They are. They just announced the team
I just saw that. See...even the USFSA listens to me sometimes
Seriously...I started typing my post at the same time they released it or something.
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They are. They just announced the team
Actually, this has all been a little bit like 2014: Gracie and Polina killed it, Ashley not so much (to a lesser degree), and Mirai killed it and surprise-podiumed. Huh..
Pierce could have been 4th but she doesn't have the reputation yet so they kept her down.
It would be incredibly difficult for any US woman to take gold. Even in Boston. Simple politics. Ice dance results will factor in heavily into the results in Women's outcome. IMO.
It would be incredibly difficult for any US woman to take gold. Even in Boston. Simple politics. Ice dance results will factor in heavily into the results in Women's outcome. IMO.
Can you explain this idea? Do you mean that Weaver and Poje winning in ice dance will make the International judges want give the ladies' title to Medvedeva?
The French team will get on the podium so i don't see a NA sweep. But yeah the Russians especially would hate that to happen again bad enough it took place in Moscow on home ground in 2011.I'm going to assume that whatif means the potential for a North American sweep in ice dance is pretty high this year, with two American teams having serious potential to podium. So the response from Europe might be to hold down the North American ladies?
ISU hates North American ice dance sweeps.
What is the Owens memorial trophy, and what did Gracie win it for? Is that the glass trophy they give the national champions?
Can you explain this idea? Do you mean that Weaver and Poje winning in ice dance will make the International judges want give the ladies' title to Medvedeva?
It is a donated trophy for the U.S. ladies' champion, in honor of Maribel Vincent Owen (nine-time U.S. champion) and her two daughters, Maribel and Laurent, sll of whom died in the 1961 airplane crash in which the entire U.S. world team died.
Michelle won it 9 times.
I'm not sure what the USFSA gives to the champions, besides medals, but I think the big glass one is the Readers' Choice Skater of the Year Award. (?)
Interesting. I assume the ladies champion gets it, then?
PS - Is Ashley the one who criticized Sasha Cohen's comeback in 2010? I'm not trying to stir up controversy, but I want to make sure I'm not holding something against her that she doesn't deserve if it was someone else.
``I am skeptical [that Cohen will be able to return],'' Wagner said. ``I think it's very hard to be out of competition for three years and have your first competition be nationals. (But) I'm not counting her out. She's part of the equation.
``If she does show up, I think she will really be prepared for the challenge. It might make things more difficult (in the Olympic quest).''
Well, I think this question was answered Saturday night. But even if Ashley had skated clean I do believe Gracie would have been the winner.
Oh for heavens sake. Does anyone honestly think the judges held Polina down purposely? Man that's a lot of subterfuge and pre-planning that I just don't want to believe the USFSA is capable of without a whistle blower. As has been stated MANY times on this board - the judges do not know what each other have submitted until the results come out. Oh wait, maybe they were texting each other telepathically? Or they had lunch together and decided who was going to win regardless?
Yes, Gracie vs. Ashley is a matter of preference. Both have the capability and the history of shooting themselves in the foot and blowing competitions.