she is today.

I get it. But the USFS actually did the right thing with Ilia by not sending him to the Olympics. A better example than Alysa is Polina Edmunds who was sent to the Olympics with no senior international experience. That raised expectations for her that never really panned out once she went senior and, of course, her career was ended by injury. Alysa had actually completed a full senior season with pretty good results and was an obvious choice for the team. And she ended up on the World podium despite all the early hype.

 

[clairecloutier]

Roman Sadovsky and his coach, Tracey Wainman, commented on his performances at Worlds/Olympics:

Roman Sadovsky: "I'm proud that I finished the season well" - A divine sport

For 22-year-old Roman Sadovsky of Canada, the Olympic season was one of peaks and valleys. The peaks included qualifying a second men’s Olympic spot at Nebelhorn Trophy in September and placing fourth at Rostelecom Cup in November. Unfortunately, the low point came at the Olympic Games in...

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[Arriba627]

Roman did a great job at Worlds. The jumps aren't always there, but for a taller skater, he's so graceful. Beautiful spins, and he really "sold" his step sequence. I hope he has a wonderful next season.

 

[klutzy]

I get it. But the USFS actually did the right thing with Ilia by not sending him to the Olympics. A better example than Alysa is Polina Edmunds who was sent to the Olympics with no senior international experience. That raised expectations for her that never really panned out once she went senior and, of course, her career was ended by injury. Alysa had actually completed a full senior season with pretty good results and was an obvious choice for the team. And she ended up on the World podium despite all the early hype.

Whoa, in defense of Polina, she ended up in the top 10 at the Olympics, one spot behind Ashley Wagner. She also won 4 Continents and was going to Worlds after just finishing behind Gracie Gold at Nationals (beating her in the short) when she got injured at 17. I don't think that's never really panning out. She was the last American woman to win 4 Continents back in 2015. Given her strong competitive nerves, she'd have had a shot at medalling the year she was slated to be at Worlds. (The year Gracie flamed out and Ashley won Silver).

Polina was someone who was making a nice return post puberty monster when her injury destroyed her jumps.