11/23/2023 0 Comments Kami kaos vs don princeNot Valieva’s fault! But given how early we are in the development of women’s quads and the fact that we don’t yet have clear data on their sustainability, I still see them as more of a trick of fast (pre-pubescent) rotation speed and don’t expect to see the majority of women maintaining them into their later teens. Valieva is clearly having issues with the 3A - I am not a fan of her particular Axel technique and suspect it will be increasingly refined at Sambo-70 with the next generations of skaters - and her quads … her best ones are very impressive in terms of height, and when she stays on axis, I like her 4T much more than any of Shcherbakova’s quads, but I don’t have an emotional reaction to them and I couldn’t tell you why. There’s been an endless debate over the likelihood of some of Eteri’s students retaining their quad jumps as they continue to develop and mature, and the verdict so far is mixed: Trusova has held onto hers, Shcherbakova has been following a well-known pattern of deterioration in her triples, and Kostornaia never jumped them beyond training. Regardless of whether or not that’s okay or what she wants, it’s what it is, and I don’t see any way around that fact.Īnd then there’s the question of how long it’s reasonable to expect Valieva to maintain her technical advantage. With Valieva … I’ve honestly never even considered whether or not I wish she had a long career ahead of her simply because I’ve accepted that with the way women’s skating works now, it’s an unanswerable question. She was past her competitive peak, yes, but I will never, ever dog her for those seasons, because she actually did the things so many of us wanted to see her do, and I will always support skaters for trying, even if the process isn’t particularly pretty. Whatever my complaints about Medvedeva’s skating (and trust me, I had many), at least she tried to fix her issues and actually worked on some of the most common fan complaints during her seasons with Orser (eliminate the ‘Tano on the 2A, stop with the labored transitions, no more pantomime, etc.). Not her fault, but that means that much of what I want to see improve in her skating - the “hitch” between jumps in her combos, her frequently wobbly axis, her relatively limited program variety and program construction - isn’t going to happen. I greatly dislike her Bolero program, but I am also acutely aware of the fact that this is as good as it gets, as she has high odds of completing the entire career slam this season (GPF, Euros, Olympics, and Worlds) and will probably only be around for two senior seasons. But part of it is also the high burn rate in women’s, which, again, isn’t Valieva’s fault, but it’s also impossible to ignore. Or, well, I exist, as I’m pretty sure I’m alone on that one. Some of that is because I don’t value flexibility all that highly and actually dislike a lot of hyper-extended spin positions on a purely aesthetic level, which is not Valieva’s fault and isn’t something I hold against her, but for what it’s worth, people like me do exist. Valieva is very, very, very good and I also have zero emotional response to her. * Limited social media/celebrity watching * No criticism in conjunction with novelty accounts * No asking about fitting of a particular model of boot * Discussion of fitness and nutrition limited no medical advice * No name calling or drama for the sake of drama * No bigotry, hate speech, slurs, or trolling Sub-reddits of interest for fitness and nutrition: Fédération Française des Sports de Glace.Whether you're a skater, fan, parent, coach, or zamboni, welcome!Īm I too old to start skating? See our /r/FigureSkating wiki!
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