Nicest. Fanfest. Ever. Group hug time!
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Folks, 6 GPs are over and Alina still holds all the WRs

, is entering GPF as the top ranked lady

, and is preparing with her team the best way to conquer a whole new continent

. 11 days until Vancouver! Go Queen Alina!
Revisiting this to emphasize: Alina not only has all Level 4's, she is the
only skater in men's
or ladies to have all Level 4's this season. Alina has popped and underrotated (like every other top lady this season

) but she hasn't fallen, she hasn't panicked, she hasn't lost points she didn't need to lose, and she finishes her skate like a champ.
The point difference between StSq4 and StSq3 is not exactly the difference between 4Lz and 2T, but in a competition, every point counts.
P.S. All those people yelling in their echo chamber about overscored GOE and PCS conveniently leave out Alina's levels. Not that I want them to start on that, but ISU has more objective outlines on what makes a Level 4 spin or step sequence, and that makes it harder for armchair judges to say things like "That jump was tiny, it should not be more than +2." Food for thought?