But Anna doesn't know English. seriously, for sure being US no.1 will give Ashley major support in term of PCS. So even if Anna is faster (indeed she is) and jumps better, she is still in short in this race since she is just Russia no.3, especially when Ashley look less sloppy and more mature.But this is figure skating, there is no direct confrontation. Anna can only take down herself. I guess we can expect more bitching from Ashley in the weeks to come, hoping to make Anna nervous...
Anna landed 7 triples in her LP at Euro, with some mistakes but it's 7!!But it's true that Anna could wind off the podium if the Americans are just as clean, or even slightly messier. It's a bit worrying that even at the so-called inflated Europeans, with marks tending to rise as the season goes on, Anna's total score barely beats out Gracie's NHK score. She landed 5 triples to Gracie's 4, rotated everything, and didn't fall. I honestly don't think Gracie's any better at performance/interpretation than Anna, but the judges seem to prefer her polished look. (Granted, I also think Gracie's NHK score super inflated and she'll never score like that for 4 triples when she actually competes against the world's elite, but who can say for sure...)
I agree that Anna should already have a World medal (before Liza, Elena, and Adelina, no less!). I pulled for Carolina in the past but now I wonder, what the heck was I thinking?! But keep in mind Ashley and Gracie will not pull Carolina-PCS.
I really didnt like Pogorilaya in this event. A beautiful girl, but she's incredibly sloppy, especially with those bent knees. Those illusion spins sum up her sloppiness.
Whenever Ashley speaks about the Russian girls seriously (not making jokes--which the "sonogram" and "girls" comments clearly were), she describes how amazing they are and how she has to up her game to match them.But this is figure skating, there is no direct confrontation. Anna can only take down herself. I guess we can expect more bitching from Ashley in the weeks to come, hoping to make Anna nervous...
She "rotated" seven triples. But landed five cleanly. Counting hand-downs is a slippery slope for me. I go with the 6.0 definition of clean, or I worry that one day, I'll start yelling to the skies that Michelle Kwan "landed" 7 triples in SLC.Anna landed 7 triples in her LP at Euro, with some mistakes but it's 7!!
Oh boy! I promise I was not trying to wage skating cyberwar with my post.
Those bent knees irk me so much. I'm sure she watches her performances...how she is seeing that and not correcting it- I have no idea. If not her, her coach should have made her correct those knees long ago.
I think Radionova needs to hold her landings more - maybe add more transitions on them... She seems to rush a lot and showing greater control on the exit would help her GOE. I also think she was overscored on her ChSq, the first spiral was okay but the following spirals and the outside bestamionova spread eagle were just blips. She needs to take more time to present stuff - just a split second more on each element.
I'm hoping next season we will see a much more refined side of Elena. Now that she has high PCS she can afford to remove inbetween extra transitions/movements and complete her movements and show more finesse.
A happy 1st, a happy 2nd and a not so happy 3rd Russian lady.
Those bent knees irk me so much. I'm sure she watches her performances...how she is seeing that and not correcting it- I have no idea. If not her, her coach should have made her correct those knees long ago.
USSR =/= Russia
No I mean switch the 2nd lutz with the 1st or 2nd double axel.
So how many posts have there been about Anna Tsareva's face in the K&C?
haha, I love her B*face and had to laugh so hard.
Her face was gorgeous again today. She was at her best
She only had one UR, in the -3S of her 3Lo-1L-3S combo, at GPF. And she's been getting ! on her 3Z, which garners -GOE but is not a hit on BV.
I think the Liz/Elena rivalry is more interesting (right now) then the Gracie/Ashley rivalry