Team Russia - Promising Young Skaters

samkrut@mail.ru · Sep 18, 2014

Meoima said:
Not to mention, we all know big feds like Russian, USA, Canada, Japan...often get more favor from ISU than smaller feds. Asking for too many favor from them might be too demanding.

On the other hand, it is quite normal to ask the question: why cannot compete for the world title the best skaters at a given point of time irrespective of anything? Some of them won't survive puberty, some may be seriously injured tomorrow but today they are the best. The thing that gets into my mind is the type of the B-movies when some shady tycoon gathers the best fighters in some obscure island for the "real championship". Of course, the main hero who quit 5 years ago but who is poised to save some girl or whoever abducted by the tycoon will win

Meoima · Sep 18, 2014

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On the other hand, it is quite normal to ask the question: why cannot compete for the world title the best skaters at a given point of time irrespective of anything? Some of them won't survive puberty, some may be seriously injured tomorrow but today they are the best. The thing that gets into my mind is the type of the B-movies when some shady tycoon gathers the best fighters in some obscure island for the "real championship". Of course, the main hero who quit 5 years ago but who is poised to save some girl or whoever abducted by the tycoon will win

ISU might fight back with "we need to set a limit so children won't be physically pushed too soon".
It might sound ideal if all the girls practice with moderate duration until they hit puberty, then try the harder jumps and combo by the time they are 17-18, so less strain on their bodies.

Ironically ISU's current system is encouraging more and more difficult jumps at the early age so this does sounds like hypocrisy.

So personally, I think with the age rule limit, they should have issued a jump layout limit for junior skaters if they really want to "protect children from early injury".

darazam · Sep 19, 2014

Couple of photos:
http://instagram.com/p/tGWpTDR9VW/ - Etery's group at training
http://instagram.com/p/tGXRKzR9WO/ - Zhenya's contemporary dance

papa · Sep 19, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQXUF5A8-Q

12yo Valeria Mikhaylova, only 7th in first event of Cup of Russia in Samara (of course won by Gubanova

), but I enjoyed this SP a lot.
I like hands movement, quickness of rotation in jumps and the ease she skates with - it just seems she's having pure fun there!
What do you think?

MalAssada · Sep 19, 2014

I'm not sure papa. She's def good, but I'm not sure she is good enough to compete with the other ladies. The music and dress didn't apeal to me :slink:

papa · Sep 19, 2014

bellflower said:
I'm not sure papa. She's def good, but I'm not sure she is good enough to compete with the other ladies. The music and dress didn't apeal to me

Yep, dress is so so, but I like that music a lot.
Btw., she reminds me Serafima a little bit... :biggrin:

MalAssada · Sep 19, 2014

I think it's a great music for an older girl. She does seem to be enjoying herself and I think that feeling would be better portrayed by a lighter song.

There was a girl that had the same bend knee Sima used to have :eek:

hwell: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpgjBu2c5Jw&list=UUjaUiznBS9O3SeqwqlIc4UQ

Sam-Skwantch · Sep 21, 2014

The Russian ladies all wearing their red.

https://pp.vk.me/c616118/v616118521/1f342/2GKvsWpzAsc.jpg

MalAssada · Sep 21, 2014

Sam-Skwantch said:
The Russian ladies all wearing their red.

https://pp.vk.me/c616118/v616118521/1f342/2GKvsWpzAsc.jpg

Hopefully GPF in 2015 will be with those 6 :love:

Any news on Proklova?

Alba · Sep 24, 2014

Report from Tutberidze's group practice: http://mihsersh.livejournal.com/211606.html

No Yulia or Pitkeev but there are some great pictures of Eteri, Sakhanovich, Medvedeva, Voronov etc.

mermaid · Sep 26, 2014

bellflower said:
Hopefully GPF in 2015 will be with those 6

Any news on Proklova?

Proklova is doing great. I've just read it on the russian forum.

Rhodium · Sep 26, 2014

Yulia and other girls advertise training costumes.

MalAssada · Sep 26, 2014

mermaid said:
Proklova is doing great. I've just read it on the russian forum.

Can't wait to see her!

cinnamon · Sep 27, 2014

I have to say Thank you in delay. Just paid attention to this.

Alba · Sep 28, 2014

Lisa Nugumanova FS 2014-15
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=821426867918280

samkrut@mail.ru · Sep 28, 2014

She is a baby. I could not say the same watching 12 year old Gubanova - she was as someone said, scarily mature. But, of course, an amazing baby. And so many Juliettes this season.

papa · Sep 28, 2014

Short but strong! :popcorn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eVcdAZZNPA

Imagine · Sep 28, 2014

She's not really skating well to the music...but so young and so talented. I can totally see her winning the next Olympics if she proves consistent.

Alba · Sep 29, 2014

papa said:
If you had Yulia at the same age (~12yo) and present Lisa competing - who would win? :think:

You mean our Yulia? Is that a real question?

hanca · Sep 29, 2014

There are still two seasons (or one whole season and three quarters of the current one) before Nugumanova and Gubaova are age eligible for juniors, so there is still plenty of time. But the level of Russian ladies talent is scary and a bit sad because we may not see quite a few of those supertalented ladies at Europeans/worlds because it is so many of them.

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