2023 Russian Nationals Recap

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Ice dance is rebuilding in Russia

Khudaiberdieva and Bazin crowned new Russian Ice Dance Champions

2023 Russian Nationals: Ice Dance Recap Tears flowed in abundance for Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Egor Bazin, who were crowned the new Russian Ice Dance Champions in Krasnoyarsk on Friday. There […]

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Pairs were very close

Boikova and Kozlovskii snatch pairs' gold at Russian Nationals

2023 Russian Nationals: Pairs’ Recap In what turned out to be a very close competition, Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii snatched the Pairs gold from defending champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr […]

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A tie-breaking event for the men

Dramatic tie-breaking win for Semenenko at Russian Nationals

2023 Russian Nationals: Men’s Recap Evgeni Semenenko took the men’s Russian National title in what turned out to be a dramatic tie-breaking win in Krasnoyarsk on Friday night. The skater […]

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Dark horse emerges in women

Sofia Akateva skates off with gold in senior Russian Nationals debut

2023 Russian Nationals: Women’s Recap Fifteen-year-old Sofia Akateva skated off with gold in her debut at the senior-level Russian National Championships on Friday. Defending Champion Kamila Valieva , who stood […]

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What are your thoughts on the placements?

 

[Joe Mendoza]

to me the wildest thing that happened was the men's placements... I actually thought gummenik had it.
also, did I miss the memo about trusova not being in the event?! [and seeing eteri and her minions still give me the creeps]
pairs... the top 2 was a toss-up, with tarasova/morozov definitely 3rd - but the judges really ducked their component scores
yep - the headline above was right - dance was just meh. didn't care for it. I miss stepanova/bukin and zahorski/guerreiro

 

[Dreamer57]

I think Sasha withdrew quite late on. Better to take care of your health at this stage anyway. Yametova and Sinitsyna really impressed me, as well as Tuktik's return to the podium in so many years! Sofia M and Sofia S, hope next year is your year

Ice dance was not great, the champions fell twice and Liza doesn't seem healthy! I really hope that stepbuk will return. The most promising new seniors had to WD and I felt their absence.

I actually think men's was the most exciting event, what a finish! Admired Dima's fight in the free skate, also Mozalev's artistry in both programs (I'm biased but I think he deserves more points for that)

Pairs I still have yet to watch, am planning a boxing day catch up but it sounds like high level displays all around.

Wishing good health to Mikhail, Sasha, P/K and A/R, K/A and K/C this winter

 

[AlexBreeze]

The most promising new seniors had to WD and I felt their absence.

Vasilisa's illness happened at the last moment. So unfortunate!

I think they could even win due to high TES.

 

[Skatelife]

I really missed Vasilisa and Valery, I wasn't following ice dance, but with the GP available everywhere I started watching again and I love them, I think they have everything to be stars

 

[Skatelife]

And of course no wonder why Russian fed left pairs and ladies last, they are impressive since the first groups they are great.

 

[Skatelife]

Ladies are tough really gutssie, Gorbacheva, Zinina and Akatieva, after falling in their first ultra c, going for those combos

 

[Arwen17]

Yametova should get a medal for her epic catch of the day.

 

[Minz]

I didn’t really watch, but I read that Sasha withdrew because of a high fever.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

Kamila's 4T was probably the best element any women ever produced in a herstory of figure skating.

 

[Mawwerg]

Seems like Sofa also caught a virus.

 

[MCsAngel2]

Which Sofia?

 

[AlexBreeze]

Which Sofia?

Samodelkina.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

Kamila's 4T was probably the best element any women ever produced in a herstory of figure skating.

I'm pleasantly surprised that she kept that jump with all her physical changes the last year. Hopefully it motivates other skaters to see that their careers aren't over as soon as they turn 16. It still blows my mind that her 4T technique is flawless but her 3T in combos are so prerotated.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

I'm pleasantly surprised that she kept that jump with all her physical changes the last year. Hopefully it motivates other skaters to see that their careers aren't over as soon as they turn 16. It still blows my mind that her 4T technique is flawless but her 3T in combos are so prerotated.

Combos have different physicality about them. For example both Mao and Liza who have 3As struggles with 3-3 combos. The problem is when the first jump in the combo is performed with too much height and then it is harder to attach another triple on it. I think one time Mao even did what prerotation literally is in the ISU books and got downgraded for it. But usually many skaters jump 3T combos as that to be able to keep momentum going. Almost nobody today jump it as Yu-Na was, which is in my opinion the best example of triple-triple combos in the past, because the problem with hers nowadays could be if 3T is judged with q, so skaters train to put that quarter of rotation at the take off instead on the landing. In that case they don't lose GOE points with every single judge as they would when there is a q sign on their scoresheets.

 

[Alex Fedorov]

for the post-Olympic season it was a not so bad championship. The girls did not have a quad-lutz, which is unpleasant, of course.

 

[yume]

Men were so dramatic. Gummenik's shocked face long after the score announcement says it all. I was invested in Russian men, aka the cacti fest, more than usual. Was really rooting for Gleb. I hope he will do better next year.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

But usually many skaters jump 3T combos as that to be able to keep momentum going. Almost nobody today jump it as Yu-Na was, which is in my opinion the best example of triple-triple combos in the past, because the problem with hers nowadays could be if 3T is judged with q, so skaters train to put that quarter of rotation at the take off instead on the landing. In that case they don't lose GOE points with every single judge as they would when there is a q sign on their scoresheets.

I think from the previous quad, the skater with the best technique on the triples was Alena Kostornaia. Every triple she did at her peak (2019-20) had good height and complete rotation, aside from the occasional < on the 3A. None of the other Russian skaters should have gotten close to the GOE Alena earned on her triples.

 

[Baron Vladimir]

I think from the previous quad, the skater with the best technique on the triples was Alena Kostornaia. Every triple she did at her peak (2019-20) had good height and complete rotation, aside from the occasional < on the 3A. None of the other Russian skaters should have gotten close to the GOE Alena earned on her triples.

Well, she was rewarded for it surely by the judges. Even others as Sasha or Anna had quads, she was able to beat them (from time to time). Me personally, i'm not that nitpicking about the 'jumping technique' if the 'whole picture' is great.. i personally most enjoyed Anna Shcherbakova's performances in that quad. After all, judges agreed with me by rewarding her with Olympic gold medal

 

[Amei]

Seems like Sofa also caught a virus.

Well Trusova withdrew from nationals with a fever but Tuktamysheva posted a picture of athletes having breakfast the morning of the gala and Trusova was there a well so if she has something contagios it doesn't appear when she tested with a fever that they made her go home or stay away from other skaters so this might be Rostelecom cup 2020 2.0 where they end up with a lot of skaters getting sick.