odds of Sotnikova skating clean outside Nationals ? probably 5 %
they actually did Julia at least a favor, she will now work harder and improve everything she can to win
To me they are the same as they always were.
If Adelina goes clean or almost clean in both programs, she beats Julia (and probably everyone else but Mao and Yuna).
If Adelina skates like she usually skates, Julia beats her.
Odds therefore still favor Julia.
However, if this is the beginning of a new, clean era for Sotnikova, more power to her.
I agree. I suspect that Sotnikova will completely bomb at the Olympics (not that I want her to - just my prediction).
You'd love that, wouldn't you?I can picture a Kostner in 2010 Olympics scenario for Sotnikova
To me they are the same as they always were.
If Adelina goes clean or almost clean in both programs, she beats Julia (and probably everyone else but Mao and Yuna).
If Adelina skates like she usually skates, Julia beats her.
Odds therefore still favor Julia.
However, if this is the beginning of a new, clean era for Sotnikova, more power to her.
simple answer:
The Rus Fed loves Sotnikova ever since she was 12
and of course the judges will then follow and inflate her PCS
So, the next question is, why does the Russian Fed love her? Is it because she is way more interesting and exciting to watch than Julia? Or did the Russian Fed have a lottery to get to see who the favorite is and Adelina won?
I won't enjoy Julia as long as she only cares about her placement rather than how she performs. She skated a clean 7 triple LP and got 140 and was pouting because a superior all around skater placed ahead of her. Instead of pouting she should skate faster and jump bigger.
she was disappointed with her score because she did solid 7 triples, she got screwed
Julia is not after her placements but her aim is to always skate clean as she has said many times
the scores she got for a clean skate was what disappointed her not placing behind Sotnikova
So Julia thinks she is better than Yuna now? I like her even less.
I can picture a Kostner in 2010 Olympics scenario for Sotnikova
Obvious trolling attempts aside it seems the certain Olympic team now is Sotnikova and Lipnitskaia. Alena Leonova will probably now be the 3rd skater to Europeans (although have they announced it yet, they still might send Anna P. due to her strong season) and whichever goes will now have to win Europeans in order to even be considered over either IMO, not merely place the highest Russian.
she was disappointed with her score because she did solid 7 triples, she got screwed
Julia is not after her placements but her aim is to always skate clean as she has said many times
the scores she got for a clean skate was what disappointed her not placing behind Sotnikova
Along with this, I constantly strive to best my highest scores, and to continue to learn and grow from every experience that I'm fortunate enough to be given, and take what I've learned through the next steps of my journey. I believe that my stiffest competition is myself. Every time I step onto the ice to compete, I want to best myself. I have no control over what anyone else does or how the judges will score, and, at the end of the day, if I skated and performed to the best of my ability, I'm happy. I can't do more than that.
I don't think anything that could happen at Euros would change the team now. It's pretty clear this is the team the Russian Fed wanted given the absurdly high PCS both Adelina and Julia got at Nationals. However, they earned the spots fair and square, not only here but also having been the best two through the entire season.
That's really mean. Only two spots available on the Russian team and she skates lights out at Nationals, she can obviously handle pressure. I would think the weight is off her shoulders a bit.