Josephine Lee will also be too young for senior worlds next season. A skater must be 17 before July 1 to be eligible to skate senior that season. Isabeau Levito is the last skater we will have who gets to compete at worlds at the old 15 rule.
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But it’s going to look bad if we lose a spot in Mens right before a home Worlds. Oh well, not like any of them not named Ilia are that reliable. As long as Japan has 3 for men, France 3 for dance and Italy 3 for pairs I will be happy.
I will be happy to see Top Gun again....
That'll be tough.We are definitely losing spots in pairs, most of us forgot we had three.
Efimova/Mitofanov so superior to Plazas/Fern. What on earth? Is US citizenship needed for a US pair to go to Worlds?U.S. Figure Skating Names Men's and Pairs World Team Roster | U.S. Figure Skating
MEN'S TEAM
Ilia Malinin
Jason Brown
Camden Pulkinen
PAIRS TEAM
Emily Chan and Spencer Howe
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea
Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez
Frau, I know you've participated in plenty of threads ranting about this or that which discuss this particular situation.
Why would Jason not go? He seems to be living his best life!
Brown was going along with Malinin - there was only one spot left for the remaining skaters - all the judges did was make it easier to pick the team that the USFS had already selected. Brown's track record at Worlds make him an obvious, and safe choice along with Malinin.
I'm guessing yes since Elyce flew out earlier today on the same flight as Kam/O'Shea.
Brown's skating this season hardly makes him a "safe" choice for Worlds. He should have been 4th, based on his SP and FS, which were mediocre and unmemorable. Jimmy Ma's free skate was better. Naumov should have been the silver medalist, but was cast aside like an old shoe. And for what? Disgraceful.
I don’t follow your logic. You said he should be fourth(which I don’t disagree), but you also said the 6th place finisher is better. Better as in landing the jumps?
I meant that Jimmy Ma's free skate was better than Jason's. Of course, it wasn't scored that way. (Yes, I felt Jimmy's jumps were better and so was his overall delivery.)I don’t follow your logic. You said he should be fourth(which I don’t disagree), but you also said the 6th place finisher is better. Better as in landing the jumps?
Fourth isn’t amazing but it’s hardly mediocre and unmemorable. The audience loved it at least.
As for Naumov he isn’t an old shoe.
I wonder if people in the arena agree with the opinions?
That I am not sure about. I don’t think Ma is quite there in terms of skating skills and his non jump elements aren’t his strengths
If you watch his footwork he doesn’t use his edges much and visibly slow down. That said a performance he should be proud of!
I guess I just enjoyed Jimmy more than Jason today.
I'm not sure Naumov should have been 2nd, but I agree that Brown should have been off the podium. That still doesn't change the fact that Brown's the safer bet for Worlds over both Pulkinen, and Naumov.
She has her release, but a country switch means you have to sit out a year.
I think what hurts Jimmy is his inconsistency. Yes Jason was not great here but Jimmy unfortunately he has a reputation with US figure skating for just kind of imploding. I hate that because I really like his skating but it’s true. I mean how long has it been since we’ve seen a free skate like that from Jimmy? Jason will score better on the artistic part - judging loves his style.
I think so too. Brown's Nationals LP would have scored 140s to low 150s with an international panel.
