2020 Cup of Russia: Stage II

[Ichatdelune]

Belova/Chigirev did okay, nothing really memorable but they didn't bomb so

 

[elektra blue]

fun marathon as usual! see you tomorrow! love you all!

 

[flanker]

Bye.

 

[LadyB]

Great day as always, looking forward to tomorrow!

 

[snwnprv]

Lipnitskaya have just showed support for Sasha Trusova in Yulya's instastories

 

[Silvia451]

I might be biased, but for the first time I enjoyed Trusova most. I like the intensity of the program.

 

[surimi]

I couldn't watch so far but am hoping to see the ladies FS today. Does anyone know if there's a youtube stream? I'd appreciate a link if so.

 

[Edwin]

 

[anonymoose_au]

I couldn't watch so far but am hoping to see the ladies FS today. Does anyone know if there's a youtube stream? I'd appreciate a link if so.

They seem to be streaming all the free skates/dances on the one stream. It is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR6ZYfjUd3k

 

[3T3T]

An another day of entertaining skating but it is a real endurance event for the fans. I skipped the dance.

I enjoyed the Pairs, even if the field was small. I expected a slightly higher score for P/K, they seemed disappointed. Another strong skate from K/B. In juniors an impressive debut from K/B, even it was more K in style than B. Interesting to them choosing Hozier, Taylor Swift and Regina Spector as music choices.

On the ladies side I was surprised with high scores for Team Eteri. The placements are correct but the score, even allowing for spins bonus, is to high. I though Valieva had a very generous PCS score. Nice to Stasia back.

For the men I enjoyed Lezheev. I like Shulepovs programme but 4Lz is no where near. Nice to see Erokhov back and doing ok. It’s all very close, could be a lot of movement in the free.

 

[hanca]

I disagreed with the ladies scores and with the order. I would love to see in which world would Usacheva beat Trusova. Next season maybe, but Usacheva is still junior and her skating shows it. I like how she is expressive, but those marks, seriously? Who were the judges thinking they were watching, Yuna Kim?

Re: Pavliuschenko/Khodykin, I love how acrobatic they are, but there is something missing for me. They definitely are not juniors any more, but it is as if they struggle to get the polish. There is something unfinished. It is not the elements, they have pretty decent technical difficulty, but everything that happens in between elements. Last season I thought exactly the same about Mishina/Galliamov and it seems that it was fixed by Moskvina within a few months, so maybe that’s the answer - find another coach, if possible one that is very experienced with adding finishing touch. If Moskvina didn’t have already two senior pairs, I would suggest they go to Moskvina, but it may not be very pleasant to train every day with so many direct competitors. On the other hand, Volosozhar/Trankov, Stolbova/Klimov, Tarasova/Morozov managed all three under Mozer.

 

[LadyB]

Get that shirt off, Nikita!
Morning all!

 

[readernick]

Ice dance is starting. Victoria looks beautiful as always.... but the dress is a bit boring. Not a fan of her partner, so I always just pretend he doesn't exist.

 

[Edwin]

Still lack of discipline in wearing masks properly ...

 

[anonymoose_au]

I can probably watch the dance today...but no men or ladies for me Time zones are cruel.

The stream is also being choppy.

 

[flanker]

Hi everybody.

Seems that stream is as "good" as yesterday.

 

[Jeanie19]

The stream is sketchy.

 

[elektra blue]

hello everyone! i choked on my lunch to be here on time. it's nice to see our friend glitch welcoming me

 

[anonymoose_au]

Well at least I can't blame Aussie internet

In other news I have discovered the wonders of the ignore button over at the Russian Ladies thread. It's so therapeutic to read some claptrap someone's posted and just press that big old ignore button.

I wonder if I've made anyone's list?

 

[elektra blue]

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