Recent content by melanieg

Yep. They work hand in hand and take their shallow cues from each other.

Amen to that. I would add that USFS seems to try to deliver what American “fans” want. It says it all that Mitch Moyer apparently seemed to Gracie to be focused in great part on her fortunate surname, looks and (need for more?!) makeup. Gross. They saw marketing opportunity in Gracie the same...

Agreeing and adding to this! Josephine is skating with more and more power and finesse every year. If she cleans up her jumps and adds a bit more tech, she can disrupt the other seniors in the top four for sure. Very excited for her! Josephine has struggled with some ur’s and consistency over...

Good for her! And the rest of her elements seem to be coming along too. Is it safe to imagine a senior nationals soon (maybe not this year but next?) with Mia nailing her quads and Sophie and Amber hitting their 3As, and doing a couple of real (and really good) 3-3s! This is the kind of...

I don’t know about Jeremy, but Massimo has been seen working with Mia in Oakland pretty frequently over the last year, and Chernyshova also has come to Oakland to work with her. She skated a pretty clean freeskate to win King’s Cup with her 4T, although she didn’t have a great result in Osaka...

Agree. But already, the calling of flutzes and i’s or e’s on flips is inconsistent and often seems to be based on whether they choose to “see” it or not. I’m afraid calling pre-ro and pick vs edge would turn into the same thing.

Reviving this thread. :) Seeing this rule playing out for a while now, I’m curious what others think about this question: 1) shouldn’t the harder, actual combos be worth more (BV) now that seq combos are allowed? Putting a 3Lz2A2A in the second half gets a bonus, plus GOEs as long as there’s no...

I agree that it’s her podcast, her choice what to cover. Polina’s is also one of the few sources of analyses that include knowledge-based opinions on both the strengths and weaknesses of skaters — delivered with the respect that these young, hard-working and committed athletes deserve. I’d like...

I get the sense that you have some sort of personal axe to grind with this skater or her team? I don’t know who you are or what your affiliation is with the club there, but your tone very clearly reflects some sort of negative sentiment. I am simply a skating fan with an appreciation for all...

It kind of seems like we’re beating the same horse on 1 and 2… but on 3 I think it’s naive to think that environment and resources don’t make a difference when it comes to the pace and balance of a skater’s development. It’s the very reason USFS has tried to build training centers (broadmoor...

I meant “seriously chasing” as consistently competing those elements. And the point (which seems to have been missed) is that to do so takes an extraordinary amount of focus and time day to day — likely pushing other work aside given the training resources and situations most American skaters...

I think it’s important to remember that Mia seems to be the only one seriously chasing ultra c elements at this time (obviously trying to incorporate them into competition reality right now and presumably so they’ll last into the future, while avoiding injuries). Does anyone really know what...

Mia is the first US woman to land a clean quad toe in international competition. She was also the first to land a clean quad toe domestically. Mia is the second US woman to land a clean quad, period, both internationally and domestically (Alysa being the first, with 4Lz). :)

Steps from Mia Kalin's new SP to Waltz of the Flowers! Ilona Melnichenko was tagged in it, so presumably she is the choreographer?

USFS has updated its ISP list: Starr Andrews Mariah Bell Karen Chen Elsa Cheng Amber Glenn Gracie Gold Hanna Harrell Finley Hawk Tamnhi Huynh Rena Ikenishi Gabriella Izzo Mia Kalin Pooja Kalyan Isabeau Levito Jessica Lin Alysa Liu Heidi Munger Emilia Murdock Paige Rydberg Clare Seo Audrey Shin...