They're too old for YOG but they are entered in the Bavarian Open which begins on the 17th of Feb.
Anna Yanovskaya & Sergey Mozgov
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They aren't eligible for YOG which isn't surprising since they won this competition back in 2012. Anyway, they are eligible for Junior Worlds. Russia might name them as 2nd or 3rd substitute I guess. It is unlikely that they would be sent though.
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This is good to know, thanks!
It's rumoured on FSO that they're not going. But as of 5th Feb they are still on the entries list. So we shall see.
Changing coaches is a tricky thing. The next coach has to be an upgrade from the current one. So if there are no openings at better coaching groups in Russia, they have no choice but to stay. Anyway, we shall what happens. They're still relatively young.
Where could they go in Russia? Svinin/Zhuk have S/B and I personally don't care for the retro/80ies aesthetic coming out of that camp (already present with Khokhlova/Novitski), but their skaters always seem polished. And they wouldn't be number one in the group, but they aren't first with Kustarova either. Rubleva and Shefer have gone into coaching and are doing well, I've heard. Might they be an option? Zhulin is too crowded IMO.
But it's always difficult to say what's the best option from the outside. The injury also contributed to their struggles and surely Kustarova knows that she didn't exactly cover herself with glory this season with them and with I/Z and wants to fight back on that... So perhaps staying and retooling things is also a good option? The only thing that concerns me with Kustarova is that she's a good junior coach or a coach when you're starting out but then has trouble transitioning the pairs into the top seniors league. That's shown itself to be a bit of a pattern. BobSol had success at Euros but couldn't get a breakthrough at Worlds until they moved to Zhulin and IMO they significantly improved under him. Both B/S and S/Z for me did not always have optimal packaging, music choices that didn't suit them that much and drab, heavy costuming for the ladies in particular. Both Bobrova and Sinitsina now are dressed in ways that flatter them, IMO they weren't with Kustarova. The same costume issues are cropping up with Y/M and I/Z now. It's a superficial thing, but it contributes to the overall impression. So Idk.
ETA: Oh, I didn't know that they made their own decisions there. Anyway, both pairs could have done better on that front IMO. And since for me it harkens back to S/Z and B/S as well, somehow somewhere Kustarova is also playing a part in that.
But it's always difficult to say what's the best option from the outside. The injury also contributed to their struggles and surely Kustarova knows that she didn't exactly cover herself with glory this season with them and with I/Z and wants to fight back on that... So perhaps staying and retooling things is also a good option? The only thing that concerns me with Kustarova is that she's a good junior coach or a coach when you're starting out but then has trouble transitioning the pairs into the top seniors league. That's shown itself to be a bit of a pattern. BobSol had success at Euros but couldn't get a breakthrough at Worlds until they moved to Zhulin and IMO they significantly improved under him. Both B/S and S/Z for me did not always have optimal packaging, music choices that didn't suit them that much and drab, heavy costuming for the ladies in particular. Both Bobrova and Sinitsina now are dressed in ways that flatter them, IMO they weren't with Kustarova. The same costume issues are cropping up with Y/M and I/Z now. It's a superficial thing, but it contributes to the overall impression. So Idk.
ETA: Oh, I didn't know that they made their own decisions there. Anyway, both pairs could have done better on that front IMO. And since for me it harkens back to S/Z and B/S as well, somehow somewhere Kustarova is also playing a part in that.
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Don't Ilinykh and Yanovskaya control their styling decisions? Yanovskaya said it's her sister, who is a wannabe model of some type, who makes the decision on her costumes. And it's not like Ilinykh has always had impeccable taste. I mean, the hippy look for the polka comes to mind.
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I've heard these rumors too. In the ones I've heard basically her injury is so bad it's career ending and she wouldn't skate any more. I haven't heard anything that I'd consider confirmation yet though.
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So sad....had such high hopes for them. I guess if she's done, he's also pretty much done. Such a pity that Russia does not have any good girls in dance, at least available ones
I don't get it, why are there so few good girls in Russia?
Anna about the split:
http://vpsfund.org/441-1/
http://vpsfund.org/441-1/
Another interview with Anna
http://www.figureskating-online.com/anna-yanovskaya.html
Anna Yanovskaya: „I want to wake up from this nightmare“
http://www.figureskating-online.com/anna-yanovskaya.html
Anna Yanovskaya: „I want to wake up from this nightmare“
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While Anna doesn't have expressiveness and charisma Popova has.
Both have weaknesses tbh
I personally will wait for other side of the story.
They were a good couple. I liked them in their last Juniors season probably more than any junior team ever. That tango was fantastic.
It's a shame what's happened is happened. Don't jump to conclusions yet, don't scream 'betrayal'.
It's a shame what's happened is happened. Don't jump to conclusions yet, don't scream 'betrayal'.
