2020-21 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

[brakes]

Detective Shayuki and her assistant MaggieLin are on the case
seriously, how did you manage to tell them apart?
I saw Berestovskaya, An, Sadkova and Rubtsova. The rest were indistinguishable to me

Master Shayuki recognizes Russian skating phenoms before they put their first skates on!

 

[MaggieLin]

Detective Shayuki and her assistant MaggieLin are on the case
seriously, how did you manage to tell them apart?
I saw Berestovskaya, An, Sadkova and Rubtsova. The rest were indistinguishable to me

Hahaha - I am by no means good at identifying little girls!
Kostyleva, however, is an exception - her big (and cute!) forehead always stood out to me for some reason

 

[Shayuki]

No, I can only recognize skaters who I watch. And I'm actually quite poor when it comes to face recognition. I mean, I'd guess that the front row is Rubtsova, An, Sadkova, Dvoeglazova and Shesheleva.

Now, I'd see the last one on second row as Kostyleva, or at least very similar.

 

[brakes]

Hahaha - I am by no means good at identifying little girls!
Kostyleva, however, is an exception - her big (and cute!) forehead always stood out to me for some reason

She's in the back row, last towards the door, right?

 

[brakes]

No, I can only recognize skaters who I watch. And I'm actually quite poor when it comes to face recognition. I mean, I'd guess that the front row is Rubtsova, An, Sadkova, Dvoeglazova and Shesheleva.

Now, I'd see the last one on second row as Kostyleva, or at least very similar.

Yeah, but you know every single weak spot in their step sequences and jump take-offs.

 

[Novalis]

Now I'm going with:

Front row: Rubtsova, An, Sadkova, Dvoeglazova, Bazyliuk
Back row: Berestovskaya, Shesheleva, someone, someone, someone(winds up as 6th in the front row during dance)

Isn't Shesheleva the smallest one?

 

[Shayuki]

Now I'm going with:

Front row: Rubtsova, An, Sadkova, Dvoeglazova, Bazyliuk
Back row: Berestovskaya, Shesheleva, someone, someone, someone(winds up as 6th in the front row during dance)

Isn't Shesheleva the smallest one?

Shesheleva, a 2011? She looks like a 2014 or something.

Thing is, if it was confirmed that Shesheleva is one of these skaters, it would need to be the last one on the first row, no one else could be her. But I never watch her so I can't actually recognize her.

 

[Shayuki]

Yeah, but you know every single weak spot in their step sequences and jump take-offs.

That's... Well, not quite true. But if I watch a performance, it usually goes like this, I watch it, then I start at the beginning again, watch it again, etc. etc. and then before I realize, 3 hours have passed with me just watching the same performance over and over. So you have time to pick up on some things.

 

[Novalis]

Shesheleva, a 2011? She looks like a 2014 or something.

Thing is, if it was confirmed that Shesheleva is one of these skaters, it would need to be the last one on the first row, no one else could be her. But I never watch her so I can't actually recognize her.

No, last one of the "original" front row is Margarita Bazyliuk, but during dance the last one of "original" back row becomes like a sixth member of front row (don't know who that is)

And Shesheleva is this tiny: https://www.instagram.com/polinashesheleva/

And again, I don't think there is Kostyleva

 

[starlight97]

Everyone's so caught up in the drama - let's enjoy Ksenia's new SP yesterday.
Jumps are more or less back in shape (hope she hit a 4T tomorrow!), spins look maybe even better. Her skating is just so poetic (yes, poetic is the word I've been thinking of) never want that step sequence to end lol.


39.61+32.56=72.17

Such beautiful spins

 

[brakes]

And again, I don't think there is Kostyleva

Rules of mad king Sergei have ended, so the banished princess is back!

Spoiler: Lena

 

[MaggieLin]

No, last one of the "original" front row is Margarita Bazyliuk, but during dance the last one of "original" back row becomes like a sixth member of front row (don't know who that is)

And Shesheleva is this tiny: https://www.instagram.com/polinashesheleva/

And again, I don't think there is Kostyleva

Not sure about the others but Kostyleva is definitely there, second row second to the right, with neon pink ballet shoes on her shirt. Very recognizable.

 

[Novalis]

Not sure about the others but Kostyleva is definitely there, second row second to the right, with neon pink ballet shoes on her shirt. Very recognizable.

Fair enough, that was the one I was most suspecting, but thought she's too dark.

 

[MaggieLin]

No, last one of the "original" front row is Margarita Bazyliuk, but during dance the last one of "original" back row becomes like a sixth member of front row (don't know who that is)

And Shesheleva is this tiny: https://www.instagram.com/polinashesheleva/

And again, I don't think there is Kostyleva

I'm pretty sure Polina Shesheleva is the the one right next to Liza B, the girl wearing red shoes and yellow shirt. I've seen her in the same outfit in other photos.

 

[Novalis]

I'm pretty sure Polina Shesheleva is the the one right next to Liza B, the girl wearing red shoes and yellow shirt. I've seen her in the same outfit in other photos.

Agreed, so this is what I've got:

Front row: Rubtsova, An, Sadkova, Dvoeglazova, Bazyliuk
Back row: Berestovskaya, Shesheleva, someone, Kostyleva, someone

Starting position

 

[Dawn825]

True. Berestovskaya born Dec8th 2007
Sadkova June26th2008

Petrosian and Akatyeva summer 2007

Now I'm confused again I thought Petrosyan was a level above Akatieva, as in she was a first year junior this year and Akatieva was still a novice. Are their birthdays close but on either side of the cutoff date, or was I wrong?

This all depends on how much of a dream it is for Eteri to have a podium sweep of the Olympics.

Eteri wouldn't be worth her salt if she wasn't gunning for this. Has any coach in any discipline ever achieved this? Idk, but it is very doable for her and would make her a literal legend.

 

[chasingneverland]

Now I'm confused again I thought Petrosyan was a level above Akatieva, as in she was a first year junior this year and Akatieva was still a novice. Are their birthdays close but on either side of the cutoff date, or was I wrong?

Adeliya is June 5, 2007 and Sofia is July 7, 2007. The international cut off is July 1, so Sofia is just slightly too young.

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

Where is this dance video?

 

[brakes]

Where is this dance video?

2020-21 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

So if I'm understanding everything correctly, Aliona is now reportedly accepted by Eteri again whilst Rozanov stays at AOP, right? It really makes me wonder who has the magic that once brought Aliona to her best. Was it Rozanov, or Eteri, or the overall intense training environment at Eteri's...

www.goldenskate.com

 

[rollerblade]

Need the choreographer in frame for reference, like how they used to do it. Do they still use the same dance guy?