2020-21 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

[Amei]

That's why Russia shouldn't send three quad/3A girls to the olympics. Very unreliable.
It's much better if they send at least one girl with no 3A/quad, but with very high (GOE PCS).

From what I'm hearing about today's practices, Alina or Evgenia could have become world champs if they were in shape.

Shcherbakova's practices are rarely representative of how she does in competition and based on her SP with no quad or triple axel she scores quite well without them.

 

[Fluture]

Hopefully Anna can at least get the silver... a lower score will send her directly to the reserve for the national team at the Olympics...

Nonsense. Even if she fails here (which is unlikely) this will have been her first Worlds + her still recovering from illness. The new seniors might be having it comparatively easy now but next year will be their first Olympics, if they make it. No guarantee that they‘ll survive the pressure and as such it‘s unlikely RusFed will send three newbies. And of the “veterans“ Shcherbakova has the best best.

Also, there‘s zero chance she‘ll finish lower than second. She‘d have to not even compete for that to happen. Even if she lands only her triples, she‘ll win.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Can't open it, can you post what does it say?

Sorry, I'm on my phone right now and can't take any screenshots. If no-one has shared it by the time I'm back at my laptop, I'll post the screenshots. It's a long winded text over 4 images.

 

[silveruskate]

Wow! This practice was absolutely crazy. Run through: Anna with only one 4F and 3 3Lzes. Sasha did 3F-3T first, and two other -3T combinations WTF and does two backloaded quads. Liza doesn't even do a run through. Rika also not bringing out her quad or 3A but doing 4 combos.

It looks like they're all saving themselves. We have no idea what any of them will show tonight. It's exciting!

 

[Amei]

Statement from Meagan Duhamel: https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4gkkDrdDt/?igshid=geebvhzxs1k8

I listened to her interview with TSL while I dont know everything that's been said in Russian media about her comments earlier this week, this statement is bogus - the entire segment she talked about the Russian girls she highlighted how healthy Tuktamysheva was (I belive she called Trusova stong) and then she commented about Shcherbakova looking sickly.

 

[Vandevska]

So Sasha is planning 5 quads for the FS after all, just saw on her fan page. Let's see how it goes.

 

[silveruskate]

The idea of the Russian Ladies not getting 3 spots is just not even in my mind. Not possible.

Didn't Anna try a single 4Lz today? Two 2As should nnever happen when doing 2 different quads so it suggests only one. My guess is

4F-3T/ (4F or 3F)/ 2A/ 2A/ 3Lz-3Lo/ 3F-eu-3S/ 3Lz

The second 4F depending on what happens in the warm-up and final group, even the first 4F.

 

[karina17]

Statement from Meagan Duhamel: https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4gkkDrdDt/?igshid=geebvhzxs1k8

This is the epitome of the notes app apology.

 

[Vandevska]

Anna plans 4Lz and 4F.

https://bit.ly/3swshAw

 

[chasingneverland]

Sasha's run-through today:

3F+3T, 4S (fall), 3Lz+3T, 2A / 4Lz+3T, 4T (fall/bad landing?), 3Lz+Eu+3S

I can't make sense of it. If I had to guess they've probably canned the 4F and are going for:

3F, 4S, 4Lz+3T, 2A / 4Lz+3T, 4T, 3Lz+Eu+3S

But I really don't know.

Edit: They're also saying she left practice early so now I'm really worried, I hope she's alright. She looked so strong earlier this week.

Edit: Anna did even worse I am now losing my mind

4F not 3F.

 

[chasingneverland]

No! That's really a poor excuse for Sasha and Anna.
The exact same thing happened to Evgenia and Alina during 2018-2019 season, when they lost the nationals to the juniors and the WHOLE WORLD kept talking about how they would have no chances against those juniors. Yet both of them were able to deliver their best at the world championships.

That's different. The juniors weren't eligible. Evgenia and Alina contenders on the World's stage. They were just fortunate that Anna, Sasha, and Aliona weren't senior eligible yet.

 

[Vandevska]

Man they're gonna give me a heart attack today. If I'm this anxious, poor girls.

 

[Amei]

Anna plans 4Lz and 4F.

https://bit.ly/3swshAw

So basically her nationals layout. Her 4F+3T looks good not sure why she doesn't do that and a solo 4F. If she lands both then attempt the 4LZ in place of a 2A (though this requires on the fly thinking).

 

[silveruskate]

4F not 3F.

No. The source says she actually did a 3F.

 

[snowflake]

I wonder if it is something similar Sasha is going through? Of course we don't know what is going on in her mind, only Sasha does, but the expectations and pressure she is under is insane. And it's funny that still after two senior seasons where she hasn't won anything, most people are still saying that "Sasha will win, if she's clean, she's unbeatable". Anna doesn't seem to have that pressure at all.

Oh I think Anna feels as much pressure as Trusova or any other top Russian lady. From herself, from her team, from the federation, from her fans. In the short she handled her nerves better. Let’s see how it goes today.

So Sasha is planning 5 quads for the FS after all, just saw on her fan page. Let's see how it goes.

wow... is it official from her team?

 

[Amei]

Oh I think Anna feels as much pressure as Trusova or any other top Russian lady. From herself, from her team, from the federation, from her fans. In the short she handled her nerves better. Let’s see how it goes tomorrow


wow... is it official from her team?

Came across this on Instagram, not sure how credible it is though
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMul99ZBmw-/?igshid=1c96t11chuw6g

 

[chasingneverland]

No. The source says she actually did a 3F.

I know that. I'm saying she's not going to do a 3F. It's a marker - planned placeholder - for the 4F.

 

[Paulipau]

Sasha's planned content.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4o9YOJnlp/?igshid=1hcw59a2cy56a

 

[chasingneverland]

Sasha's planned content.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4o9YOJnlp/?igshid=1hcw59a2cy56a

Yeah, I think this is pretty much the layout we were speculating earlier.

BV of 96.23

 

[chasingneverland]

During 2018-2019? Anna Sasha Aliona were all competing at junior levels

I meant senior eligible - or still juniors.