MIRAI NAGASU WON 2008 US FIGURE SKATING NATIONALS!!!! is it what u expected?

Question

OMGOMGOMG!!! i luvvvvvv mirai but my sis says caroline is better, alot of ppl expected more of caroline i guess but shes great! but i still cant believe mirai won!!!! neways...here are the standings.

1. Mirai Nagasu

2. Rachel Flatt

3. Kimmmie Meissner

Answer 1

I was totally surprised :O

and also Kimmie was 7th not 3rd...

Answer 2

No, it's not what I expected.  Good for her though.  I think that's the first time I've seen her smile and giggle!  I too like Caroline better, but she'll have her day as well.  I thought it was kind of cool that the younger girls did better...sort of is a strong preview of what's to come for US skating.  The only problem is that because 3 of the top 4 are under 16, there has to be a new team made up to represent the US at worlds.  Oh well, just goes to show that the US has a large quantity of strong skaters for our present and many years to come.  :)

Answer 3

im not really into this ice skating thing but i was surprised!

cause i actually KNOW Mirai! wow.... it was soo cool...

Answer 4

It was surprising to see things change, but it can be a good thing also! BTW Kimmie Meissner was in 7th and Ashley Wagner was in 3rd.

Answer 5

mirai did a really good job but i like caroline better i dont know if its just music style and her dresses are really pretty i 4got which competition she was in but she skated to the song Spanish Gypsy by Ray Detone and her dress was georgeous

Answer 6

Well Nagasu is pretty good. her skating is so flawless. I mean after last year, it was not that big of a surprise but it was pretty nice to see her win.

Answer 7

Actually the Ladies Final Standings are:

1 - Mirai Nagasu

2 - Rachel Flatt

3 - Ashley Wagner

4 - Caroline Zhang

5 - Bebe Liang

6 - Katrina Hacker

7 - Kimmie Meissner

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http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail....

Surprise, surprise!!  It goes to show you - you never know . . . no matter how good you are or think you are - wink!!!  Interesting outcome!

Answer 8

i expected kimmie to pull it together and skate well but unfortunatly she wuz awful and finished in 7th, but is still going to worlds with wagner and liang. I thought mirai was way overmarked in the sp, 70 was wayyy to high. I thought wagner deserved to win.

Answer 9

On her very first jump in her long program, Mirai Nagasu tumbles to the ground.

Gasps fill the Xcel Center in St. Paul.

But the 14 year old wasn't disappointed with her fall - she was angry.

She went on to land the next seven triple jumps, and became the second youngest United States figure skating champion ever.

Nagasu is just 34 days older than Tara Lipinski when she won the title in 1997.

Because she is just 14, she cannot compete in the World Championships next month in Sweden. The International Skating Union says to compete at Worlds, skaters had to be 15 by July 1, 2007.

Mirai won't be 15 until next April.

The rule is supposed to keep the young "kids" out of the lime light and all the intense pressure until they are a but older and "ready." In reality, it's a stupid skating rule.

As a real rule, skaters peak when they are teens, sometimes young teens. Oksana Baiul was 16 when she won Olympic gold in 1994, Tara Lipinski was 15 in 1998, and Sarah Hughes 16 in 2006.

This year, 14 year-old Mirai has been traveling the world, competing in International Junior events, skipping school and making money. Not typical "kiddie" behavior.

Mirai could be a her peak right now. So why not let her skate at Worlds?

Mirai isn't the only one left in the dust. Second place Rachel Flatt is 20 days shy of the age requirement, and fourth place finisher Caroline Zhang is just 14 as well.

Meaning the USFSA could end up sending 3rd place Ashley Wagner, 5th place BeBe Liang, and if they stick to placement, 6th place Katrina Hacker, who has little to no international experience. According to sanctions, they could pass her over for 7th place Kimmie Missner, who fell three times in her long program.

If we can't send our top little skaters to Worlds because of their age, and their older, but not as competitive counterparts don't skate well, they could cost the US dearly.

If the placement from the top two skaters from a country is below 13 - say a seventh and an eighth place finish - that country can only send two skaters to the next Worlds.

Smart rule, right?

More info on Mirai:

http://www.zimbio.com/About+Emily+Carlso...

http://emily-a-carlson.blogspot.com/

http://eacarlson3.bravejournal.com/

http://www.emilycarlson.org

http://www.emilycarlson.info