Not adult sized skaters. We want adult skaters. They can be 155cm for all I care as long as they are adults.
Yeah, I'm still really disappointed that Alysa retired. I wish she had continued two more years until she turned 18.
What the heck does adult sized even mean?!?!? Adult women come in all shapes and sizes.
Not to 4th. 4th place at Nationals did not even ATTEMPT a 3Lz.
So during the men’s free I paid attention to the speeds, and yeah, they were doing 3As and quads, but even assuming a, idk, 20% reduction in speed would mean a triple would be roughly 16km, (which seems high, imo). Anyway, for a 3Am the fastest was still landing around 10-12km, and her 2A was 20. That’s insane.I wonder who's the fastest over all?
Tries to think of someone...fails
Eek! A pop!
People who actually skate might want to answer this, but I imagine the horizontal speed is very important because it keeps you stable after the landing. It doesn't affect the jump height or air time anyhow. Another thing I imagine might happen before the take-off is that you transform some of the horizontal speed (or, kinetic energy) into rotational energy. That might explain why 3As land slower than 2As: Both jumps might have the same speed, say, 5 meters before the take-off, but for 3A, you need to generate more spin and hence, you loose more speed.So during the men’s free I paid attention to the speeds, and yeah, they were doing 3As and quads, but even assuming a, idk, 20% reduction in speed would mean a triple would be roughly 16km, (which seems high, imo). Anyway, for a 3Am the fastest was still landing around 10-12km, and her 2A was 20. That’s insane.
Yeah, I think more revolutions slow you down a bit, even if you have the same takeoff speed. I am a skater, but no where near that level, so I can’t personally say if a triple take x amount more than a double. Nor am I good at science or math, so there’s now way I am figuring out all the details of the numbers.
Well, I'm pretty good at science and math, but it's still puzzling to say the least. Human body is not a cannon ball. There are so many forces, muscles and bones involved. The calculation is hard. The best way to gain more understanding to this would be to tag a skater with sensors and do some measurements, but I wholly understand that if you've learned to skate the traditional way and you're good in it, you don't want to start to play a cyborg!Yeah, I think more revolutions slow you down a bit, even if you have the same takeoff speed. I am a skater, but no where near that level, so I can’t personally say if a triple take x amount more than a double. Nor am I good at science or math, so there’s now way I am figuring out all the details of the numbers.
I agree, I think Lindsay is the process of a growth spurt and needs a little more time for her body to adjust. Amber had just defeated her at Nationals and earned her way onto the World Team.
