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That was awesome combo! The second jump there is like a new kind of jump - the jumpspin! [emoji848]
and i thought Satoko has the smallest jumps, but this girl takes it on a whole new level 
2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating
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and i thought Satoko has the smallest jumps, but this girl takes it on a whole new level 
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Probably she is on radars already, the youngest girl who made it in the top 24, with great skating skills. I hope in the next season she will move to Eteri.
jumpsin! I'm dead! you killed me, puremagic!
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yes, but it is highly unlikely that Maria will beat all non-Russian contenders
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Never say never. How likely it was the last time that Adelina would win ladies? There were several stronger skaters but they did not deliver.
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I think South Korea would have a collective aneurysm if 3 Russian skaters comprised the podium in Yu Na Kim's home country, the Olympics right after Sochi.
How about a podium of both Russians and Japanese?
Evgenia is the 1st, Alina is the 2nd and Satoko is the 3rd? Well, that's not a bad option, I guess.
By the way, I have a good advice for all of you, it's called, 'how to save your nerves when you're watching figure skating'. And it's not related with an alcohol at all!
All is simple! Just place your bets on those skaters, which can beat your favorites! That's all! In the bad case you will get some easy money. (and you can spend them on booze later!) Or, if everything is alright, you won't regret about losing your little money.
Very convenient! I've already placed some bets.:
All is simple! Just place your bets on those skaters, which can beat your favorites! That's all! In the bad case you will get some easy money. (and you can spend them on booze later!) Or, if everything is alright, you won't regret about losing your little money.
Very convenient! I've already placed some bets.
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No skater born after 2004 is even close to Akatieva talent-wise, including Kanysheva, who's a very good skater and will probably slay in JGP next year.
I often smirk, watching Sofia jumping mandatory combo doubles or easier triples, it's like kindergarten stuff for her. She also has a great promise regarding her physique, very slim yet strong, narrow hips - super fast rotator, good vertical jump. At this very moment, she undoubtfully looks like a best novice promise out there.
Totally agree, she's ten times more promissing. :thumbsup:
One of the greatest novice's skates ever and first novice overall +200 score (correct me if I'm wrong).True... But if you compare her skating here and now... She's not a feather anymore. She's still flying on the ice, but not so fast and not so flawless as before...
I don't think it will happen but its certainly not impossible. Maria has beaten all the non-Russian contenders at one point this season. She beat Kaetlyn in France and at the GPF. She beat the top Japanese girls at the GPF in Japan. And she beat Carolina at Finlandia, GPF and the Euros LP.
Considering the issues the other girls consistently have Maria could easily Sarah Hughes her way to a Bronze
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I don't think it will happen but its certainly not impossible. Maria has beaten all the non-Russian contenders at one point this season. She beat Kaetlyn in France and at the GPF. She beat the top Japanese girls at the GPF in Japan. And she beat Carolina at Finlandia, GPF and the Euros LP.
Considering the issues the other girls consistently have Maria could easily Sarah Hughes her way to a Bronze
All contenders have the goods. The pressure is the main factor as we can see it from men's team splatfest
The main thing seems to be how strict they are about some of the turns. In some competitions like 4CC and Euros, the tech panel is clearly checking that all the edges are fully there and there's no jumping instead of turning. But earlier this year and then at the men's team event, they were back to doing less detailed analysis and we saw a lot more StSq4. So unfortunate. They should just stick to a strictness level.
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okay, seems like Kolyada decided to bury our chances for team gold right from the start
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okay, seems like Kolyada decided to bury our chances for team gold right from the start
I bet Voronov would have gotten the job done today....probably in the FS too. Oh well...woulda coulda shoulda.
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I bet Voronov would have gotten the job done today....probably in the FS too. Oh well...woulda coulda shoulda.
TAT agrees with you
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consider Kolyada as a spoiler of what we should expect from Stasya at JWC
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it's interesting that TAT is always critical to kolyada, but praises konstantinova no matter what. but stasya and misha are sharing the same coach. so i think that stasya personally seduced TAT somehow. probably by saying that she's her favorite person in figure skating and the best coach on the planet earth.
so TAT are pushing staysa not because she's playing some political game, but because she thinks that stasya is a sweet girl.
but that's just my theory
so TAT are pushing staysa not because she's playing some political game, but because she thinks that stasya is a sweet girl.
but that's just my theory
