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noskates

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OMG people! Whoever posted all t hose SOI pictures - the blonde with the ponytail is Madison Hubbell - not Gracie! And Madison is definitely heavier than Gracie! Sheesh.
 

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OMG people! Whoever posted all t hose SOI pictures - the blonde with the ponytail is Madison Hubbell - not Gracie! And Madison is definitely heavier than Gracie! Sheesh.

I've seen both of them multiple times recently and can tell you for a fact that Gracie is noticeably heavier than Madison now. Using those photos that someone posted since that's what you are referring to....
Gracie: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_1717.jpg
Madison H: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_2354.jpg
Them side by side: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_3014.jpg (You can definitely tell here)
 

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Does this exempt her? "Winning a medal at the most recent Olympic Winter Games"

I think so, but I'd love for someone to elaborate on this rule. Do team medals count? The only time in recent history that I can recall this exemption being used was Sasha Cohen who showed up at 2010 Nationals, but hadn't competed since 2006 Worlds.

As @twirlingblades pointed out though, Gracie will be at Nationals because her international assignments conflict with the domestic qualifying competitions.



I've seen both of them multiple times recently and can tell you for a fact that Gracie is noticeably heavier than Madison now. Using those photos that someone posted since that's what you are referring to....
Gracie: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_1717.jpg
Madison H: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_2354.jpg
Them side by side: http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/AbsoluteSkating/2017soisanjose/th_IMG_3014.jpg (You can definitely tell here)

How petty of you. :rolleye:

Couldn't you just have left the troll alone instead of posting trash?
 

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OMG people! Whoever posted all t hose SOI pictures - the blonde with the ponytail is Madison Hubbell - not Gracie! And Madison is definitely heavier than Gracie! Sheesh.

That is Gracie Gold she doesn't even look like Madison :hopelessness:
 

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First of all - if I'm being called a troll - that's pretty laughable. Next of all, the pictures from SOI that were posted in tars post were Madison Hubbell! Look again!!!!

I'm going to disregard the troll bit because I'm not the one you need to address over that. But if you click the link that Tars provided, it's clear to see that it loads an entire album of the first act of SOI. And there's a link at the bottom of that page to see all the photos of ACT II as well. So, IDK what is loading for you, but for me and others its what I just described AKA not just photos of Madison Hubbell.
 

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First of all - if I'm being called a troll - that's pretty laughable. Next of all, the pictures from SOI that were posted in tars post were Madison Hubbell! Look again!!!!

The pictures right beneath Act I are Hubbell but right below that is Gracie in her Bang Bang performance.
 

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I think so, but I'd love for someone to elaborate on this rule. Do team medals count? The only time in recent history that I can recall this exemption being used was Sasha Cohen who showed up at 2010 Nationals, but hadn't competed since 2006 Worlds.

I'd say no. Wording from the USFS rulebook:

https://www.usfigureskating.org/content/2016-17 Rulebook 06-30-16.pdf

2515 For all championship (senior) events, the following competitors will receive an automatic invitation to the same event;
however, any such competitor or couple must enter to compete through the online registration process as described in
rule 2401 and by the deadline of Sept. 1. Failure to do so will result in the competitor(s) not being entered nor allowed to
compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships for the current season.
A. A competitor or couple placing in the top five at last year’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships;
B. A competitor or couple who won a medal at the most recent Olympic Winter Games;
C. A competitor or couple who won a medal at the most recent World Championships.

2517 If a senior competitor who did not place in the top five at the previous U.S. Figure Skating Championships earns a berth
in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final or the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the competitor will
receive a bye to the current U.S. Figure Skating Championships only in the discipline in which they have earned the berth

From the perspective of a team medal — did Gracie earn a berth by winning an Olympic medal in the discipline of ladies figure skating?

Gracie only performed one program in the team event as well.
 

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I'd say no.

From the perspective of a team medal — did Gracie earn a berth by winning an Olympic medal in the discipline of ladies figure skating?

Gracie only performed one program in the team event as well.

You're probably right. It probably isn't the intent of the rule to have someone who won a team medal with little contribution (i.e. Jeremy Abbot) to get 4 byes to Nationals.
 

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Please refrain from posting comments based on assumptions (i.e. mental issues). This thread will be closed as the original topic has run it's course and now is just veering off.
 
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