Tinami Amori
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Can people please give me their description of "maturity" in Ladies, in the programmes (other than "by age factor)?
Here is my take on "maturity" (although i do not like this term for a criteria in SPORTS). I will only use US skaters' examples, since this is US ladies topic.
For me "maturity" is finished lines, completing the forms/elements, having tension/power/conviction when doing and finishing elements, and understanding the music/character/theme of the music piece.
Alysa Liu, for me, has this maturity...
https://expo.advance.net/img/2393abe268/width960/776_mjm012519skating06.jpeg
https://i0.wp.com/thefinersports.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Alysa-Liu-2018-Sectionals-FS.png?resize=558,730
https://goldenskate.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Alysa-Liu-1.jpg
https://timedotcom.files.wordpress....-youngest-us-figure-skating-champion-2019.jpg
... and what a much older Bell does, is not "maturity" to me. Because i do not consider "dainty, girly, gentle-feminine gestures" a sign of "maturity". In the matter of fact, i consider using "girly feminine moves" (if they are not part of "character of the programme") to be a form of manipulation/flirtation with the judges, which has no place in official competitions.
http://cdn01.cdn.justjaredjr.com/wp...-makes-history-short-program-us-champs-04.jpg
https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...ate-during-the-picture-id1124939348?s=612x612
https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/nbc.../1_nbc_figs_nhkmariahbellfreeskate_181110.jpg
... at the same time i think Bradie Tennell has a lot of "maturity" in her movements and expressions. Understanding the "form/pose" she needs to strike, the movement itself, the mood that goes with it, and "what looks good" in terms of "geometry"...
https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usafs.sidearmsports.com/images/2018/11/8/bradie.jpg
https://www.latimes.com/resizer/Nqp...6/turbine/la-1548532786-ix7uqg38z8-snap-image
https://www.nwherald.com/_internal/cimg!0/jmparj27jg2hawpxcy2lrjdqhot15fz
Also, to me higher age does not equal "maturity"... Expression of "maturity" in a programme is subjective. Should a girl go through few drastic love affairs to "correctly express" the "Ne me quitte pas" programme, and to really know what it means?
Here is my take on "maturity" (although i do not like this term for a criteria in SPORTS). I will only use US skaters' examples, since this is US ladies topic.
For me "maturity" is finished lines, completing the forms/elements, having tension/power/conviction when doing and finishing elements, and understanding the music/character/theme of the music piece.
Alysa Liu, for me, has this maturity...
https://expo.advance.net/img/2393abe268/width960/776_mjm012519skating06.jpeg
https://i0.wp.com/thefinersports.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Alysa-Liu-2018-Sectionals-FS.png?resize=558,730
https://goldenskate.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Alysa-Liu-1.jpg
https://timedotcom.files.wordpress....-youngest-us-figure-skating-champion-2019.jpg
... and what a much older Bell does, is not "maturity" to me. Because i do not consider "dainty, girly, gentle-feminine gestures" a sign of "maturity". In the matter of fact, i consider using "girly feminine moves" (if they are not part of "character of the programme") to be a form of manipulation/flirtation with the judges, which has no place in official competitions.
http://cdn01.cdn.justjaredjr.com/wp...-makes-history-short-program-us-champs-04.jpg
https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...ate-during-the-picture-id1124939348?s=612x612
https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/nbc.../1_nbc_figs_nhkmariahbellfreeskate_181110.jpg
... at the same time i think Bradie Tennell has a lot of "maturity" in her movements and expressions. Understanding the "form/pose" she needs to strike, the movement itself, the mood that goes with it, and "what looks good" in terms of "geometry"...
https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usafs.sidearmsports.com/images/2018/11/8/bradie.jpg
https://www.latimes.com/resizer/Nqp...6/turbine/la-1548532786-ix7uqg38z8-snap-image
https://www.nwherald.com/_internal/cimg!0/jmparj27jg2hawpxcy2lrjdqhot15fz
Also, to me higher age does not equal "maturity"... Expression of "maturity" in a programme is subjective. Should a girl go through few drastic love affairs to "correctly express" the "Ne me quitte pas" programme, and to really know what it means?