2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

[zytolda]

Alina's mom is rather small i dont see Alina being extra tall. On the other hand - Evegnia's mom is not small

 

[Scott512]

So how about this 4-year-old girl :shocked:

Unbelievable quite shocking to see such skill at that age. Maybe she's Alina's little sister!

 

[Scott512]

Are Alina and Zhenya going to worlds? They are healthy and skating great so I hope so. Alina is going for an unprecedented season of a national championship a European championship and Olympic championship and a world championship. And isn't Medvedeva going for a very rare 3 world championship titles in a row? I hope those two go to Worlds and they add one of the youngsters in the mix as well.

 

[atsumiri]

Are Alina and Zhenya going to worlds? They are healthy and skating great so I hope so. Alina is going for an unprecedented season of a national championship a European championship and Olympic championship and a world championship. And isn't Medvedeva going for a very rare 3 world championship titles in a row? I hope those two go to Worlds and they add one of the youngsters in the mix as well.

they're going) both of them!

 

[tars]

So how about this 4-year-old girl :shocked:

How did she manage to learn all of this in 1 year of training?

 

[Scott512]

they're going) both of them!

Thank you. Who will be the third?

 

[tars]

Thank you. Who will be the third?

I think it's time for Masha to have some well-deserved rest and let our lovely Olympic Supersub enter int'l scene with a boom.

 

[Grin]

I think it's time for Masha to have some well-deserved rest and let our lovely Olympic Supersub enter int'l scene with a boom.

I agree with you this time. Let Gubanchik skate at JWC

 

[russianfan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYlLsjAk-s

 

[Elucidus]

Are Alina and Zhenya going to worlds? They are healthy and skating great so I hope so.

Alina's father just said on russian TV show that she catched a cold and now is sick with 38.5 temperature resting at home in Moscow. So, it already means 1 week of recovery if they don't want any health problems later. And only 3 weeks is left until Worlds. And if that sickness is more serious and it will be hard to recover quickly - skipping Worlds by Alina is still a possibility. In that case the question who goes to the Worlds is interesting indeed.

 

[Resa]

Just low key expecting Tuktamysheva to sweep next season like she did 4 years ago :cool14:

 

[MedoLove]

I want to see Radionova in the World Cup, but I do not know if it will be possible

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Hey, I have a question: What about the money won by Alina and Evgenia in this Olympic, and with all the money that Evgenia is supposed to have won in all her championships? It is a large amount, but for some reason it is said that the girls don't have money, or they would not have the money to pay for a new coach. Does the Russian Federation keep a% of the prizes? If so, it would seem horrible to me.

 

[tars]

Americans did much better job in showing the whole drama of free skate than other channels (in regard to camera work):
https://viuly.io/video/og2018-ladies-fs-warm-up-4-220241

 

[Falun]

Americans did much better job in showing the whole drama of free skate than other channels (in regard to camera work):
https://viuly.io/video/og2018-ladies-fs-warm-up-4-220241

Thanks, I've been waiting for their coverage. They seem to have their own cameras while the other channels all appear to use the same feed.

 

[Figure 8's]

Has anyone watched the Cup of Russia. Wow! There are some really good young Russians who are going to make some noise.

 

[Elucidus]

Has anyone watched the Cup of Russia. Wow! There are some really good young Russians who are going to make some noise.

All regulars here watched it long time ago. In fact, many regulars here are watching majority of even minor russian competitions of junior or even novice levels. It's a inevitable for any serious fan of single ladies figure skating after all - if one want to see future of the sport and bests of the best.

 

[kiamma]

I want to see Radionova in the World Cup, but I do not know if it will be possible

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Hey, I have a question: What about the money won by Alina and Evgenia in this Olympic, and with all the money that Evgenia is supposed to have won in all her championships? It is a large amount, but for some reason it is said that the girls don't have money, or they would not have the money to pay for a new coach. Does the Russian Federation keep a% of the prizes? If so, it would seem horrible to me.

I hope Zhenya and Alina (and all other skaters) keep not only their Olympic prize money but all money. It’s not like they receive a lot for wins anyway compared to other sports.

 

[Ded Moroz]

krampus is dead
Krampus is Ded

 

[mrrice]

Speaking of the Russian ladies...Are Tuk, Rad, and Pogo retiring?

 

[Shayuki]

All regulars here watched it long time ago. In fact, many regulars here are watching majority of even minor russian competitions of junior or even novice levels. It's a inevitable for any serious fan of single ladies figure skating after all - if one want to see future of the sport and bests of the best.

Speaking of the best of the best and the future, performed some analysis for Sofia Akatieva.

She should be able to do triple axel with just 3 more frames of air time... And the 2A I used for reference was 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the program. So she might already be able to do triple axel. 4T, 4S are essentially certain, 4F and 4Lz both would require around 5 more frames of air time(But they too were done 2 minutes to the program) which wouldn't even be a very big triple jump(Clearly smaller than Tarakanova's for example). She gets into her aerial rotation position as well as peak rotation speed faster than anyone else and the peak rotation speed itself is the fastest in the world. It's as if she practiced all her jumps specifically so that she could start the peak rotation speed as fast as possible. I don't think I've ever seen anyone jump quite like this.