Final Predictions for 2007 US Nationals
1) Kimmie Meissner
2) Emily Hughes
3) Rachael Flatt
4) Alissa Czisny
There aren’t too many givens in figure skating but Kimmie Meissner and Emily Hughes sewing up the top two spots at nationals is one of them. There may be some question as to which order they’ll finish 1-2 but really this is Kimmie’s event to lose. The only real question seems to be who will join them on the podium? My gut tells me Rachael Flatt has what it takes to make quite a splash at her first senior nationals.
Getting back to Emily…a thought struck me the other day while looking at some old competition results. I realized that Emily and Christine Zukowski have actually had very similar careers. Both skaters finished 6th at their first senior nationals and both went on to win bronze at junior worlds. This all occurred within one year of each other. Yet Emily’s the one who received three pro-am invites following her breakout season while Christine has never received any. How exactly is that fair?
2) Emily Hughes
3) Rachael Flatt
4) Alissa Czisny
There aren’t too many givens in figure skating but Kimmie Meissner and Emily Hughes sewing up the top two spots at nationals is one of them. There may be some question as to which order they’ll finish 1-2 but really this is Kimmie’s event to lose. The only real question seems to be who will join them on the podium? My gut tells me Rachael Flatt has what it takes to make quite a splash at her first senior nationals.
Getting back to Emily…a thought struck me the other day while looking at some old competition results. I realized that Emily and Christine Zukowski have actually had very similar careers. Both skaters finished 6th at their first senior nationals and both went on to win bronze at junior worlds. This all occurred within one year of each other. Yet Emily’s the one who received three pro-am invites following her breakout season while Christine has never received any. How exactly is that fair?
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