@@bareice3196 And in all fairness, I believe that we're going to see a repeat of Eteri's top three young ladies, (Valieva, Scherbakova and Trusova) once again, obtain the Olympic podium in a Russian sweep. In that same Gold, Silver and Bronze ordinal. There is no other female skater(s) who can match these three young women on the basis of technical of artistic merit. That's just honest truth and even if one, two or all three fall on a major jump or bobble, the judges will not penalize them that much. Because of their status as an Eteri protege!
I think the only skater who can possibly shake things up is Kaori Sakamoto, but only if one of the Eteri girls make mistakes. But, sadly, you're right. Even with major errors it's unlikely they will be penalized enough to affect the scores. The only question is who will get silver? Anna or Sasha?
@@bareice3196 Kaori is my favorite Japanese ladies skater. She doesn't have a quad nor a triple axel in her arsenal but is a very powerful skater. I think she may very well be the overall upset, preventing a Russian sweep. Should Scherbakova or Trusova, bobble their numbers. Belgium's Loena Hendricksx may also have a shot as well in dismantling a Russian sweep. She managed to obtain a fair score during the European Championships when she won silver for her short program.
Perhaps you have the answer to something l've been trying to find out. Exactly how old is Kalmia? They keep saying in the media that she is 15, but I thought you had to have turned 16 at some point prior to (whatever Winter Olympics) is going on at that time. Would you please clarify? Thank you. Sharon
Hi Sharon! Kamila is 15 years old. She’ll be 16 in April. The rule is you have to 15 years old by July 1st of the previous year to be eligible for the big ISU competitions (I.e. euros, four continents, worlds & Olympics) so she’s eligible to compete. Back in 2005 there was a lot of conflict over the age rule because of Mao Asada. Despite being the #1 competitor on the Grand Prix that season, her birthday was Sept. 25 which meant she missed the age limit cut off and was not allowed to participate in the 2006 Olympics in Torino. Most people thought if she’d participated she’d likely have won as her technical content was far beyond everyone’s at the time.
It will be a delight to see all
Of the international skaters competing against the three top tier ladies of Eteri’s coaching..
The stage is definitely set for a showdown!
@@bareice3196 And in all fairness, I believe that we're going to see a repeat of Eteri's top three young ladies, (Valieva, Scherbakova and Trusova) once again, obtain the Olympic podium in a Russian sweep. In that same Gold, Silver and Bronze ordinal. There is no other female skater(s) who can match these three young women on the basis of technical of artistic merit. That's just honest truth and even if one, two or all three fall on a major jump or bobble, the judges will not penalize them that much. Because of their status as an Eteri protege!
I think the only skater who can possibly shake things up is Kaori Sakamoto, but only if one of the Eteri girls make mistakes. But, sadly, you're right. Even with major errors it's unlikely they will be penalized enough to affect the scores. The only question is who will get silver? Anna or Sasha?
@@bareice3196 Kaori is my favorite Japanese ladies skater. She doesn't have a quad nor a triple axel in her arsenal but is a very powerful skater. I think she may very well be the overall upset, preventing a Russian sweep. Should Scherbakova or Trusova, bobble their numbers.
Belgium's Loena Hendricksx may also have a shot as well in dismantling a Russian sweep. She managed to obtain a fair score during the European Championships when she won silver for her short program.
Well now that this is a few years old we see she was not that far ahead 😂
Perhaps you have the answer to something l've been trying to find out. Exactly how old is Kalmia? They keep saying in the media that she is 15, but I thought you had to have turned 16 at some point prior to (whatever Winter Olympics) is going on at that time. Would you please clarify? Thank you. Sharon
Hi Sharon! Kamila is 15 years old. She’ll be 16 in April. The rule is you have to 15 years old by July 1st of the previous year to be eligible for the big ISU competitions (I.e. euros, four continents, worlds & Olympics) so she’s eligible to compete. Back in 2005 there was a lot of conflict over the age rule because of Mao Asada. Despite being the #1 competitor on the Grand Prix that season, her birthday was Sept. 25 which meant she missed the age limit cut off and was not allowed to participate in the 2006 Olympics in Torino. Most people thought if she’d participated she’d likely have won as her technical content was far beyond everyone’s at the time.