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Quote: Originally Posted by neptune Who are Tonya and Nancy mentoring? And Nancy was mentoring Mickey and Minnie.

Quote: Originally Posted by kwanfan1818 JGP and Jr. Worlds medalists automatically qualify for one. JGP Final and Junior Worlds medalists. Quote: Originally Posted by Lsk8ing10 ok who are these people again? sorry, I just dont get why they are the top thread in FSU. Well, FSU is an international forum for figure skating. Here's Chitwood/Hanretty's official site (latest journal entry by Chrissy on Oct. 26)...

Quote: Originally Posted by VIETgrlTerifa I really wouldn't count twice as "many" times. Unless you want to count the cheesefests in which Sasha may have beaten Kwan maybe 2 more times. Either way, it doesn't take away from the fact that a past-her-prime Kwan was still more of a challenge than Emily Hughes was (or is). That's still enough times to consider Kwan not a threat. CoP and Kwan did not get along. On...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lanie Mohawk into the flip is much easier for me than the three turn. I have no idea why. I really struggled with learning the flip. My coach taught it with the three-turn entry. I switched coaches last year, and the new coach had me try it from a mohawk entry. Almost instant success. I think the difference was that I tend to over-curve the three turn, and the mohawk helps me straighten the entry curve just a...

Quote: Originally Posted by emilieh Cambria Little may have a bye to Challenge because she had a JGP. Yikes! Cambria was 26th at JGP Dresden with a score of 89.66 (34.08, 55.58). She was the only Canadian lady in the JGP to finish out of the top 10 in her event.

I imagine these mentoring thing is more like the veterans giving the young ones pep talks, sharing their experiences to help them deal with competions, etc. It all sound very nice, warm and fuzzy on the surface but in reality, I think it's all a bunch of B.S. Those pep talks aren't going to really help these skaters perform any better. It's like when Frank said "Undaunted courage" to either Michelle or Evan...

I had the same worry about repeating the 2a if the attempt at the 3a was called "UR". But I was told by another FSU poster that for purposes of rules about repeating jumps, the jump counts as an underrotated triple axel, not as 2a. She only gets 3.5 points for the UR 3a, same as though it were a 2a , but it would not be counted as a 2a for purposes of the "don't repeat an element" rule. So, the problem...

Quote: Originally Posted by smarts1 i hate how everyone always says that Emily was lucky for such opportunities. I am so sick and tired of that because on another case, meissner hasn't had a stellar competition record for the last three seasons either, but i don't see anyone complaining about the two GP assignments she received way back when, when Emily received absolutely nothing. I am just happy that at least one of our previous...

Quote: Originally Posted by Karpenko I'm sure the judges wouldn't mind making up the difference with a... smidge ... of a PCS boost were he to actually land that combination during his program. Yes but then we would be hearing about how awful it is that Plushenko got such huge PCS. Better to just reward him in the TES. But I'm loving the whole transition into the Quad thing

Quote: Originally Posted by bek This being said I DO understand the whole concept of wanting a known name. I'm just hoping that Emily will be fairly judged at Nationals. What are the indications that she wouldn't be?