Recent content by micaelis

Well, the competition is done and while Stephen did not take the gold he did take the silver. That is most impressive. Worlds are next and Stephen's main task before then is to polish his junior level program. In Canada the word about him is out and has been for a while. This win, though...

I agree there, but a medal at the Canadian senior competition, even if not a gold, would make Stephen the favorite for gold at junior worlds and not just any of the three medals

The issue of growth spurts is one that has been addressed by his coaching team, learning particularly from the experience with Nam Nguyen. The operative plan right now is at the first hint of pain there is no jumping for a couple of weeks. When growth spurts do occur intensive training is set...

While I'm primarily a Yuzu fan I've become very interested in Stephen, as I see him as the next Yuzuru Hanyu. When Stephen won the Junior Grand Prix final he set a record as the youngest ever to win the JGPF. The former record holder - Yuzuru Hanyu. Add to that the fact that they train on the...

I did not mean it in terms of physical training. I know very well how careful Brian is being with Stephen. In one interview he mentioned that at the first sign of pain in ankle, knee or elsewhere it's no jumps for two weeks. I was referring to the fact that adolescents, in adjusting to what's...

I agree that we have to see how things develop, however there are significant differences between Brian's experience with Nam and those with Stephen. Nam came to Brian at age 14 when he had already been competing for some five seasons at lower levels and then junior level. Stephen began...

I'm new to FSU and also to figure skating in general. I got interested when in spring last year I was looking for men's bicycle road racing on YouTube and accidentally came onto a video of Yuzuru Hanyu's fs at 2017 Worlds. I was immediately fascinated and went on to explore as much as I could...