In a recent interview i learned that Elena Radionova is a natural clockwise skater but she was taught to jump counterclockwise. Because Russia has a group approach in training while other countries have individual approach https://fs-gossips.com/elena-radion...art-hating-you-even-for-some-innocent-phrase/
The only other skater that i know who doesn't jump in her natural direction is Satoko Miyahara. Thought she has consistent jumps, they are tiny, very pre-rotated and she has URs issues. Radionova's jumps have a respectable height and distance, she was a jumping bean before puberty, but after puberty she had more difficulty to control her jumps and most of her landings were rough.
Do you think that skaters who jump in the opposite direction than their natural direction have a disadvantage compared to those who jump in their natural direction? Does it take part in the inability to learn jumps properly or to keep them after puberty?
The only other skater that i know who doesn't jump in her natural direction is Satoko Miyahara. Thought she has consistent jumps, they are tiny, very pre-rotated and she has URs issues. Radionova's jumps have a respectable height and distance, she was a jumping bean before puberty, but after puberty she had more difficulty to control her jumps and most of her landings were rough.
Do you think that skaters who jump in the opposite direction than their natural direction have a disadvantage compared to those who jump in their natural direction? Does it take part in the inability to learn jumps properly or to keep them after puberty?