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- Dec 1, 2015
I would agree that Gracie skates with power but she IMO lacks artistry. She would skate the same way to any music. I could see a troubled person longing for the world in Medvedeva's FS, I could see Shekherezada in Anna's FS. I could not see a firebird in Gracie. But power skaters have the right to exist and win. Moreover, Polina Tsurskaya of Russia and Wakaba Higuchi of Japan are exactly power skaters with the lack of artistry. And they are going strong aiming at the top in the years to come. Neither of them are my favorites though. And I am glad that there exist among Russian (many) and Japanese (Marin Honda) promising juniors those who can offer something else. What about US? Karen Chen and Vivian Le, may be?
No, I'm afraid the US will continue to suffer in the ladies field. We haven't had any depth in a very long time.