After a world silver medal and a Skate America victory, the demanding question of Ashley Wagner is, can she be better?
In a way, Wagner faces less pressure at Cup of China this weekend than at worlds last season and Skate America in October.
Combined with the latter win, Wagner will clinch a spot in December’s Grand Prix Final with any podium placement in Beijing. Perhaps even if she finishes fourth or fifth.
The Grand Prix Final is the second-biggest annual competition, and the most exclusive. Only six skaters per discipline qualify via their two results on the six-event Grand Prix series.