It’s not exactly the same because the division ages are different and all qualifying isn’t over yet, but Elliott Gordon’s effort so far in the 2024 Junior Gold Championships is reminiscent of Jillian Martin in 2019.
Martin as a 14-year-old in 2019 competed in U20 girls in order to have a chance to make Junior Team USA, and reached her goal, finishing 26 games with 5,165, the highest qualifying and advancers total for all females that year.
Martin, of course, has continued...