Europeans Recap

Europeans just wasn't all that exciting this year.

Why?

The top scorers in all disciplines won by a landslide. There was little to no challenge. Aside from the top skaters (mostly from Russia), Europe is turning out pretty mediocre skaters these days.

About Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, She's winning, and I think that's great. But she could be winning by more. Why doesn't she have the 3axel in her program? And why is she not doing 3lutz 3toe? It's costing her the short program every time to do the 3toe-3toe. Her jumps are enormous and technically perfect, so why is she reserved? If it's a mental thing, ok I  guess. I mean, if you're winning the long without it, why bother. But I'd like to see more from her.

Elena Radionova needs to work on her leg extensions, stop flinging her arms about and she needs to relax her shoulders. Other than that, she's perfect. K?

There are no other European women who come close (including Russian Anna Pogorilaya, whose skating just does not impress me, at all). They're all sub par. The Russians face the greatest challenge from Japan and the US, though it's not looking like much of a challenge.

For the men, Javier Fernandez is the only one with talent. All the other skaters look like cavemen out there on the ice. This is a great reminder of how all-around talented the American men are, with their high presentation marks.

I'm a big fan of Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov, They've fought long and hard for a shot at glory, and I hope they continue to dominate the pairs competition.

Still have no clue about dance. The Italians and the French seem to be the biggest competitors for the US teams.

Next up, we'll see everyone who isn't from Europe face off at the Four Continents Championships later this month.