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- Mar 15, 2014
When I saw Sima's two skates at last weekend's Tallinn Trophy
(SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jGplDlN1Q / FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNsNQTxOu24)
I was struck by how good her jumps were, especially her 3F+3T - high, far, effortless and Ripponed. This was not the case 4 years ago, when she was at the height of her career. (A couple years back, when her then coach Plushenko claimed that Sima had the best jump technique in all of the Ladies' field, I remember being like . But now I can kinda see where he was coming from.)
It is impressive that through the difficult last few years and all the coaching changes, Sima has emerged with much improved jumps. Which other skaters jump out in your mind (pardon the pun) as having achieved marked improvements in their jump technique later on in their career?
(SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jGplDlN1Q / FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNsNQTxOu24)
I was struck by how good her jumps were, especially her 3F+3T - high, far, effortless and Ripponed. This was not the case 4 years ago, when she was at the height of her career. (A couple years back, when her then coach Plushenko claimed that Sima had the best jump technique in all of the Ladies' field, I remember being like . But now I can kinda see where he was coming from.)
It is impressive that through the difficult last few years and all the coaching changes, Sima has emerged with much improved jumps. Which other skaters jump out in your mind (pardon the pun) as having achieved marked improvements in their jump technique later on in their career?