This is especially true for rockers and counters since skaters maintain the same entry and exit edge (inside to inside or outside to outside) in both. For 3 of the difficult one foot turns (rocker, counter, bracket), I’ve also included examples from each of the 8 entry edges because in my opinion, they are the hardest to tell apart of the steps/turns. For singles/pairs, the 6 difficult steps/turns are rocker, counter, bracket, choctaw, twizzle, and loop. For ice dance, the 6 difficult steps/turns are rocker, counter, bracket, choctaw, outside mohawk, and twizzle. "O r they could compete well in the team event and gain confidence.I’ve made a guide to the ISU classified difficult steps/turns. "F or some of them, they could not do well in the team even and become determined to do better," Lease says. Since this is the first time skating has had a gymnastics-style team event, it's not clear how skaters will respond mentally and physically. He was injured when he performed at nationals and was placed on the Olympic team, much the same way Ashley Wagner was. Weaknesses: Takahashi is a sentimental favorite for Lease, though he admits that the skater doesn't quite have the same snap that he used to. "When he's on, one of the most complete skaters around he is a very good performer and never misses a beat of music." Dizon loves Takahashi's footwork, too - "casual viewers don't really see how much goes into it." Skater: Daisuke Takahashi, Japan What he's known for: Amazing footwork, like in Eggplant's GIFs at right and below left. And so, "there's been a target on his back ever since."
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(Some fans call this "Chanflation.") At the last World Championships, he had a good short program but bombed his free skate, and still won. Weaknesses and controversies: "Judges often reward him for his skating whether or not he's consistent," Lease says. Lease adds that Chan has "incredible edges," which is how much your body leans over the ice - "the the edge is, the better." It gives a skater power and speed. Skater: Patrick Chan, Canada What he's known for: Chan is " king of skating skills," moving incredibly fast with complex footwork, EggplantGIFs says. Katz points out that Gracie hasn't skated a completely clean program in two and a half seasons. "There's been no Olympics where a significant number didn't fall," he says.
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She's a good skater and spinner, so a medal is possible, especially if someone else falls. At nationals, Gold's winning performance came after Wagner's disastrous one - basically, "she knew she was going to win," Lease says. "You can see the improvements he's made," Katz says, like ditching Gold's "god-awful short program."īut it's not clear how she'll respond to pressure. Skater: Gracie Gold What she's known for: Gold started training with legendary coach Frank Carroll in September. Last year, Lipnitskaya was out, and her fellow Russian, Adelina Sotnikova, was adjusting to her body after a growth spurt. Wagner was in the top five at the last two World Championships, Katz says, but the competition is tougher this year. Wagner will have to perform under extra pressure in the team competition, given teammate Jeremy Abbott's fall on Thursday.
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And being placed on the team, instead of earning it outright, has to affect her confidence. Her fourth-place finish at nationals, where she was expected to win, "will certainly impact how the judges see her," Lease says.
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A lot of people who are the best at something also have a really strong weakness." "She doesn't have that one thing," a "secret weapon." Dizon agrees, "S he's not really the best at anything, but she's one of the most well rounded skaters because she's good at everything. Skater: Ashley Wagner What she's known for: Wagner is "not the best jumper, not the best spinner, not the best artist," Lease explains.