Checked and yes, he was highest of the three.Not saying that there was a conspiracy, but just that Covid being given as the reason for Karen being chosen doesn't make sense.
Neither does world ranking (I think Jason had higher ranking than Vincent, and maybe even Nathan?).
The best coaching team Alysa ever had was Massimo Scali and Jeremy Abbott. What they did with her after her growth spurts to not only get most of her jumps back except for the quads and her improvement of her basic skating and speed was amazing. If only she hadn't dumped them as her coaches maybe she could have gone back having a ice dancing coach is what she needs to get her skating skills back along with a jump coach which is what she had with Massimo and Jeremy.
Brilliant move by the USFS to have the skater who was having the worse season be in the TE. Even sick Alysa probably could have skated better then what Karen put out there. If that was the reason why she was picked it was idiotic you pick who's been the best skater in the current season not on what happened at Worlds the season before. Karen never did much internationally as a skater and her two 4th place finishes were in badly skated events.Yes, Karen was ranked 1st for TE purposes b/c of her 4th place finish at Worlds the year before...highest placement for U.S. women and secured 3 spots for Beijing.
Brilliant indeed. Karen Chen helped the Team earn a gold medal.Brilliant move by the USFS to have the skater who was having the worse season be in the TE.
Once again for those in the back: Alysa and her dad are being stalked by the Chinese mob/mafia. It may have been a decision made to only have her compete in the individual event to minimize her exposure to those who were trying to harm her!Brilliant move by the USFS to have the skater who was having the worse season be in the TE. Even sick Alysa probably could have skated better then what Karen put out there. If that was the reason why she was picked it was idiotic you pick who's been the best skater in the current season not on what happened at Worlds the season before. Karen never did much internationally as a skater and her two 4th place finishes were in badly skated events.
Yes she did. And let's not forget that beautiful spiral. We don't see much of that anymore.Brilliant indeed. Karen Chen helped the Team earn a gold medal.
Yes and she was mediocre at best who got carried by her team. Japan was closer then they should have been to the US team because of Karen underperforming.Brilliant indeed. Karen Chen helped the Team earn a gold medal.
Did we talk about this then? Had another skater ever skated both parts of the team event? In retro, a 4 skate event must of been daunting for Karen.Yes and she was mediocre at best who got carried by her team. Japan was closer then they should have been to the US team because of Karen underperforming.
Sure, the US pairs and dance teams did it in both 2014 and 2018. The nature of the Olympic TE structure is such that at least 2 of the disciplines are going to have skaters/teams doing 4 events in a short time span. It didn't seem to bother either Duhamel/Radford or Virtue/Moir in 2018 when they earned TE gold and Oly medals (bronze & gold respectively) in their individual events.Did we talk about this then? Had another skater ever skated both parts of the team event? In retro, a 4 skate event must of been daunting for Karen.
Alysa will compete in which discipline? Everybody assumes traditional singles. Maybe it’s Single Dance or on a Synchro team? The initial article is blocked after the first paragraph, so I couldn’t read it all.
Wouldn’t you think that would be discussed if it was the case? We know she’s doing jumps, so there’s that.REPEATING:
Has Alysa stated her discipline? Solo dance or synchro? I doubt that she’s going back to traditional singles.
REPEATING:
Has Alysa stated her discipline? Solo dance or synchro? I doubt that she’s going back to traditional singles.
Yeah i can't see her returning and not going back to singles.From US Figure Skating Fan Zone:
Alysa Liu Announces Return to Competitive Figure Skating - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone
With a renewed joy for figure skating, Alysa Liu has announced her return to the sport.usfigureskatingfanzone.com
She aims to compete in the upcoming 2024-25 season.
"We are very excited about Alysa's return," said Justin Dillon, U.S. Figure Skating Senior Director of Athlete High Performance. "We look forward to supporting Alysa in her career as she seeks to build on the success she has already achieved in recent seasons."
Sounds rather like competitive singles to me.
Or pairs!Yeah i can't see her returning and not going back to singles.
As @tony mentioned and Alysa shared in her video - she's landing jumps - 3f, 3s & 2a. So that would mean either singles or pairs. Why would you believe she isn't going back to singles?REPEATING:
Has Alysa stated her discipline? Solo dance or synchro? I doubt that she’s going back to traditional singles.
Question, why do people think she would not be coming back to single skating? What other options would there be? She ain’t doing dance pairs or syncro .
“More info soon” https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3-X2gfLks3/
ETA: She got back on the ice on Jan. 5, 2024 & landed 3S & 3F plus 2A - video ends with “more jumps soon”
WHAT?? You expect US to allow a Skater to make a decision like this without our expert guidance which is based on ABSOLUTLY NO FACTS LOL!I would like to see her choose whichever coach she feels most comfortable working with, regardless of their previous competitive record or reputation.
Oh My, well she should just hang up her skates now. After all she has been judged and is lacking.Not put into any particular context, she looks slow. Maybe I'm being a little too critical....
Please stop with the hyperbole...WHAT?? You expect US to allow a Skater to make a decision like this without our expert guidance which is based on ABSOLUTLY NO FACTS LOL!
Oh My, well she should just hang up her skates now. After all she has been judged and is lacking.
The Press Release was from USFS, not NBC.Olde tricky p.r. by NBC. Anything to pull in olde viewers…now that the Natural Progression of those who’ve been pushed in the last two years aren’t progressing.
So now then. Given that there are videos of her on the ice attempting and landing triples.I’ll trust this when I see her on ice, attempting triples.
It's sarcasm.Please stop with the hyperbole...
I highly doubt she’s doing solo dance or synchro if she’s showing off a variety of TRIPLE jumps as part of her announcement. She’s only 18!REPEATING:
Has Alysa stated her discipline? Solo dance or synchro? I doubt that she’s going back to traditional singles.
Alysa will be NBC’s Gabby Douglas or Simone Biles for skating…or the female answer to Jason Brown (bring them back for fan interest).When you think about it Alysa only competed internationally for 2 seasons once in Juniors and once in Seniors before she called it quits. She didn't even get a 2nd season on the JGP because of Covid. Sixteen was probably too young to decide to call it a career and i think a couple of years away from skating made her realize that.
When you think about it Alysa only competed internationally for 2 seasons once in Juniors and once in Seniors before she called it quits. She didn't even get a 2nd season on the JGP because of Covid. Sixteen was probably too young to decide to call it a career and i think a couple of years away from skating made her realize that.