Recent content by natsulian

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...

The depth in the women's field is probably one of the deepest. I am tremendously excited for the Olympic season and I cannot wait to see how each skater, regardless of their achievements, develops. What I enjoyed most about this season was witnessing the camaraderie amongst the skaters...

This will be my first Worlds! Really excited to attend and meet other figure skating fans. I wonder how tickets are selling... hopefully the entire week will be packed.

Lindsay is a skater with great promise and I think she would benefit from training under Tracy and Orser. Lindsay has an innate artistry despite her lack of facial expression that invites you in and her glide across the ice is unmatched by any other U.S. woman right now—Isabeau included. Her...

I think there are six clear front-runners for the three spots for Worlds and we can place them in various tiers. Amber, for me, is a shoe-in whereas the two other spots are up for grabs. I think Four Continents should serve as the test: send out three skaters sans Amber and based on their...

With the Junior Grand Prix coming to a close and the Grand Prix starting next week, here are the updated scores of the U.S. women internationally. Top U.S. Women Scores (International) 1. Elyce Lin-Gracey, 213.33 (Nebelhorn Trophy) 2. Amber Glenn, 212.89 (Lombardia Trophy) 3. Sarah Everhardt...