As of the finale the gap between Korra and Aang's earthbending is vastly smaller. He is still better, but her ability to project massive boulders such a huge distance is a testament to her power. Actually I find it interesting. Both Aang and Korra displayed a level of earthbending power they never achieved before in their finale episodes. Then again, Korra's metalbending was enough to contend with Kuvira's projectiles, which shows she is at least proficient with metalbending. Aang can't even do it, which compensates for her lacking in the earth department.
We can also stop saying Korra isn't an airbending master. She definitely is. The ease in which she uses the air spout for travel and her heavy incorporation of air into her combat style makes it perfectly clear. Still not as good as Aang but the gap is smaller.
Meanwhile the gap between her and Aang in waterbending just became substantially larger. She was able to raise two waves of water over 20 stories high with enough force to push back a mecha that had previously no sold having massive boulders being chucked at it, then flash froze it in ice strong enough to contain it. This being a machine that was strong enough to stand up after having a skyscraper dropped on it.
The difference in their speed is negligible now too, if it even exists. Aang employs air jumps more frequently, but Korra is able to ride air and water spouts for a huge boost in mobility, as well as use jet propulsion for short distance flight. She was able to avoid, and later block after it was fired, Kuvira's super weapon. An attack that was able to cross the span of an entire city in less than a second. There is nothing in the Avatarverse that moves as fast as that beam did, and she was able to avoid it, albeit barely, multiple times through the episodes.
In terms of agility Korra's fights tend to be much faster paced than Aang's were. Kuvira was a speed fighter and Korra was able to keep up with her barrage of tiny metal clips. The fastest attacker in TLA was arguably Azula, and Kuvira fires off attacks at a much faster rate than Azula did, combined with attacking from multiple angles which is something firebenders just can't do. Kuvira's speed, precision, and versatility made her an extremely effective fighter, particularly when surrounded by her own element, and Korra holding her own against her is a huge boon in Korra's favor, not a detriment like some posters here seem to be saying. Frankly, Kuvira is a much better metalbender than Toph was in TLA.
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