It is harder to jump with what is understood as textbook technique. Huge jumps that look beautiful are in fact more difficult to control. Smaller less spectacular jumps, often with "optimised" features like prerotation, are more secure and use up less energy. There is a certain trade-off.
On the other hand, Aliev asked to train with Mishin when he came from Ukhta and Mishin turned him down because he didn't see potential. Rukavicin did, and where is Aliev now and where are any of Mishin's male students? His group has been a cemetery lately.
Jump height doesn't preclude flow in and out. Jumps certainly should not be the only thing that stands out in a program, or especially the only thing there is to a program, there should be a balance. But they are an important part of singles' skating and should not be just kind of there either. And jumps with bad technique also stand out, just in a much worse way - as an eyesore that makes it difficult to enjoy a program.Ive never really liked big huge jumps and frequently thought they look out of control a lot of the time even when landed. I’d rather see decent height and excellent flow in and out. Just me though. To me the jump should add to the program and flow of it and not stand out from it which huge jumps often do IMO. I’m probably off topic though
i doubt RusFed will change assignment unless the skater is injured or skate so poorly at test skates. Even when he can do back to back doesnt mean he should/they should do that to him. i think its kinda unfair because he can be tired and skate poor at 2nd even easily and we know he wasn't that consistent to begin with. well better than having no JGP i suppose...
Kolyada can be strong in SP but FS is often mess and lack of quad also hurt him. He do have 3 quads but only 1 is kinda consistent. Imo he is not really far above Aliev but he just already acknowledge by judges and RusFed always pushes him like giving high PCS even when he skate poorly. If Samarin lands clean 2 quad lutz quad toe and Aliev land clean quad toe and lutz it could be a threat to Kolyada. as for Erokhov he lack PCS as a new senior. he does have quite consistent quad sal and toe though.
i know its RusFed choice thats why i said i dont understand RusFed choice.... i said its better than RusFed didnt give any JGP lol im not stupid. i said its just he could get tired and skate bad because of it. well if it works for him then good, let's see how he did.
So I hope he's ready as there is a lot of competition at JGP#1.
Do you guys think Mikhail Kolyada will win Nationals this year? How is he looking these days? Other than cute, I mean.
Mishin/Kolyada/Chebotareva have a history going back to when Kolyada was in his teens and Chebotareva brought him to Mishin for a consultation. Mishin asked Kolyada to leave Chebotareva and come train with him permanently, Kolyada thought about it with his family and refused. The way it all went down seems to have left some hard feelings, at least on Mishin's side, or it's just that he is the one who is not keeping quiet about it. This isn't his first dig at Kolyada/Chebotareva, but at least the previous ones stayed in Russia where people are aware of the background of the situation.
