Princess apprentice, you said,
"Although I really don't care for quads, I think they're ugly and dangerous and would much rather see a beautiful triple axel, I still feel that he'll need them to compete equally. We all remember Jeff Buttle last season, right?"


Like you, I don't like quads. I wish they weren't necessary to earn points. I think they're an injury waiting to happen and that the injuries shorten a skater's competitive life. I don't like the Buttle-style quads, especially, and hope that Johnny doesn't add THAT kind to his repertoire. Buttle's landing technique is just wrong! :laugh

Yeah, and even though Johnny is younger than Todd Eldredge when it became a hangup for him, I hope Johnny can avoid injury and get confidence in a consistent quad before much he gets older and the potential for psychological "hang-ups" increases.