The Women

[Ladskater]

Here is some food for thought...

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/figureskating/contenders/individual_women.shtml

 

[bronxgirl]

erm, did anyone bother to tell the writer that alissa didn't make the Olympic team?:chorus:

 

[rob43]

Good job Paul!

How he doesn't even mention Sasha is beyond me - she's the only woman to be on both of the last two world podiums (and 4th the two before those.) And I love the Japanese women but aside from Asada they have not been as dominant/'ready' as he seems to think.

He also didn't address how COP-friendly the women are.

 

[Ladskater]

erm, did anyone bother to tell the writer that alissa didn't make the Olympic team?:chorus:

It does not give the date when this was written, but I imagine the writer gave a general list of possible skaters for each team and commented on their year so far. Alissa had a pretty good year for a newby. Of course, Michelle was the wild card so someone had to be eliminated.

 

[CDMM1991]

Yeah the article sounds like it was written sometime in early November. Because he's only judging by the Grand PRix circuit. Not a very accurate article. I'm sure Paul would have different opinions now.

 

[SkateFan4Life]

erm, did anyone bother to tell the writer that alissa didn't make the Olympic team?:chorus:

My thoughts, exactly. Not to be nitpicky, but this isn't exactly accurate, given the results at Nationals. Granted, Alissa had a strong Grand Prix season, with a silver medal at Skate America and a gold medal at Skate Canada. I'm assuming that's the reason Alissa was listed in this piece - her gold medal at Skate Canada.