Interview with I. Levito's coach: We were upset that there would be no Russian girls

[moriel]

You folks kinda seem to forget that reworking jumps takes years and has pretty questionable outcome. Either its some minor changes that just make bad technique 10% less bad (but still bad), or just a loss like 2 years of competitive success and loss of consistency forever with no guaranteed results in the end. You can count exceptions to this on fingers using one hand.

 

[mrrice]

You folks kinda seem to forget that reworking jumps takes years and has pretty questionable outcome. Either its some minor changes that just make bad technique 10% less bad (but still bad), or just a loss like 2 years of competitive success and loss of consistency forever with no guaranteed results in the end. You can count exceptions to this on fingers using one hand.

Exactly, when I watch Isabeau, I get Caroline Zhang vibes. She was a brilliant junior but, her jumps were always suspect. She did ok as a Senior but, her bad technique finally caught up with her.