Rippons are best in moderation, and I'm glad that Sasha would mix it up. But some skaters really overuse them.

The answer is pretty simple: competition. It sounds crazy, but there are so many talented Russian girls, including in the 11-13 age range, that a skater like Margarita literally needs a multi-quad program to win events.

Girl is a machine. I'm curious what her numbers will look like by the end of this season.

Yes please on both!

But Veronika's is technically the best.

However nika’s landings are VERY often shaky, leaving a bad impression on the judges giving it less GOE than it could be. This is unlike a skater like Valieva who’s landings flow and position is very nice even despite the takeoff technique.

Samodelkina is super underrated imo.

Samo is a senior now. 😊

I'd say unclear edge, not outside edge, but either way, you'll have to take it up with the tech panel, as these lists are based on actual scores, not my personal opinions. (And, scoring aside, it's still a fantastic jump if you're able to get over the edge.)

@@fs.delight I know this is based on legit scores, in fact, I wouldn't mind at all if it was a personal opinion, because the jump does look pretty as you say. What angers me is that you have these experts, who are paid to assess these jumps and this poorly executed Flip ends up being the highest scoring jump in women's figure skating history. That's just not right. Sorry if it seemed I was angry with you, I know this is just a compilation.

I totally understand. On one hand, you'd hope that in one of the most important competitions in this Olympic cycle, at which you presumably have some of the best tech panelists in the sport, you'd see calls like this made. On the other hand, you look at how many skaters, on mere triples, show the same edge issues, who don't get calls, and you can understand why Sasha isn't treated any differently. (It's just that this jump gets more attention because of the huge score, of course.) I'm optimistic, though. I think it's just a matter of time before we see computer vision aiding or replacing tech panels, which will result in the sport being called much more rigorously and consistently. And, like I said, for me personally, there are so many other great things about this jump, that I'm at peace with it being ranked so high. (Although, again, as you noted, these rankings aren't at all my own opinion.)

Thanks! Glad to hear.

Good point. I can't remember why I didn't include it, to be honest.

Aliona Kostornaia is no slouch though.

Kamila's situation is addressed in the video description.

Yeah, Japan seems to have made a push to have more of its top young skaters learn 3As. However, it seems like this push might have stalled a bit more recently; I worry that the lack of competition from Russians has led to them being a little complacent. In any case, Hanna Yoshida in particular has one of my favorite 3As right now, and I hope we see a lot of it this season. 😊

Thanks so much! Good question on Wakaba. She's had 16 attempts with a PoM of 54.7%. So she fell right under the cutoff, and would have placed near the bottom even if she hadn't. But maybe that will change this season with her return to competition? I hope I have reason to include her next time around. 🙏🏼

Yeah, I think there are few things more valuable then womens discipline than having a consistent 3A that stays with you into adulthood. I'm pretty sure Liza herself has more or less said that she'd be toast without her 3A.

Kamila never did 4Lz or 4F.

Kamila's situation is addressed in the video description.

Totally agree. I wish Midori and Tony had gotten the chance to compete in this era, or at least under these rules.

Yep! And now her twin sister, Yuseong, has landed a 3A in international competition, too. 💪🏼💪🏼