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I would love to see her going for it at a competition, though I think it would most likely be next season. Radionova is so close to her in scores that a small mistake can make the difference, if she doesn't land that 3A perfectly on daily basis is not worth risking it right now, and she couldn't land it at the Euros Gala.
Of course, it's still beautiful and I'm hoping the best for her. My favorite female skater at the moment
great landing in the video, she sold it, but that would almost definitely not be ratified in competition. Most of Mao's looked cleaner than that.
Tuk is one of the most, perhaps top 5, talented and technically pure female jumpers ever to walk the earth IMO, reminiscent of Ito and Harding. Some of her Youtube clips of her 3A are simply astounding in their security, and I'm pretty sure now that her growth spurt is more or less over she can train the 3a with much more consistency than before.
At first I thought her 3t-3t wasn't going to be enough, but plenty of ladies (Sotnikova, Kostner) have won medals and beaten their rivals with this combo. Looking the scoresheets prove that the judges haven't valued the 3z-3t/3f-3t as much as they once did.
Tuk is one of the most, perhaps top 5, talented and technically pure female jumpers ever to walk the earth IMO, reminiscent of Ito and Harding. Some of her Youtube clips of her 3A are simply astounding in their security, and I'm pretty sure now that her growth spurt is more or less over she can train the 3a with much more consistency than before.
At first I thought her 3t-3t wasn't going to be enough, but plenty of ladies (Sotnikova, Kostner) have won medals and beaten their rivals with this combo. Looking the scoresheets prove that the judges haven't valued the 3z-3t/3f-3t as much as they once did.
What I like about her jumps is that they look so easy. There is so little jerkiness or hurling herself into the air. Her 3A entrance looks like she could be doing a waltz jump.
Maybe judges are trying to reward good jump technique? But then that doesn't explain with Yulia and Elena are so highly rewarded for their combos:think:
She's an excellent jumper, so I see no reason why she shouldn't add the 3A back to her repertoire again. She used to be able to do it. I do have mixed feelings about adding it in competition for Worlds next month, seems like there is a rush to add this element. If the goal was to be doing a 3A this season, I feel she should have been attempting it earlier in the year.
Although I agree with others thoughts on this: maybe Liza's camp is bluffing with this news to rattle the competition a bit. Or maybe, the 3A will be a last minute decision based on skating order and how others perform (mainly Radionova)...
I do not necessarily agree that 'Liza can win Worlds' without the 3A. Yes, it's possible she could win without it, but Liza and Elena have been neck-and-neck all season long... there is zero room for error with both skaters if they want to win. And the biggest 'problem' is that Liza and Elena have been so freaking consistent this season, making it so difficult to predict the results. I think Liza dodged a bullet at the GPF last year, with Elena being sick and falling in her SP -- otherwise, Elena may have won that one. Just goes back to my original thought: both skaters need to bring their A-game at Worlds. Hopefully, nobody gets injured or sick around the time of Worlds...
All that said, my money is still on Liza for World champ!
I was thinking the same thing. But, she should only do it if she goes after Radionova in the free if she's trailing. That's it. Also, she needs to move her lutz and axel in the second half for her sp