U.S. Women [#8]: Meet Me in St. Louis

[Karen-W]

Well, I would like to say that I'm also encouraged by Elyce after the LP in France. Pretty decent effort after many subpar performances recently

I mean... I suppose. Her score here was lower than 3 of our women on the JGP... Yes, it was an improvement, but it's nowhere close to what she needs to truly be in the mix for the Olympic team discussion.

 

[jlai]

She can still improve to the point of getting a 4cc or post Olympic world assignment

 

[Allskate]

I mean... I suppose. Her score here was lower than 3 of our women on the JGP... Yes, it was an improvement, but it's nowhere close to what she needs to truly be in the mix for the Olympic team discussion.

I think the Olympic team discussion for Elyce has been very unrealistic anyway. It would make me sad if she made the Olympic team because I think that would happen only if multiple other skaters totally fell apart this season or got injured. Well, I suppose she could have magically shown up this season with a good triple axel or quad, but that wasn't very likely.

I'm happy for her to be improving. She's young, and she has plenty of time to improve further.

 

[DreamSkates]

Why in the world should she peak in September?

Don’t put the pedal to the metal until February.

She's wise to work toward peaking at Nationals then Olympics. After what I just saw in the first Grand Prix competition (France) the US women, if any one of them is eyeing a medal, better bring their A+++ game.

 

[ChillSkate]

I was not impressed by Elyce this season or last season. She had a lot of maybe unfortunate hype last season but never delivered on the Grand Prix. I think she needs to get a new coach asap.

 

[Coco]

She's wise to work toward peaking at Nationals then Olympics. After what I just saw in the first Grand Prix competition (France) the US women, if any one of them is eyeing a medal, better bring their A+++ game.

Final group will be a great honor for everyone, frankly, if everyone hits their SP. Would love to see a medalist come from the penultimate group. I think that would be the first time ever?

AP, 3 Japanese, 1-3 Americans capable of big scores, 1 Korean, 1-2 Belgians. My goodness.