And you will make the same retorts!!! It seems to scare you when someone has a different interpretation of the definition of a jump. You feel strongly to comment on this particular jump.You don't want to get into it but you will any way!!Ant
It's not a wrong edge takeoff, it's a correct Flip takeoff..
And you will make the same retorts!!! It seems to scare you when someone has a different interpretation of the definition of a jump. You feel strongly to comment on this particular jump.
It's not a wrong edge takeoff, it's a correct Flip takeoff..
I just don't understand how Sasha after three years never attempted in her time off from competition to correct her flawed edges. Surely she is very much aware of the criticisms on edge jumps. She seems to be really into staying in shape through pilates, yoga, etc. but just doesn't seem to have the discipline to learn her craft properly. It just frustrates me to see gifted skaters like Cohen, and more recently Asada not being able to properly execute the edge jumps. I think like compulsory figures of old there should be some kind of requirement for kids at the novice stage to master their edges before they go on to the next level. jmo.
I have nothing but praise for Mao this season for "sacrificing" success in competitions and pushing herself out of her comfort zone and ofrcing herself to hold the correct edgeon the Lutz reducing the success rate of the jump.
I think last season was all part of Mrs. Tarasova's master plan. She came right out and said that Mao must suffer pain this year to come up all smiles next year.
Mao's coaches put her thriugh the ringer in 2008-09. Not only with the Lutz, but also with the insistence on two triple Axels and triple Axel combinations, come hell or high water. Plus, the relentless music and choreography exhausted me just watching it.
I think the plan is now to ease up on the throttle just enough to quarantee a clean program. Sort of like practicing with weights on your ankles. Once you take them off you're dancing on air.
Edge jumps?? Sasha's salchow, loop and axel (these three are the edge jumps) have always been fine. She used to include two salchows in her LPs before she retired. Her toe-loop technique was also fine, it was the flip and lutz that had bad technique (these are the toe jumps).
I think the poster just meant to say she was suprised Sasha didn't attempt to fix her edges on her flip and lutz.
It takes a lot of work to turn a Flutz into a Lutz because the skater has gotten so used to the ease of jumping the normal rotating way that to remedy it to the counter rotating way is a big obstacle. It should be taught specifically by the coaches when a skater is introduced to the Lutz.
Why is it that European skaters do not have this problem?
I don't think anyone believes that Sasha was lying, or anything like that.
A lot of folks are comparing 2006 Sasha to the current ladies which I think is premature. All of the current lady contenders for medals have been steadily competing and realistically Sasha is at a disadvantage not being in the mix for 3 years.
A lot of folks are comparing 2006 Sasha to the current ladies which I think is premature.
I think the poster just meant to say she was suprised Sasha didn't attempt to fix her edges on her flip and lutz.