Skaters that you feel would be great in the future and have never reach their full potential

[soccerjc77]

The first come to my mind is Min-Jung KWAK.
I thought that she would be the next superstar in korea after Yu-Na Kim.
But finally she never reach her full potential. I don't know why but I would have like that her career finish in a higher note.
So much potential in 2010 Olympics :

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[mrrice]

Another easy one for me to answer. Angela Wang. That young lady had champion written all over her. Big jumps, beautiful posture, and a beautiful performer. She just never seemed to put it all together in the same event. Watch her beautiful Lutz/Toe combo in this SP as a Junior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHD9P8t3to0

 

[mrrice]

Christina Gao is another beautiful skater who was right on the edge of becoming a factor at nationals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQdLJWgEIQ&t=88s

Here's Christina's SP from 4CC that same season. We watched Michelle win 9 Championships without ever doing a Triple Triple in her SP. This is a beautiful program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesVAK2BwRM

 

[Mathman]

I was always greatly impressed by Yebin Mok. She had extensive ballet trining and it showed in her skating. This picture is kind of fuzzy, but you get the idea.

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[yume]

Zijun Li. So much potential. She could have done waaaay better. Unfortunately she was from a difficult fed.

 

[soccerjc77]

Kailani Craine
She was so passionate and determined in this sport that it's just a shame that she didn't improve in her jump over the time.

 

[Ruthypegs]

I was always greatly impressed by Yebin Mok. She had extensive ballet trining and it showed in her skating. This picture is kind of fuzzy, but you get the idea.

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I saw an ice dance performance with Yebin Mok and Mark Hanretty skating (it was a tribute to John Curry).

I've watched a lot of figure skating, and these two are amongst the most beautifully expressive and elegant skaters I've ever seen.

If only they could be persuaded out of retirement to form an ice dance pair.....

 

[elbkup]

Polina Edmunds
She made it to Olympics in 2014 but growth spurt and injury derailed her subsequently.
My favorite performance is her 2015 Gold Metal winning FS at Four Continents …she received a lot of flack about her music choice, packaging (pink dress, which I loved) as being too juvenile but she was still quite young. The commentary here begins slightly negative then gets more positive as the program progresses. Wonder what naysayers would say today..
Also, the commenter said something about her twizzles in the program… she could outdo the best in that department; she once had a twizzle contest with Charlie White… and WON!

2015 4CC - Polina Edmunds FS CBC

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[4everchan]

There are many... but the first name that came to my mind : Josée Chouinard... Fine, she went to the Olympics, placed in top 5 at worlds, won a medal at GPF... and then, had a great pro career... BUT... she had it all and it never came together all at once, at the same competition.

Leaving you with one of the good outings... She won that event ahead of competitors like Chen Lu, Irina Slutskaya and Surya Bonaly.

 

[RafaelAstro]

Yuna Shiraiwa, Nana Araki, Tomoe Kawabata, Mako yamashita, Rino matsuike, Yuhana yokoi, Rin Nitaya, Kanako Murakami, Ayaka Hosoda, Sui takeuchi, etc, etc

 

[MiraiFan]

Yuna Shiraiwa, Nana Araki, Tomoe Kawabata, Mako yamashita, Rino matsuike, Yuhana yokoi, Rin Nitaya, Kanako Murakami, Ayaka Hosoda, Sui takeuchi, etc, etc

Tomoe

 

[lariko]

Hiwatashi, Annis (?), Trusova, Kostornaya (in singles), Alyssa Lui, Mozalev, Sadovskiy, Gogolev

 

[LiamForeman]

Naomi Nari Nam. She was so special at 99 Nationals. By the next year she started her growth spurt and wasn't the same skater and then injuries did her in.

Yukina Ota. Exquisite. But she had major UR issues. I also think she had injuries as well.

 

[TallyT]

Although did have career highlights that most skaters would love and is still competing, I am going to say...

Gracie. We all know why it happened the way it did, but she truly seems to have been the last real great hope for a US superstar in the all-important women's field, she had everything it needed, and maybe it would never have been possible by that stage even for someone as lovely as she was at her peak (still is, in a different way) but.......... when you look at her career, it must be at least a small heartbreak that she was just off the podium in every single major competition - 4th at Worlds, 4th at Olympics, 4th at 4CC, 5th at GPF. So damn close each time.

 

[katymay]

Ting Cui, Hannah Harrel.
And Wakaba, yes, Wakaba has done a great deal, but at 14 I honestly thought I was watching the next Oly champion.

 

[soccerjc77]

Elena Glebova
She looks promising with her effortless triple toe / triple toe.

I was thinking that she would have improved over the time. But, she kind of regress in her last season with easy triple layout without triple flip and lutz.

I must say that I have enjoy her black magic women and cleopatra program. The music cut and the costume where awesome.

 

[cheerknithanson]

Although did have career highlights that most skaters would love and is still competing, I am going to say...

Gracie. We all know why it happened the way it did, but she truly seems to have been the last real great hope for a US superstar in the all-important women's field, she had everything it needed, and maybe it would never have been possible by that stage even for someone as lovely as she was at her peak (still is, in a different way) but.......... when you look at her career, it must be at least a small heartbreak that she was just off the podium in every single major competition - 4th at Worlds, 4th at Olympics, 4th at 4CC, 5th at GPF. So damn close each time.

Technically she did get Olympic bronze from the team event. But true still.

 

[cheerknithanson]

I think there's one name we can mostly agree with: Joshua Farris. That Ed Sheeran SP was beautiful. One of my favorite SPs of all time. 2013 WJC, 2015 4CC silver medalist, 2015 US bronze medalist. Too many concussions.

 

[RafaelAstro]

Mirai Nagasu...

 

[sadya]

Alisa Fedichkina, I loved her skating and was looking forward to seeing more programs:
Sentimental Waltz 2015 SP JGP

2015 ISU JGP - Logroño Ladies Short Program Alisa FEDICHKINA RUS

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Singing in the Rain 2017 FS

2017 Russian Nationals - Alisa Fedichkina FS ESPN

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Another lovely skater was Serafima Sakhanovich:
Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2017 SP Russian Nationals

2017 Russian Nationals - Serafima Sakhanovich SP ESPN

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