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She will most likely (and should) withdraw and her spot will go to Elyce.

I think Isabeau has a chance to get a triple Axel. If she continues and tries for 2030, she will probably train one. Now is not the time. Likewise, I think Sarah can get the triple Axel or quad Toe.

Isabeau, Sarah, and Bradie are up against Mone and Ami this week at Skate Canada. Based on average scores thus far, both Mone and Ami surpass the three. However, Isabeau has been on an incline with her scores, having scored 207 in both of her Challenger events and then a 212 in France. As for...

To put Isabeau’s score of 212.71 into perspective, she would have won gold at 4/6 of the Grand Prix events last season and silver at the other two. She would have also won gold at the Grand Prix Final. Isabeau is on an incline, consistently improving her score with each outing. I would not be...

With the Junior Grand Prix nearing it's closure with only one more stop left, here is a list of the top scoring junior women. 1. Sophie Joline Von Felten, 190.67 (JGP Poland) 2. Annika Chao, 175.75 (JGP Italy) 3. Sofia Bezkorovainaya, 173.50 (JGP Turkey) 4. Angela Shao, 170.68 (JGP Latvia) 5...

Congratulations to Isabeau and Sophie on their Cranberry Cup victories. For reference, Isabeau's August score is roughly two points below her Boston showing (209.84). I also want to take the opportunity to highlight some of the up and coming novice skaters who demonstrated grit and quality...

Emilia Nemirovsky skated lights out at her National Qualifying Series competition at the Dupage FSC Open Competition. She competed two clean programs and scored 195.87 which is the highest domestic score (junior or senior) thus far and it will be difficult to match or supersede. Unfortunately...

For those wondering about Ava, she recently posted several videos on TikTok about her skating. On one of her videos, she captioned it, "New program core." This probably means she just recently got back on the ice. I hope she takes her recovery as deliberately and cautiously as possible. She...

I do not remember which Instagram account posted it, but they were congratulating all of the junior skaters that were moving up to seniors this season and the post included Josephine Lee. Josephine re-posted it which indicates, clearly, that she intends to move up to the senior ranks. Another...

I believe so. There’s Amber, Alysa, Sophie, Emilia, and Alexa. I wonder if Jessica Jurka will attempt the 3A this season which would bring it up to six—she posted several 3As that she landed in practice. There’s also Keira Hilbelink who is actively training the 4S as well as Sherry Zhang who...

Emilia Nemirovsky lands a 3A in practice. Her technique is impeccable! Excited to see where this leads her this season. Emilia recently competed at SkateFest last week and she earned a score of 159.39. Her TES in the free was a sizzling 68.29 after she struggled in the short, landing seven...

Good catch, I forgot to look at the pool. So it seems both Clare and Lindsay are not included.

With the Grand Prix slots out, the top six U.S. are all guaranteed two assignments: Alysa, Amber, Isabeau, Sarah, Bradie, and Elyce. There are two spots remaining and it will be interesting to see who is assigned. Josephine Lee is eligible for seniors this season alongside Mia Kalin. It will be...

I agree, Bobek offered great insight about the competition and how coaching techniques have evolved over time which, as a fan, was the type of insight I craved. What interested me most was Bobek's thoughts on Alysa's approach to competition which she described as changing sports psychology...

I wonder how up and coming skaters like Elyce and Sarah will respond to this depth. It seems Sarah is already working on adding the 3Lz3T to her repertoire and has posted clips of her attempting 3As on the harness. As for Elyce, before adding a 3A or a quad, I think she needs to demonstrate...