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No. That would add nothing to what she already can demonstrate. Instead, she should work on improving her natural sparkle & musicality. Skating to the music, not through it like a robot.
Should Sasha put the Biellmen spin in her programs?
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I know that is hardly related to the topic but look at this picture. The girl is Anna Gurbanova, rhythmic gymnast, and doesn't hold her leg. If the picture of Sasha is defying the laws of physics, what could we say about that? As we know, Sasha has trained rhythmic gymnastics in her childhood, so the Biellman shouldn't be a great challenge for her. The fact she hasn't it in her programs says a) she has back injury, b) she finds it extremly ugly, or c) she just doesn't think she needs it. If it is c) or b), I agree with her - the way skaters perform Biellman spin is ugly and they all look as they somehow try to hang themselves on their hands while doing it. Sasha doesn't need another "beautiful" move, and I, apparently, voted against it(as if it matters 
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She definitely should. As wonderfully flexable as my girl is, Sasha is undisputably just as flexable, and possably even more so. She is allowing Irina to gain an advantage in points, that she is capable of not giving. If she doesnt do it, it is the same as people who cant do it who also arent.
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For the sake of getting more points I would think Sasha should do Bielman spirals forwards and backwards and with edge changes. It gets a Level 3 and with GOE +3. As to the Bielman spin, if her back is ok, she should do these forwards and backwards for the Level 3 score and it doesn't matter if she travels on them, she will get a GOE +3.
And all this is what Figure Skating is turning into. Points, Points, Points. via the acrobatic route. That's what counts. More convoluted Pair lifts are on the rise. Acrobatics is the thing!
Joe
And all this is what Figure Skating is turning into. Points, Points, Points. via the acrobatic route. That's what counts. More convoluted Pair lifts are on the rise. Acrobatics is the thing!
Joe
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Kally H. said:
The contortion that the gymnast is doing is just not attractive! As for skating, when an element is just thrown into the program in order to get points, and is not part of the physical narrative of the program, it denigrates the sport. A program that doesn't flow but hops from one element to another in a desperate search for points is just plain ugly.
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