But as sheer dancing, hers is on a peak; technique is so much her servant that she can be soft within speed, luxurious within attack.
"If you're doing nothing but film," says Lester, "part of you gets soft – your speed of thinking, the amount you have to learn, your physicality, your voice, your diaphragm.
We've seen plenty of this during Sochi as well — hockey players blaming errant referee calls, snowboarders complaining the snow was "too soft" and speed skating coaches attributing poor results to new high-tech suits selected for their athletes.
WHAT TO BUY Most recreational skaters don't have the leg strength to glide comfortably in soft-booted speed skates.
His technique, if initially soft, exploded into speed and bravura by the end.
It sinks until it hits the soft sediment at speed and stabs down into it.
Owen Daniels's fluidity, speed, soft hands and comfort in Gary Kubiak's offense make him a matchup nightmare for opposing linebackers and safeties.
Josh Mansour is chunky-hard, Dean Whare has soft hands and speed, and athletic custodian Dallin Watene Zelezniak does not need to buy any vowels.
Williams has a lethal combination of speed, soft hands and grit, Millen said, adding he compares his catching ability to that of the Hall of Fame wide receiver Bobby Chandler and his speed to that of the former Raiders receiver Willie Gault.
Although Barnett has indicated a scholarship will be waiting for Bloom, a 5-foot-10 receiver with soft hands and speed up his sleeves, there are some eligibility issues.
