I didn't know Alysa was going senior this year for Nationals at 13. I think you should keep in mind they had almost the same PCS at Nationals with Alysa skating last and in first after the short and Ting skating 5th and being in 11th after the short. Also in my humble opinion Ting is a much more mature skater at this point (which is kind of expected at that much of an age gap). Don't get me wrong Alysa is a huge talent but she is just skating by the numbers at this point and not creating any type of mood with her performances besides energy. Those marks for Ting from an international panel are great.
I don't think Ne Me Quitte Pas is comparable to To Love You More in any way, shape or form. One song could bring a person to tears with the passion (especially with the way Kostner skates) while the other is what you hear in the background of a grocery store picking up a gallon of milk... in the 90s. Also Kolyada skating to Elvis was pretty meh in comparison to his short last season. I like his skating a lot though and was hoping he would snag a medal at the Olympics.
Alysa turned 13 in August and was featured in the June/July issue of SKATING magazine (pages 38-39) that can still be read online: http://content.digitalpub.blue-soho...SKATING/html/index.html?page=40&origin=readerIn case anyone missed the thread title reference, Alysa Liu, 12, was credited with landing a clean 3A+2T in her Adv. Novice free skate to win the gold medal at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand in early August. She has tested up to Senior in the U.S.
Sasha skated to Tlym and Jenny did Pocahontas. I don’t think Jenny ever skated to Tlym but Nikodinov did at one point. I could be wrong though.
I don't know for certain but she has not competed well this summer (most recently 135.29 total/84.88 FS at the Boston Open last weekend) and it's possible that she and her team did not think she was competition ready?
I should have been more specific in the original post that Mariah skating to "To Love You More" in 2018 is a pass. I know that Kostner skated too was a cover done by Celine. You aren't telling me anything I don't know.
Unlike Beverly Zhu, Ting Cui has competed internationally and would need to sit out a year and get a clearance. As it is, Cui has a reasonable prospect of making the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team. So, while China may come calling, she is likely to say something Kwan-like in response.
What i think is not only bad but unethical, is if a US Girl taken by Chinese Federation and wins, stands on the podium under the Chinese Flag and sings Chinese Anthem, and China takes credit for something they BOUGHT and not CREATED. (and it is not about USA vs. China. it is about Country X taking credit for something that belongs to Country Y)
Thank goodness that no other federation would ever do such a thing!
exactly..... and i am sort of tired sounding like a broken record, but will, each time it happens.Thank goodness that no other federation would ever do such a thing!
I don't have a serious issue with country switching, but I also think there's an enormous difference in switching to compete with a pairs/dance partner and just switching by yourself.Of course, if federations never poached skaters, there would be no Savchenko/Massot, Volosozhar/Trankov, James/Ciprès, Kawaguchi/Smirnov, Zahorski/Guerreiro, Weaver/Poje, or Belbin/Agosto, but let's all stand for principle above good skating.
First, what @wickedwitch said. Second, most of these people INITIATED the switch, wanted it themselves, and were not exactly poached and "purchased".Of course, if federations never poached skaters, there would be no Savchenko/Massot, Volosozhar/Trankov, James/Ciprès, Kawaguchi/Smirnov, Zahorski/Guerreiro, Weaver/Poje, or Belbin/Agosto, but let's all stand for principle above good skating.
There are certain forms of employment/activities, not just government based but private as well, which have "proprietary context", and those who get involved in such "projects" do understand that they may not be free to work for another company or in another country for a certain period of time, and sometimes NEVER.
The people investing in young skaters like Beverly Zhu are, by and large, the skaters' families. It would be quite different if the skater were a Senior champion, such as Nathan Chen, who had been receiving substantial payments from the USFSA for several years.
