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These
are my comments and thoughts on Sarah Hughes
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January
2000
What
I feel about Sarah's Improvement:
Sarah
has improved so much! I'm so proud of her! For one thing her skating flows
more and when she strokes it's so powerful and swift. She glides
effortlessly across the ice. I love her improved jumping technique. She
has basically gotten rid of her habit of spotting on the takeoff of her
jumps and the flow and speed coming out of her jumps is magnificent. Her
landing positions are much more extended with the free foot pointed. I
have also enjoyed her improvement in spins. Her "Y-spin" is very
extended with straight knees and spins nicely with speed. Her catch spin
has gotten faster and higher. I also love her back camels. The way she
switches to a back inside edge while spinning is very effective and very
special. Overall Sarah is becoming more and more a well-rounded skater.
After
the 99 Worlds:
What
I think about Sarah's future:
I feel, looking at how Sarah
skates now, that her future is very promising and bright. Sarah already
has maturity beyond her years, yet is still a regular teen. Sarah has all
her jumps down and they are consistent and are above the normal difficulty
of a Senior Ladies Program. Sarah is dedicated and loves the sport, as you
can see when she skates. Watching her before her competitions, I always
see her very focused. During Sarah's programs, you know she is focused but
yet she makes it look easy. She is able to not let a fall ruin the whole
program. Sarah has a great perspective on the sport and that is one of the
most important values in skating.
What I think about Sarah's Jumping
Ability:
Sarah's jumping ability is superb
and the way the jumps look are beautiful. Sarah's jumps look delicate they
go high up in the air smoothly and come back out with speed. She is very
consistent and has all her triples which not many 13 or 14 year-olds do.
Sarah's jumps do not look "muscled into". They look very easy
and makes me forget really how difficult a triple is.
What I think about Sarah's
Artistry:
In figure skating, artistry is a
key part. Sarah's style is her own unique style, its very delicate and
light. I think the fact that she is tall, and long limbed adds to that
effect. Her interpretation to music is good for her age. But think about
it, she's only 14! Her artistry will only get better. Sarah improves fast.
I saw a dramatic difference between her Nationals and Worlds performance.
Her ability to move to music changed a lot and at Worlds, it surprised me
how fast she advanced. In a couple of years, she'll most likely be one of
the better skaters. I think she will develop into another "perfect
package".
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