- Joined
- Nov 12, 2009
Adelina has unstable technique and she also doesn't seem to have the confidence of some of the other girls. Before she skates it sometimes looks like she's almost, like, hyperventilating, very nervous. Compare that to someone like Lipnitskaya or Pogorilaya who both have huge confidence, and it's not surprising Sotnikova falls so much while the other two almost always stay on their feet even when things look off in the air. Adelina does not always seem to believe herself going into the jumps, and as a result she is cautious on the takeoff and they don't work. This needs to stop happening for her to regain consistency. Last season I do believe some issues were due to puberty and growth changes, but I don't think she's grown any taller or put on any significant amount of weight this season compared to last so her inconsistency I think is definitely due to technique and lack of confidence/focus. Idk to me she seems a bit spacey, like she doesn't know why the mistakes happen, not having that killer instinct to totally nail a program like some others do.