VGThuy
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I don't know, Fumie was still up there and a medal contender even if it turned out that she needed to attempt and complete all of her jumps and take advantage of a mistake by any of the big three to do so. Shizuka was having a so-so season and she could have had a 2005 Worlds like showing, and we knew Miki and Carolina were inconsistent. In Torino she didn't complete all of her jumps so couldn't take advantage of two of the top three making major errors. The introduction to level 4 spins and having 4 spins in the LP really hurt her, and it seems the IJS by the 2005-2006 season didn't play to her strengths the way the original 2003-2004 IJS did. She did end the season winning the silver at Worlds over Cohen who skated worse than she did in Torino. I actually thought Fumie was on her way of being one of those one-off post-Olympics world champion and then Kimmie skated.