We've yet to see Elena. She could be a huge factor if she's in the form she was in last year.
I wouldn't write Liza off yet, though.
Well, she shouldn't write herself off, either. Especially after the PCS she was gifted for that awful, awful performance. The judges did everything they possibly could to prop her up.
World Champion or not, jumps or not... that was just horrific.
I really need to snare a copy of that Protocol Sheet to throw at anyone who ever complains that North American skaters get "home cooking" scores at SA and SC,