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- Nov 12, 2009
I thought I said I understand why Gold scores higher than Gao when she skates well, and that her score ceiling is going to be higher because she has stronger jumps and spins than Gao. How is that bashing Gold? Clean Gracie beats clean Christina any day of the week, at least at this point. I recognize that and I am not trying to say otherwise. All I was trying to say is that Gao has ALREADY beaten Gold at a competition, 4CCs, where Gold had a bad competition. This was not the first time Gold had a bad competition. Therefore, I was trying to point out that IF Gold has a bad competition at Nationals AND Gao has a solid one, then I don't see a reason why Gao cannot overtake Gold in terms of overall placement, for the reasons I just mentioned.
I am just trying to look at the situation objectively. Gracie has been inconsistent this season, and maybe I don't fully understand her component marks yet but maybe I need to see her live in order to do that, but otherwise I admire her speed, power, jumps, and spins and am not trying to say otherwise, when she delivers, I understand why there is so much hype, she is incredibly talented. But suggesting she's NOT vulnerable or capable of losing to another very strong skater who has shown good consistency as of late at a competition like US Nationals, when said skater has already beaten her once at an international, is just kind of silly.
Of course, people expect Gracie and Ashley to make the team. But if one of them really doesn't skate so great at Nationals, I could definitely see either being relegated to 3rd place, especially because 3rd place means a spot on the Olympic team, and if this happens, it would mean another skater would be finishing 1st or 2nd, and among the skaters who could do this, I see Gao as one of the top candidates. Does this make sense?
I am just trying to look at the situation objectively. Gracie has been inconsistent this season, and maybe I don't fully understand her component marks yet but maybe I need to see her live in order to do that, but otherwise I admire her speed, power, jumps, and spins and am not trying to say otherwise, when she delivers, I understand why there is so much hype, she is incredibly talented. But suggesting she's NOT vulnerable or capable of losing to another very strong skater who has shown good consistency as of late at a competition like US Nationals, when said skater has already beaten her once at an international, is just kind of silly.
Of course, people expect Gracie and Ashley to make the team. But if one of them really doesn't skate so great at Nationals, I could definitely see either being relegated to 3rd place, especially because 3rd place means a spot on the Olympic team, and if this happens, it would mean another skater would be finishing 1st or 2nd, and among the skaters who could do this, I see Gao as one of the top candidates. Does this make sense?