2015-16 Russian Test skates

[ovafanboy1]

Sotnikova 3Lz, 3F fall, 2a.
Tukt 2a, 3F, 3t2t
Medvedeva 3L3T, 2a, 3loop

Liza's doing a flip? Why?

 

[whatif]

Liza's doing a flip? Why?

According to others it might have been Lz.

 

[MsLiinaLii]

Reports might not be 100% accurate or there will be changes) I am actually interested why Medvedeva has lutz combo(she has edge problems) and not flip

 

[elif]

I/Z vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVO8b-pn5FE

Oh yes. Much harder and closer than last year. I'm glad to see they are not just trying to be different/creative but also working on technical side.

I like waltz part very much but We Will Rock You part needs work and I think lift should be in this part. I also wish they changed their twizzles. Catch food twizzles might have been better. Much easier to get speed, less difficult... They have two more months. They can work on better march sequence and maybe also twizzles.

Do we have videos of Bobrova/Soloviev and others?

 

[whatif]

Reports might not be 100% accurate or there will be changes) I am actually interested why Medvedeva has lutz combo(she has edge problems) and not flip

Yes, indded. some are calling Med's a flutz.

 

[MK's Winter]

Oh yes. Much harder and closer than last year. I'm glad to see they are not just trying to be different/creative but also working on technical side. I like waltz part very much but We Will Rock You part needs work and I think lift should be in this part. I also wish they changed their twizzles. Catch food twizzles might have been better. Much easier to get speed, less difficult... They have two more months. They can work on better march sequence and maybe also twizzles. Do we have videos of Bobrova/Soloviev and others?

I like that they do the harder twizzles. They don't go the easy route.

 

[Alba]

I do like S/K's program as a program but technically they seem to have regressed if anything. So much for their working on quad this and quad that with a shaky double twist and a barely rotated throw.

I wouldn't pay too much attention to their (any of them) form right now. I saw that program early in august and they skated much better. So, it will depend when the actually compete what will they do. Liza didn't put a 3A also. It doesn't mean she isn't doing one in competition.

 

[LRK]

Interesting to see V/T try something new, though to me it is almost campy at times, continuing to blaze the tentative campy trail begun with Jesus Christ Superstar... but this is no real drawback to me, I have a weakness for camp.

I did really enjoy the lift a lot.

Well, it's Bollywood - it should be campy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA_vkHIfbmk

It looked good to me.

 

[Alba]

I like that they do the harder twizzles. They don't go the easy route.

Me too. Maybe they will not be rewarded enough for that right now but they will soon.

 

[jg2000]

Yulia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeAXqlvW-8

 

[MK's Winter]

Me too. Maybe they will not be rewarded enough for that right now but they will soon.

I am hoping for better scores this year. They are such a talent. Everyone has work to do on programs yes but they have wonderful dance ability even to Queen. In such a short time they showcase a versatility that other teams would kill for.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Yulia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeAXqlvW-8

Haha...she is so awesome!!! Love it. So good to see her skating again

I love the little Sasha turn out of the spiral. What a fun program!!

 

[whatif]

yulia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjeaxqlvw-8

nice!

 

[chezzu]

Yulia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeAXqlvW-8

Okay, I'm not the biggest JLip fan out there, but this was awesome. This is really good.

 

[whatif]

The benched.
https://instagram.com/p/7iK3ZwEzF0/

 

[madison]

I am hoping for better scores this year. They are such a talent. Everyone has work to do on programs yes but they have wonderful dance ability even to Queen. In such a short time they showcase a versatility that other teams would kill for.

I/Z were already overscored last year. For example, at World for FD they received some 9.50 and 9 for that choreo!!! Huge!

 

[DexterK]

Thank you so very much for posting Julia's sp. Love the program. She looks great. So many great costume ideas. Thanks again. Now I can begin my weekend. Lol.

 

[moriel]

I/Z were already overscored last year. For example, at World for FD they received some 9.50 and 9 for that choreo!!! Huge!

Well, they were underscored for their SD, so maybe just some fairness overall =)

 

[MK's Winter]

I/Z were already overscored last year. For example, at World for FD they received some 9.50 and 9 for that choreo!!! Huge!

That SD did not score high enough imo. The should have won the SD at Rostelecom and Euros. I thought they had the strongest SD of any team. The FD not so much.

 

[madison]

Well, they were underscored for their SD, so maybe just some fairness overall =)

i would say they received the right scores for SD, but overscored for FD