And Sasha Cohen, as a junior in 1999:
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Now I’m sorry that Alysa wasn’t selected for SkAm...she’ll be at SkCan instead...toughest field imaginable.
GPs don't count for anything much in the overall scheme of things; she may be better off competing in a tough field and stay out of the limelight. Remember Vincent Zhou had mediocre grand prixs before making it to the olympics in 2018 and then got world bronze the year after. GPs sound likea big deal now, but by the time nationals is over Skate America will be distant memory
All USFS had to do was assign her to its own event. It chose not to do so.
It really makes little sense for USFS to not have Liu at SkAm. She probably won't make it to the GPF anyway, so why not have had her at their flagship international event? She'll probably place 4th at SkCan above Kihira and behind the Russians. Respectable, but in the scheme of things, she'd probably rather have a 4th at SkAm where she has friends/family/fans cheering her on.
Her team might have requested to not get Skate America. There's a lot more pressure and attention at the home event, so it's possible that her team wanted a calmer, more low-key start to her senior GP career. Plus, Vancouver is a 2.5-hour flight from the Bay Area, so assuming the borders reopen, her family and friends could make it to Skate Canada if they choose to.
This sounds like the likely scenario. I can't imagine USFS denying her SkAm. It just sucks that her GP has Valieva, Kostornaia, Kihira, AND Tuktamysheva. I've lost hope in Kihira, so I think Alysa will have a great shot at beating her. She probably should score over Tukt, but will probably have to suffer from lower PCS, deserved or not.
Much as I love Kostornaia, I'm not sure I see her beating Alysa if she doesn't have her 3A back. Not based on what we're seeing in the Sun Valley clips of Liu's SP or the Peggy Fleming comp if the assumption is that the Tchaikovsky violin concerto is her FS. She has improved so much and I'm very confident she'll be competitive with the Russians, provided she has her 3A and 4Z back in competition shape.
The more likely scenario is that Bradie and Amber were given first dibs on SkAm, as Gold and Silver medalists at 2021 Nationals.
fixed that for ya!
Fixed that for you.
(eta: Karen beat me!)Bradie also posted this "blooper reel" yesterday
: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRcOIi-g8Mc/
My spell check did that, lol!
Everhardt finished 1st in the SP (landed 3F, 3Lz+2T & 2A cleanly and had all level 4 spins) and 2nd overall in the regular Junior Ladies event at Skate Milwaukee (Soho Lee won but is too young to be included in the ISP this season).
I'm really excited about this music for Bradie. It's similar to her well-received SP from a couple years ago and the more staccato rhythm seems to suit her stylistically.
She recently visited Mathieu Caron in Montreal for her costumes: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMdeeprBtq/
Yeah they do. In 2005 I traveled to Atlantic City skate America because Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen were on the roster
Although in the end I think they both withdrew by October
The national champ seem to always get skate America unless for some reason they don’t want it. And then there’s always one TBA so they can see how assignments pan out and who is doing well in summer time. But sometimes they do select the two best ladies for skate America
Same thing with men, dance and pairs. Hoffman Estates had top two US Pairs team, even this year for ice dance has the top two US teams. And there’s been more as well, but my second beer is already settling in tonight, having a hard time remembering.
Yes for sure, but hopefully the intense competition will help ALL of the contenders train better, perform to/maximize their potential this season.
Re-posting here from the PFT thread... I've heard unofficially that USFS is using Cranberry Cup (new international next month hosted by the SC of Boston - senior events are currently scheduled for Aug. 14-15) to decide which U.S. woman to send to Nebelhorn, which I think is a very good idea.
