Recent content by radcliffe96

Mia did a freeskate with 2 quad attempts, one in combo... two triple triples and two solo triples. 4T+2T with +GOE 3Lz+3T with +GOE It's clear she is just beginning to scratch the surface of her potential to achieve very high scores over time. Lots to work on but seems like great capacity...

^^^Yes @AngieNikodinovLove ! Personally, I think US skating needs to cheer on all emerging juniors, whatever their particular strengths and weaknesses at this point. The US needs them all — the one getting the ultra-c's, the one trying to be Sasha Cohen II, the bubbly and happy performers, the...

Has USFS just given up? This is how they're marketing Karen? Her world competitors are DOING these jumps, while she "hasn't put much thought" into them? I get that they're trying to manage expectations, but it seems like major denial of reality and basically a statement that the US is fine...

Nice wrapup @natsulian. Looking at the protocols and planned content of this year's nationals, some things really struck me. Out of ALL juniors AND seniors at this nationals, there were only 4 clean triple-triples executed in the freeskates. Anyone please double check that but I think it's...

Agree. From what I understand, the Russian testing system is a lot different from the US. I don't think Russian skaters can compete beyond a certain level without jumping 3-3s, so 3-3s become just a fact of life, and with everyone doing them, it's just a question of who's doing them best and...

Brentwood Ice is just a little outdoor pop-up rink (not suitable for training). :(

I think it's a lot more complex than people just measuring success by jumps. First, you have to consider that figure skating has been evolving over time to demand more from skaters in terms of jumps — and it's clear that developing the more advanced jumps at an earlier age (assuming good...

Considering everyone's opinions in this discussion, it looks to me like there are several "threads" of thought at issue: 1. Juniors represent the next generations of skating. Like those who came before and broke ground with triples, these young athletes are striving to do more and more. It is...

This appears to be Junior Lady Mia Kalin's "rehearsal" video for her virtual championship series run-through. 7 triples (including two triple-triples), no falls, no pops. And compared to last season she looks faster, spins more solid. Based on the birthdate I found for her, Mia is now 12. Makes...

This is true, but True! But doesn't it make you wonder what USFSA is thinking (or not thinking at all??) from a more global marketing standpoint? At very little cost, they could have upped the production value at least to a standard that wasn't so... bad. Don't they want to put a better face...