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Medvedeva's lutz discussion is one of the most (if not the most) tiresome ones here. Yet it is very popular among some of the board members to keep it alive and come back to it over and over again.
Why almost everyone's wrong edges were ignored at worlds this year (in the ladies event)? The only ones who mentioned it were commentators from brits esp.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for fair judging but let's not pretend that Evgenia is the only skater who's not getting her edges called
The top competitors should be judged THE HARSHEST, not the most easygoing.
Medvedeva's lutz discussion is one of the most (if not the most) tiresome ones here. Yet it is very popular among some of the board members to keep it alive and come back to it over and over again.
I agree. There is no way that the other feds would let Med "get away" with flutzing internationally. Also, the tech caller's come from several different countries and I doubt they'd still have jobs if there were giving Evgenia a pass and calling other skaters for the same infraction.
I think it also has to do with medal contender position. For example if you're in the top 3-5 skaters who might medal after the short program, the chance is that you will get more lenient calls in the free program.I guess there is also another factor. We can watch the programs as many times as we want in slow motion or we can magnify picture so it easy for us to spot mistakes. The technician watches it in real time and later he/she can probably repeat it no more than 2-3 times on tablet. The same with judges. Also I doubt mysterious "power of federation" is in game here as Rika Hongo had 2 or 3 UR called in her FS in Helsinki just like Maria Sotskova and Ashley Wagner.
And maybe Evgenia has terrible lutz and flutzes sometimes but she isn't acting like it isn't a problem (and with her scores she could). She knows her skating isn't perfect and she tries to fix it.
When are the test skates? Do we have any information on Alina's programs?
Yeah, her programs were posted in the program thread.
SP Black Swan (Clint Mansell) and Moonlight ("the middle of the world")
LP Don Quixote
Thank all I saw. What about Masha? Absolutely adored her Kalinka
Why almost everyone's wrong edges were ignored at worlds this year (in the ladies event)? The only ones who mentioned it were commentators from brits esp.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for fair judging but let's not pretend that Evgenia is the only skater who's not getting her edges called
Pretty good shape. :agree:Zagitova in form...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWkWw9XgFXC/?taken-by=azagitova
Do we have any information on Anna's and Elena's music?
She wrote "traditionally",because it has become the tradition to make selfies with the big pink ball at Novogorsk training centre.Pretty good shape. :agree:
they didn't say "broken" as i understand. Just injured. Am i wrong?Poor Anya Shcherbakova ("quad-girl") with broken leg and the bear gift from the group:
https://pp.userapi.com/c638120/v638120967/5517f/zVVzGoBiEgA.jpg
not sure if i like it or not.Maria Sotskova's "Kalinka" from DOI show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56F3OPCizHA
I've read on Russian fora, it's broken.they didn't say "broken" as i understand. Just injured. Am i wrong?
And it doesn't look like a plaster cast.
Same here, but I LOVE the song!not sure if i like it or not.
i think it's speculations or rumors... they didn't say exactly what it is. just "injury".I've read on Russian fora, it's broken.
i think it's speculations or rumors... they didn't say exactly what it is. just "injury".
not a big difference. But still...