Who will be more successful in the future, Mirai Nagasu or Caroline Zhang?

Question

In terms of level and ability, I think they are about the same now... Despite that, who do you think is better now, and who do you think will succeed more in the coming years? Why?

Answer 1

Hard Question"/ they are both great=D

Answer 2

ok it's really hard to say because well they actually both have a whole lot of media on them. caroline from the states and mirai more from japan.

and then theres the part where they're both the same age and pretty much have around the same compability. it does seem though caroline's jumps are a bit under rotated though sometimes

Answer 3

Right now I'm going to say Nagasu because she is the national champion.  But anyone who saw Zhang's long program at nationals would have to admit that she has a lot of potential.  She just can't let the pressure get to her.  Everyone had such high expectations of her at nationals that she tried too hard and didn't have funa nd messed up.  Nagasu, on the other hand, was in the opposite situation and she did very well.  They are both still very young and talented and it'll will be interesting to watch them in the years to come.

Answer 4

It's hard to tell. They both show promise. With the new judging system that requires a lot of jumps, it is really difficult to determine. Figure skaters ' bodies change, and when that hapen no one can foretell what is next; once those girls go through puberty, and Mother nature has put her stamp on them

Answer 5

Still too early to tell. Zhang has the advantage that she will be age eligible next year to compete as a full fledged Senior whereas Nagasu will only be able to go to the Grand Prix next season. Nagasu will probably have an easy time getting a Junior World title though before the Oly season when she will be age eligible.

In that sense, Zhang will have more spotlight and pressure, but she will have time to get used to senior level competitions to rub some pressure and hype off.

On the other hand, Zhang does underrotate her jumps whereas Nagasu is more consistant. This can still be fixed with proper coaching though.

I personally like Nagasu's skating more though. Nagasu seems to be more artistic and skates more to the music. Zhang seems to follow the bad habits of many Senior Ladies skaters of skating to elevator music. Maybe she will improve in this department in the future, but I think this will haunt her skating.

On the last hand, I've seen Zhang skate more than Nagasu because Junior competitions aren't shown in Latin America, so I'll have to wait a few years to see big differences in their skating.

I will say though that both have gifted flexibility. The pearl spin is awesome even though most people will never be able to learn it.

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