Who will Nugumanova train under when back in Russia?
Veronika Daineko (per FSU)
Starting poses from new programs in Tutberidze group (Zagitova, Tarakanova, Medvedeva):
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The group finished training camp in Novogorsk:
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If you think you have seen enough pantomiming from Zhenya, watch as she up the ante coupled with more drama. Girl is going extra and people are going to be triggered
What of Fedichkina, Gubanova? They both are so musical!!! I have a horrible feeling that both will fall in the standings next season. artistry doesn't always mean very much if your jump technique is iffy.
Will Alina Zagitova become new '15yo daughter of Russia' in Pyeongchang?
^I hoped Russian girls won't get infected with that stupid photo-animalistic trend, well... hwell:
Gubanova has had busy off-season, maybe she has corrected/mastered her jumping technique.
Will Alina Zagitova become new '15yo daughter of Russia' in Pyeongchang?
Gulyakova and Trusova for first JGP in Brisbane.
I'm asking, because as nice of a person Zhenya is, Alina seems more suited for the role - cute, fragile, younger girl from provincional poor family, travelled hundred of miles away to reach her dream in Moscow, injured many times with broken hands, legs, cast away by Eteri, taken back. Now, facing great feds favourite, Zhenya (like Adelina four years ago). It has so many common themes with Yulia's path, it's stunning.
Brave little kid living all alone in Moscow with her babushka, missing mom and dad and fighting for her Olympic dream against all odds... Hug me, Russia! :sad21:
Yeah... it's definitely a dreams come true story. Girls who was ready to come back home with her belongings already packed was giver a second chance and made it to the absolute top. If she wins OGM it really will be movie worth material. Also Alina's story shows how much young skaters sacrifice: we all see them how fierce they are on ice and how they have 3-4 minutes to show how much they learn through hard, hard work. We don't see how they have to grow up quicker, how much time they spend without their family or how how they don't have occasion to make friends outside the rink. I know that Deniss Vasiljevs is a similar case as he lived in Sochi without his parents when he trained with Urmanov.
I also love how humble Alina seems to be. She is amazing technically and I want to watch her grow artistically (it's why I'm worried about Black Swan program). I read that Kolyada and Aliev have "sparring" training sessions and I thought it would be great is Gubanova and Zagitova had something like that. Anastasia would look at Alina's jump technique and Alina would observe Nastya's artistry
^ Zhenya is born 1999, Stasya - 2000.
Yes, definitely!!! Since Alina will probably dominate next season I'd prefer for her to have a more artistic look, she doesn't look polished.
What do you think seems unpolished about her? I find her to be very finished, relative to the current field of top women.
I just had this random thought. With so many great students under her, could Eteri Tutberidze be the Agrippina Vaganova of the Figure Skating world? Could there be a Tutberidze Method named after her?