What about judges this time?
Samkrut, sometimes I feel like you are just looking for ways to start an argument
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What about judges this time?
Samkrut, sometimes I feel like you are just looking for ways to start an argument. Alas, complaints about judging are what keeps this forum alive so who am I to complain.
Imho Polina was fine.
She is just back from injury, she is handling the growth. It is pretty early in the season too - and she is doing way better than many other skaters.
Honestly, IMO, growth/injury probably didn't play a huge role in her mistakes. But, well, healthy skaters with awesome technique still make mistakes. That's what it looked like to me - just a lack of focus during a few jumping passes. It was a bad LP for most of the girls that day. Bad energy in the building?
Her SP was better, but I think the LP has more potential overall, if only because it's a more unique program.
At the interview she said that the mistakes were caused by late preparation to the season (after injury), and because of that she felt nervous about LP and the unconfidence showed the most when she was jumping.
She got injured in March. In one interview is says that she lost 3.5 months when she couldn't skate because of her injury. That means she started preparing for this event in the middle of July, while she was adjusting to the fact that she also grew taller... We are in the middle of September. I think the was she skated is unexpectedly well, considering that she was learning and getting used to new programs, adjusting her jump technique to being tall/having her centre of gravity somewhere else than she had it last season, and having only two months to do all that. The FS didn't have enough mileage. So yes, all those had definitely role in her popping jumps in the FS.Honestly, IMO, growth/injury probably didn't play a huge role in her mistakes. But, well, healthy skaters with awesome technique still make mistakes. That's what it looked like to me - just a lack of focus during a few jumping passes. It was a bad LP for most of the girls that day. Bad energy in the building?
Her SP was better, but I think the LP has more potential overall, if only because it's a more unique program.
New Mishin's interview http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/929070
He is very happy with Liza's progress and says that she will reintroduce 3A this season.
He also said that Caro was very happy with him and Caro's mother said to him "Mille gracie"- many thanks.
IMO, Liza shouldn't be doing the 3A until she gets her skating to where it was when she introduced it in 2015. She hasn't been doing it for years and years and it isn't a permanent part of her repertoire, and we've seen how disruptive it has been to her competitive performances (or it's been the fault of something other than the 3A. Idk).
Then again, the 3A might be Liza's best ticket out of Russia after the Grand Prix, so what does she have to lose? Still, I wish some of the time spent on the 3A would be spent on working on straightening out her bent leg during her sit spins.![]()
New Mishin's interview http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/929070
He is very happy with Liza's progress and says that she will reintroduce 3A this season.
He also said that Caro was very happy with him and Caro's mother said to him "Mille gracie"- many thanks.
:sad4:Artemieva is out of Skate Canada
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Rumour hath it that she is thinking of switching countries - I don't know how much truth there is to that, though.
Together with her boyfriend?
Menshov? Hadn't heard that one - or is it someone else you mean?
Artemieva is out of Skate Canada
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I meant Menshov. They were supposed to be close. If she moves to another country it means that either they part or he goes along.