U.S. Women [#7]: Make Me a Believer!

BittyBug said:
He’s @olyphil.bsky.social.

(FYI I find that a web search for the name of the person plus the name of the social media platform usually works better than searching on the platform itself.)
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That is a great hint. I've had trouble finding folks on bsky.
 
Private Citizen said:
Looks like Alexa Gasparotto landed her triple axel (with -1 GOE) in the short program. Too bad she doubled the combo, but still a great achievement!
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Here’s her triple axel

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U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏"

15K likes, 211 comments - usfigureskating on March 9, 2025: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏".
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Private Citizen said:
Looks like Alexa Gasparotto landed her triple axel (with -1 GOE) in the short program. Too bad she doubled the combo, but still a great achievement!
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From the clip I could swear she touches down w/her hand, but still a nice attempt!
Sarah said:
Here’s her triple axel

www.instagram.com

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏"

15K likes, 211 comments - usfigureskating on March 9, 2025: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏".
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Here's a better look at her 3-axel in the context of her full SP:

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I was just as impressed with Alexa Gasparotto's foot work in her SP, as I was with her 3-axel!

It's historic any way you look at it. Alexa is the 1st black woman to land a 3-axel in competition and I believe she may be the 7th American to ever land one (after Tonya Harding, Kimmie Meissner, Mirai Nagasu, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Sophie Joline von Felten).
 
Congratulations to Alexa Gasparotto! 💪

Sarah said:
www.instagram.com

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏"

15K likes, 211 comments - usfigureskating on March 9, 2025: "🚨TRIPLE AXEL 🚨 Alexa Gasparotto became the eighth U.S. woman and the first ever Black woman worldwide to land a triple Axel in competition! 👏".
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layman said:
... It's historic any way you look at it. Alexa is the 1st black woman to land a 3-axel in competition and I believe she may be the 7th American to ever land one (after Tonya Harding, Kimmie Meissner, Mirai Nagasu, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Sophie Joline von Felten).
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Alexa is the eighth U.S. woman to land triple axel in competition, as noted by USFS.

Phoebe Stubblefield was the fifth, in 2022.
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U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "Look at that triple Axel! Phoebe Stubblefield (@feeobe) completed the jump last weekend at the 2022 Cup of Colorado, becoming the fifth U.S. woman to land a triple Axel in competition. 📽 Local Motion Productions,

14K likes, 119 comments - usfigureskating on August 11, 2022: "Look at that triple Axel! Phoebe Stubblefield (@feeobe) completed the jump last weekend at the 2022 Cup of Colorado, becoming the fifth U.S. woman to land a triple Axel in competition. 📽 Local Motion Productions, camera operator...
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Here is Alexa Gasparotto's LP from the Maria Olszewska Memorial Competition:

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I like what I see (which is a great deal of potential)! I love the spring that Alexa get's in her jumps (that 1st 3-lutz looked like it went into orbit)! I love the intricate choreography (especially that cool back slide move), the sensitivity to her music, the transitions and footwork. I can see the influence of Rohene Ward and Surya Bonaly in her skating.

Alexa did a 2A-2A-1A combination in her free but I think she was going for the 2A-2A-2A! What a gutsy combo! I have only ever seen Surya Bonaly complete that combo successfully. If Alexa could turn that into a 3A-2A-2A combo...wow! It's amazes me to even think about it!

Her basics (the turns, edging and flow) look really strong. It looks like Alexa would have excelled at school figures (I would not be surprised if she still incorporates them into her training).

Alexa seems to have all the ingredients that go into a champion figure skater, but as we all know, it takes a village to raise a champion. I would send her to Brian Orser for polish and to stabilize her jumps (she sometimes jumps so high that she get's lost in the air). I would have her work with Surya Bonaly to improve her speed and attack and have Rohene Ward do her choreography. Alexa has the potential to be a champion!
 
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layman said:
Alexa did a 2A-2A-1A combination in her free but I think she was going for the 2A-2A-2A! What a gutsy combo! I have only ever seen Surya Bonaly complete that combo successfully. If Alexa could turn that into a 3A-2A-2A combo...wow! It's amazes me to even think about it!
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It's not allowed, so no.
 
Fingers crossed and positive flow of vibes to Amber. She has a Instagram story where the past few weeks has had a struggle dealing with mental issues, loss in her life and competing for the biggest stage of her life.

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Amber, you can do it!
 
There is no article thread in worlds thread so I’ll drop this here


While only three can compete at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships, US women are building a deep bench​


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While only three can compete at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships, US women are building a deep bench - The Boston Globe

Two-time US champion and Grand Prix Final winner Amber Glenn leads a three-woman team, and is joined by last year’s World silver medalist Isabeau Levito and 2022 World bronze medalist Alysa Liu.
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With Glenn in the midst of an undefeated season, Levito’s success last season, and Liu’s triumphant return after two years of retirement, it seems like US women’s figure skating is returning to form after years of disappointing finishes in international competition. Look beyond the impressive trio competing at Worlds this week and you’ll be convinced as such.

Take Sarah Everhardt. Third at January’s Nationals, the 18-year-old captured the bronze at last month’s Four Continents Championships and was named an alternate for this year’s Worlds team. Training alongside reigning world men’s champion Ilia Malinin has allowed her to develop strong jumps and spins.
 
AngieNikodinovLove (ANL) said:
There is no article thread in worlds thread so I’ll drop this here


While only three can compete at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships, US women are building a deep bench​


www.bostonglobe.com

While only three can compete at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships, US women are building a deep bench - The Boston Globe

Two-time US champion and Grand Prix Final winner Amber Glenn leads a three-woman team, and is joined by last year’s World silver medalist Isabeau Levito and 2022 World bronze medalist Alysa Liu.
www.bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com

With Glenn in the midst of an undefeated season, Levito’s success last season, and Liu’s triumphant return after two years of retirement, it seems like US women’s figure skating is returning to form after years of disappointing finishes in international competition. Look beyond the impressive trio competing at Worlds this week and you’ll be convinced as such.

Take Sarah Everhardt. Third at January’s Nationals, the 18-year-old captured the bronze at last month’s Four Continents Championships and was named an alternate for this year’s Worlds team. Training alongside reigning world men’s champion Ilia Malinin has allowed her to develop strong jumps and spins.
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I love this quote from the article from Sarah Everhardt:

“Before this year, I hadn’t thought much about the longevity in the sport,” said Everhardt. “The focus was all about making it to the senior level and earning opportunities to showcase what I have been doing in training. After this season, I am starting to appreciate how awesome it would be to have a long and fulfilling skating career. Watching Kaori and Amber really inspires me.”

Say what you will about this quad and the absence of the Russians in it, but if nothing else good came out of it, it's this new mind-set that Sarah Everhardt talked about...that a female skater can have a long career!

I had gotten so used to and appalled by female skaters being tossed in the rubbish bin by the age of 17 that we saw when the Russians were winning...and the destructive mindset that had set in amongst the girls that they had to do anything to win (starvation diets, drugs, sustain constant injuries) before puberty set in...I did not think this would ever change, but I am so gratified that it has changed (for the better)!
 
Apparently was Amber’s grandmother who passed. 🙏

At age 25, Glenn has blossomed in her 10th senior international season, relying on a triple Axel and a mental game boosted by neurotherapy.

She notched the biggest win for a U.S. women's singles skater in 14 years at December's Grand Prix Final. If she triumphs this week, it'll be the first world title for a U.S. woman since 2006 (Kimmie Meissner).

Glenn said the last few weeks have not been easy. She skated at Legacy on Ice to honor both the victims of the mid-air-collision and her grandmother Barbara, who died Feb. 28, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

"Facing mental health struggles brought on by grief and loss while training to perform on the biggest stage of my career has been a challenge but I've been so lucky to have an incredible team around me that has kept me on a healthy and productive path going into worlds," Glenn posted last Thursday.
 
With a possible end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that could mean return of Russian figure skaters to the world stage. How might the current group of US ladies stack up against the Russians? I have no idea how the latter are actually doing since they are only being judged in their own country. And don't know what 17 year olds there might who qualify for the Olympics.
 
DreamSkates said:
With a possible end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that could mean return of Russian figure skaters to the world stage. How might the current group of US ladies stack up against the Russians? I have no idea how the latter are actually doing since they are only being judged in their own country. And don't know what 17 year olds there might who qualify for the Olympics.
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There's a couple of threads here about both the Russian/Belarusian Neutral Athletes as well as Russian skating news in general. Russia will only have 1 woman, at most, in Milano-Cortina. She's an Eteri-bot, so who knows if her quad or 3A will still be around in 11 months.
 
DreamSkates said:
With a possible end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that could mean return of Russian figure skaters to the world stage. How might the current group of US ladies stack up against the Russians? I have no idea how the latter are actually doing since they are only being judged in their own country. And don't know what 17 year olds there might who qualify for the Olympics.
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I assume we won't see full Russian teams in any discipline until 2027 Worlds at the earliest. They have to qualify x amount of slots starting at 2026 Worlds. I assume that they will compete 1 per discipline at 2026 Worlds if they single entries at the Olympics?
 
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