I think Starr will be fine. I think she’ll put her focus on fixing her Lutz edge, getting her 3F+3T and improving her skating skills. Plus I get to see Emmy again, so that’s always a plus.
And also on her extension and finishing off her movements. Anyway, its great that now she is a fully fledged senior, so we can start bombarding her with suggestions for improvement.
Go Grant! Go Angela! Go Emmy!
I don't get why Tessa Hong is not getting a spot at Jr Worlds
She finsihed 10th at Nationals twice and is only 15 years old
Maybe this is really, really naive of me, but both Ross and Ashley are alternates for the Olympics, right? Could it be that they want to skip 4CC so that they can be in shape just on the off chance they get the call that someone is injured? I mean, I don't blame them if they are bummed about not making the team, especially Ross, but I feel like this is a dynamic that could be considered.
Maybe this is really, really naive of me, but both Ross and Ashley are alternates for the Olympics, right? Could it be that they want to skip 4CC so that they can be in shape just on the off chance they get the call that someone is injured? I mean, I don't blame them if they are bummed about not making the team, especially Ross, but I feel like this is a dynamic that could be considered.
I don't blame Ross for withdrawing. Why bother? He isn't likely to want to compete for much longer anyway. He should do show skating. He has always been a crowd-pleaser. I hope he gets some assignments--in Japan. As for Ashley, I don't blame her, either. She will get GP assignments next year if she wants them. She doesn't need 4CCs. I foresee her getting a gig as the Today Show correspondent for the Olympics.
Interesting that both Miner and Wagner have withdrawn. For both of them, placing well at Four Continents would have supported the notion that they should have been on the Olympic team, but I suppose not making the team in the first place might have made them less interested or motivated in attending 4CC.
I also guess that both Miner and Wagner are likely going to retire (this withdrawal seems to signal that) so making 4CC their last competition might seem superfluous to them, and they might as well give their place to other skaters from the US who might want more exposure on the international senior circuit.
Good lord, that'd be incredibly petty and vindictive.Good for them. Burning all bridges is one way to show commitment to a new path.
If I were USFSA, I'd remove them from any alternate positions for Olympics and/or Worlds. Just to complete the circle.
But they’d already be in Asia. If they stayed in the area, it would easier to travel to make the games than it would hanging out in the US. But I think for Ashley at least, the competition would wear her out.
Do Alternates to the Oly team go to Pyeongchang? I saw a promo for Team USA and Jason was talking about what in Korea he was most looking forward to (awkward). I didn't think they did (Emily Hughes didn't initially) but that video confused me, unless it was recorded before Nationals.
EDIT: By alternates going to Pyeongchang, I mean if they aren't called up do they go anyway?
Good lord, that'd be incredibly petty and vindictive.
I'm glad whatever throne you might imagine yourself sitting in is only imaginary.
These skaters have dedicated their entire lives to a demanding, public sport...they will have mental and emotional ups and downs, and moments of rock-bottom morale. If their heart isn't into an assignment, one graceful and gracious thing is do is to notify the relevant parties of their withdrawal, the earlier the better. An extension of good will and empathy is a valid alternative to the vitriol that seems to be piling up from the same posters over and over again across several different threads.
Ashley doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone! The most decorated skater of the last ten years has to go to 4CC to prove her worth to whom?