Bradie has two combos near the end of her program with the 3Lz-3T and 3Lo-2T-2Lo. I really want her to try out a 3A because her 2A technique is very good. With a 3A, 3Lz-3T, 3F, 2A, 3Lz-3T, 3S, and 3Lo-2T-2Lo layout, I think she could be a major contender in every competition.She should focus on putting her combination in the second part of her short program. Since she'd want to have it before her solo triple jumping pass this would mean putting both of them in the second half.
If she can move the combos to the latter half of her free skate, well, that would hold her in good stead.
She seems very happy to have gotten her braces off in her IG story today.
If you were to cut back on making assertions that you cannot substantiate, perhaps you would have much more free time.
Thank you.
Thanks for that.
Her average 3A and the recent quad attempts (which she is landing) are as good as any other junior girl's who tried it in this past season.
to note which types of jumps Bradie was getting nailed on besides the loop. I did note that Ting's URs usually came on the flip in her LP, though she had LOTS of SPs without any and I noticed a flip on at least one of those SP protocols. (I remember that Mariah had issues with her lutz because I compared all of Ting's and Mariah's less-than clean jumps earlier this season. That was a while ago, though, and I don't remember many details. Just the more obvious patterns.She really needs more speed going into her 3axel she almost comes to a standstill before jumping it. She will need more speed and power as she grows and can't rotate as fast as she does now or she will lose those jumps. I hope that is what they are working on as well as her overall skating skills.Her average 3A and the recent quad attempts (which she is landing) are as good as any other junior girl's who tried it in this past season.
Her 2A is VERY clean, she added 1 more rotation, to make it a 3A, and that's clean too...
(this is not at you AxelAnnie, but in general) I just don't see why people, when there is someone who can do something special, like very few others can, have to find fault in what he/she is doing..... It is not always about "helping Alysa's jumpts", it's some kind of "innate resentment" towards those who raise their heads about the rest.
Alysa lands her 3A clean and fine, quite often.... everyone misses a landing sometimes. Alysa's 3A is considered very stable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VQKZdBrAm0
I believe Bradie's problem with under-rotations stemmed not only from the new rule, but primarily the mental game she played whenever the 3Lz-3Lo was involved. During Four Continents, although Bradie removed the 3Lz-3Lo in the Short, she kept it in the Free and after singling the 3Lo, her focus dissipated. Furthermore, Bradie is the kind of skater who performs best when the momentum is on her side and we saw perfect examples of how a single mistake could derail her entire program because she either loses the momentum or focus... or both. Bradie has the technical goods to nail the 3Lz-3Lo, but it's her mentality going into the jump that results in less than stellar performances. For example, despite executing the 3Lz-3Lo during her Free at Skate America, Bradie was dinged very harshly because all she thought about was that specific element and became stiff. I hope that Bradie manages to really get the 3Lz-3Lo down pact and that her other jumps also improve.No, I didn't have to check anyone but Ting & Bradie. (I thought about checking Mariah too, but happily Rose Red did that for me). I checked Ting first because I remember writing a post about her early in the season and thinking she was pretty much an either/or skater. Either she rotates clean or she tends to fall.
Bradie's problem with URs this season, in comparison to Ting & I would guess in comparison to Mariah as well, was that Bradie was URing both parts of her combinations. Those added up fast & led to the two events with 4 URs and and the one with 5. You are correct that Bradie had a great record with cleaner jumps last season; but when she was in juniors, she struggled with URs. It would be interesting to know how much of her problem this season was new formatting and/or the new combination vs. how much was due to the new less-than-a-quarter-turn-short rule. She was definitely cleaner at season's end, which is probably reflective of changing the combo but must also be reflective of some other work. Though she got nailed in the LP at 4CCs and that event was relatively late.
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Based on Nationals and Junior Worlds, which were the competitions Hanna competed in fully healed, you can see how she starts to lose steam. Hanna stepped out of a double axel she could do in her sleep, nearly fell on a 3F, and stepped out again. Hanna was in pristine condition during Nationals, but she still wobbled a bit during the second half. If you look at her blade closely, it’s the same mistake Ting usually has where her blade is literally sliding off the ice on a weird axis, but somehow, Hanna’s able to save it. I could be wrong and Hanna was just a little bit more nervous than usual, but that was the vibe I got.
Is this confirmed? She did skate still for the US last season in autumn, so GP would not be doable, even with release, or?
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@Jeschke, when Ashley Lin was not included in USFS' initial 2019-20 International Selection Pool in early April, that was the first clue that she might be switching. There has been no official announcement of her release yet (that I know of) by China, USFS or Lin herself, but I happened to notice her coach(es) included #teamchina in an IG post/clip about her 2 weeks ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr9748H8ed/
