2019-20 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating

natsulian said:

Congratulations to Kate Wang who scored 177.62 (59.11 + 118.51) at Skate San Francisco after skating two clean programs. Kate will be debuting on the Junior Grand Prix circuit this year at the event in Russia. At Skate San Francisco, Kate received a standing ovation. Best of luck to Kate

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UsfaGHSIj/?igshid=1rfkg076jvgsf

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nataliebunard12 said:

That kinda a seems a bit over score. Cause at Detroit she did two clean and got 164. Her score probably is high cause she literally skates there

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nataliebunard12 said:

Kate wang is very small, almost reminds me of a typical Russian. *Does amazing when they are young and then puberty hits....

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nataliebunard12 said:

That kinda a seems a bit over score.

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Mathman said:

Why the constant vitriol against Kate Wang, of all people? She's out there doing the best she can, like everyone else.

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chuckm said:

Many girls of Asian nationality stay small even past puberty.

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natsulian said:

Congratulations to Kate Wang who scored 177.62 (59.11 + 118.51) at Skate San Francisco after skating two clean programs. Kate will be debuting on the Junior Grand Prix circuit this year at the event in Russia. At Skate San Francisco, Kate received a standing ovation. Best of luck to Kate

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UsfaGHSIj/?igshid=1rfkg076jvgsf

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bytheriver said:

As a person of color and someone who competed against girls of all races as a kid (and has seen how they progressed through puberty), I’m gonna push back on this notion. Average height for an Asian-American woman varies a lot depending on country of origin and ethnic group. Most adult women are above 5 feet. Not saying there are no short Asian women, but I think that’s more of a stereotype than anything and can be dangerous to perpetuate. Not all Asian women are short and skinny, and that’s okay!

Hopefully Kate will continue to love skating - whether or not she is the future of US skating. Go Kate!

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mrrice said:

I have never seen Kate in person however, I have seen Rudy out of skates and he is tiny. The fact that she IN skates and still looks tiny means she's probably not even 5' tall. Do we know her actual height?

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nataliebunard12 said:

When I saw her at glaciers, she was standing next to alysa. They are both the same height.

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mrrice said:

Is her height listed anywhere? I couldn't find a bio on her.

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bytheriver said:

Alysa is about 4’8” as of Nationals this year.

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bytheriver said:

As a person of color and someone who competed against girls of all races as a kid (and has seen how they progressed through puberty), I’m gonna push back on this notion. Average height for an Asian-American woman varies a lot depending on country of origin and ethnic group. Most adult women are above 5 feet. Not saying there are no short Asian women, but I think that’s more of a stereotype than anything and can be dangerous to perpetuate. Not all Asian women are short and skinny, and that’s okay!

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chuckm said:

By 'small' I meant small in the body---slim-hipped and not very busty..

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chuckm said:

By 'small' I meant small in the body---slim-hipped and not very busty..

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mtnskate said:

HOLD UP... Polina Edmunds was 2nd at Skate San Francisco?!?!?! I need a video, stat!

https://twitter.com/SylviaUnseen/status/1163543524723372033

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