Gracie also has mental toughness, a huge asset. She was not in the least intimidated by the widespread talk of a Russian sweep, but went in there and gave it her all. She's aware of areas that need development and is eager to improve.
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actually Gracie already does ballet training
and I agree her jumps remind me of Yuna, she also has the glamorous look most girls would just die to have
I doubt she does ballet with ABT or the Bolshoi.
...she also has the glamorous look most girls would just die to have
^ i also think she's gorgeous. she has the hollywood look with a very pretty smile.
i don't remember where i heard it or read it, but this past week gracie said that she is undecided whether she will stay junior next year or move up. i really hope she moves up with the olympics 2 years away as she will need the experience on the senior circuit. the more, the better at this point. staying junior would be a bad idea as others have said, moving to senior olympic year would be a really bad idea..at this point, i do think it is safe to say she is the next big thing for the US. she is not a little girl like rachael, mirai, and caroline were when people started labeling them at 13 or 14. gracie has already had a growthspurt (not saying she won't have another one, but it's probably unlikely being that she's 16) and most likely doesn't have to go through any more big physical changes like they did. as of right now everything is good timing with her.
and if anyone was wondering, i know many people have said gracie's LP dress looks just like yuna kim's scheherezade dress, and i was actually on youtube earlier on her channel and one fan had commented on her skate detroit fs from last year about her dress, and gracie responded saying she did copy the front of yuna's dress because she liked it so much. fun fact!
Whatever she does, unless she is US champion and a world medallist next year, there will be second guessing--what do you want to bet? She should do what feels right to her.
Then why does it not look like she does ballet? I mean it's great that she does it but I don't really see good posture or precision that she should get from ballet.