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- Apr 22, 2014
Gracie and Ashley would have had a much tougher time making a world team if they were up against Julia and Adelina in 2014, Liza and Elena in 2015, and Evgenia and Anna in 2016. I think it's more accurate to say that Russia has far more depth in both juniors and seniors than the Americans.
I disagree. Gracie in 2014 and Ashley in 2015 had two of their best ever performances at nationals those years. Ashley would definitely have been "Russian national champion" with her program at U.S. nationals in 2015, especially since she consistently earns better PCS than Radionova has. It would be tougher for them, but it would also be tougher for the Russians if you threw Gracie and Ashley into Russian nationals, too.
But yes, Russia has more depth in both juniors and seniors than the U.S., no disagreement there. But do they have more depth than Japan?