I would not count gosviani among the "little sprites" because that's who leonova was booted for and who has to seek eligibility for euros! She could not even get a jr gp.
Emily Hughes, among others, made her international debut at Junior Worlds without getting the JGP that season and did quite well. Nikol hasn't competed at Nationals since 2009, when she was 6th at Junior Nationals. I'm not sure why there was such a long layoff, but she seems to be promising. I'm very interested to see how her competition this week goes.