Yes. I'm not writing Karen's chances off yet, even though yesterday did earn her a spot on TTW, lol.She was 4th at Worlds and she's had other bad skates in her life, particularly in the Grand Prix. Yes, many of the jumps were tight and underrotated, but the final two falls with << were the score killers. Early-season performances aren't indicative of anything with her, we should all know this by now
Yes, she went for it there too. But Skate America was low pressure- there was a stacked field and practice reports said she was doing very well with it. It's my own selfishness wanting to see her attempt it at a 'bigger' event, and I think doing so will create a bigger buzz around her leading into Nationals.
Well, and the rationale for not going for it in the SP at SkAm was a bit of a head scratcher to me. Granted, I'm not a high-level figure skater, never was and never will be, but getting spooked during the 6-min warm up when you have a good 25 minutes to gather your wits backstage before you compete felt like an excuse not at all unlike all the reasons we have heard over the years for why Jason wasn't attempting the quad he was working on in practices at home. I guess I'm sort of a "show me what ya got and then I'll believe ya" type of fan.
She did it two seasons in a row. I liked it too, but a skater can't keep doing the same program forever. And her new one really suits her as well.
My rankings are really not...
Okay, here's my opinion on Liza. I tried to go back and watch her program and tried to legitimately judge her skating. The best I can do is just say that I will enjoy her performances 'in the moment'. She is all moxie and sass, and she's giving it her all. At this point, she'd at least be interesting to see at the Olympics. But at the sake of Anna? Sasha? Liza has a tough road ahead, but I'm rooting for her!
Bradie has been as asset, but we don't "need" her for the team event. WIth the scheduling, Alysa can easily do both segments.
She is the epitome of a 6.0 skater. Had she peaked in 2002 she would have been a legend and no one would have noticed/cared about her URs. It never held Hughes back. So if she skates a nice program like at Finlandia, then good for her if she gets named. Without Bradie, the US ladies seem so weak. Give it to the newbies, or give it to the old guard. It's all about Alysa now anyway, and deservedly.
If "general vulgarity" was included in the criterion of the so-called components,then I could be persuaded to agree.
I choose to interpret this as a compliment. These alleged "under rotated jumps" are mostly politics.
Oh BB. Won’t you admit that you got up and danced up a storm when the voiceover yells “Let’s go!” towards the end of Liza’s program?
Well, if Karen and Amber don't steady themselves in the few comps before Nationals, and Mariah and Bradie don't give out particularly hot performances, yet Lindsay keep churning out consistent 6 or 7 triple performances, all bets are off.
