2020-21 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

[JazzUp]

You know it's truly a national sport when the Ministry of External Affairs promotes it!

 

[McBibus]

Morisi Kvitelashvili about the sick Anna Shcherbakova and Zhenya Medvedeva:

"The news did not unsettle us, of course. I wish the girls to get better, get well. We will continue to support them and cheer for them at the competitions. In a figurative sense".

please tell me the translation is not good.

 

[McBibus]

you hit the nail on the head Mac and I wish I had written what you wrote. Especially how and this aberration of the season the isu should have lets the GP events invite who they wanted locally. There won't be a Grand Prix final this year and that's always a really good event.

ISU is old and sells skate like an amateur sport that should remain so.
Federation and not the skater are the center of the universe.

We can count the international events on a hand: GP Final, WC, EU, 4 Continents and 2 of those are limited to a specific area.
GP events are, of course international, but skaters can compete in only 2 stages.
That means that even if you afford to travel to be there, if will only see one of this fantastic girlf we're talking about and the same is for men, couples and dancers.

I dream of something like the alpine ski world cup or the F1, where every pair of weeks you can connect and see all the best compete with each other no matter if "you're the 4rth russian so you're out even if you're the defending champion.
That would mean more money in pricdes and sponsors for the skaters.
When you pay someone to be your testimonial, you want him to be on air more than a pair of days per year

 

[Scott512]

ISU is old and sells skate like an amateur sport that should remain so.
Federation and not the skater are the center of the universe.

We can count the international events on a hand: GP Final, WC, EU, 4 Continents and 2 of those are limited to a specific area.
GP events are, of course international, but skaters can compete in only 2 stages.
That means that even if you afford to travel to be there, if will only see one of this fantastic girlf we're talking about and the same is for men, couples and dancers.

I dream of something like the alpine ski world cup or the F1, where every pair of weeks you can connect and see all the best compete with each other no matter if "you're the 4rth russian so you're out even if you're the defending champion.
That would mean more money in pricdes and sponsors for the skaters.
When you pay someone to be your testimonial, you want him to be on air more than a pair of days per year

I wish you were running the international skating Union. They remain in the Dark Ages holding their sport back as just a niche sport. I have coarse agree with your analysis to have figure skating more like F1 or Alpine skiing.

That Russia may have seven of the top 10 ladies in the world is great but it means absolutely nothing because four of them won't be able to do anything except skate at Nationals. I'm sure the people at the ISU are older and not inventive at all they don't think out-of-the-box they don't change up anything to make their sport more popular. It's a shame here because we could run that organization better than they can.

 

[JazzUp]

please tell me the translation is not good.

it's not, because it's literal; seems Moris the jokester said "мы будем за них болеть" and that has two meanings: "we will root for them (support them)" and "we will be sick instead of them" - and that's why he added "In a figurative sense".

 

[McBibus]

it's not, because it's literal; seems Moris the jokester said "мы будем за них болеть" and that has two meanings: "we will root for them (support them)" and "we will be sick instead of them" - and that's why he added "In a figurative sense".

you post does clarify a lot. Thank you

 

[Scott512]

please tell me the translation is not good.

What do you mean? Are you implying that he was too harsh with his statement if the translation was correct?

I would certainly be unsettled if someone in my house or in my sport or in my locker room. Covid-19.

 

[JazzUp]

yay, the most important part of the choreo is still there!

 

[Edwin]

^^^ Let's hope they've found their chakra's and have them fully opened ...

It's a beautiful and ingenious costume, the zipper down the back is hidden under the metallic spider's web applications?

When Aleksandra performs in her competition run as well as in these trainings, she is all good.

 

[icybear]

I like the new Alexandra costume just without the spikes. Well at least she knows no one is going to do a Mariah Bell on her.

 

[Edwin]

It sort of resembles a beetle or another creepy crawly creature? But didn't Aleksandra dislike the troll image from last year's short program to Peer Gynt Suite?

Scarab's do have a sort of metallic sheen on their armour? We haven't yet seen Aleksandra's new costume in full close up.

 

[Scott512]

I like the new Alexandra costume just without the spikes. Well at least she knows no one is going to do a Mariah Bell on her.

Did you really say that about the Skate America gold medalist?

No one is going to mess with Sasha. She is Playing for Keeps now.

But what happens if Sasha doesn't win gold this weekend? Without KV and Anna I thought this would be a gimme for her. I still saying Sasha wins this event but if she doesn't what will it do to her?

 

[Vandevska]

Aleksandra in her new free program dress:

I looooove the front, but I hate the back with a passion omg.

Also, why the Pluschenko hip move too? I didn't mind it in his programs but so many of his students have it and it just doesn't look good.

 

[McBibus]

What do you mean? Are you implying that he was too harsh with his statement if the translation was correct?

I would certainly be unsettled if someone in my house or in my sport or in my locker room. Covid-19.

of course you should, but he said he was not.
"The news did not unsettle us, of course"

 

[JazzUp]

of course you should, but he said he was not.
"The news did not unsettle us, of course"

He said "the news did not unsettle ME" answering the question on whether his performance was affected, that doesn't mean he (or TT) didn't care about the sick skaters.

 

[Lzbee]

Did you really say that about the Skate America gold medalist?

No one is going to mess with Sasha. She is Playing for Keeps now.

But what happens if Sasha doesn't win gold this weekend? Without KV and Anna I thought this would be a gimme for her. I still saying Sasha wins this event but if she doesn't what will it do to her?

It would emphasise that she needs to land her jumps. She can afford one fall and be fine but 2 falls would put her in danger of both Alena and Liza imo (if they're clean).

 

[Skatesocs]

 

[MaHa75]

After Zhenja Corona news i am not sure that Anna has pneumonia and not also Covid!

 

[Novalis]

By the way, Sasha is the reigning Rostelecom cup champion. Just came to mind. Carry on.

 

[McBibus]

He said "the news did not unsettle ME" answering the question on whether his performance was affected, that doesn't mean he (or TT) didn't care about the sick skaters.

I did officially messed up with MY translation.