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Yes, the main change is swapping a double in her program for a triple, which isn’t something insignificant.
2021-22 Russian Women's Figure Skating
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Everyone’s there already.
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I'm so excited for test skates! I feel nervous about my faves but then have to remind myself it's not a competition haha
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just going off common sense i don't think either of those rumors are true. Unless something is announced in the next couple days, Anna is doing test skates and as someone else said, we all knew when she injured her toe. Aliona's 3A already looked better when we saw her a few months ago, and Eteri wouldn't have taken her back if she wasn't putting the work in. Guess we will see very soon.
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That’s how it works here! Fighting over nonsense for no reason whatsoever!Welcome to the RLT!
Sadly I know because it starts on Saturday and I can’t watch it.
Russian Junior and Senior Test Skates
Because of the events of the day I've managed to completely forget about the pairs test skates. Shame on me. I've to catch up fast.
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Schedule (UTC+3)
September 11th
12:00 Rhythm Dance.
13:25 Men's Short Program.
14:45 Pairs Short Program.
15:50 Women's Short Program.
September 12th
12:00 Free Dance.
13:30 Men's Free Skating.
15:05 Pairs Free Skating
16:15 Women's Free skating.
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She seems to have added rippon on all quads.
Looks like a strategy to land the jump with the axis straightened more and more each time we see it, now...
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Thanks for the footage. Much appreciated. Do u also have footage of the other girls practicing?
Also, I couldn't tell from the clip what is sasha's music, anyone know?
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There's footage of Aliona as well, in the instastories of this account: https://www.instagram.com/angelinaveiraukh/
Edit: Ok, kostornaiateam reposted the instastory. Here it is!
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They are saying Alyona's FS is to Four Seasons.
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SP: “Frida” OST
FS: “Cruella” OST Call me Cruella Florence and the Machine
Aliona’s FS seems to be Vivaldi 4 Seasons.
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Yes, the rippon seems to help with the axis, but also makes her quads look even more impressive.
Personally, think the 4S she did without the rippon in one of the Russia Cup stages last season was the most impressive. Maybe the lack of rippon really made her focus on it, and she jumped it with all her might - "I WILL not fall". Maybe this will make it more consistent for her, though.
Either way, I think if we see too many rippon quads + the "max BV, min effort" layouts this season, maybe the ISU will be pushed to change some rules. After all, all of one person doing a 0-7 program was enough to make them change the rules - and these things are far less impressive to me than Zagitova's accomplishment even if that was debatably flawed. Personally, hope a lot of the Japanese, Americans, and Russians go for one or the other or both.
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I think arms overhead helps axis and rotation, but might sacrifice a bit of height/distance. Either way it seems in some cases almost like a crutch rather than the handicap that it's treated as by the scoring system.
I wonder if the increased rotation speed and the fact the arms have to move down to break the rotation (rather than just out) could contribute to rougher landings/lack of glide out. Or maybe Sasha was just getting warmed up...
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actually since it creates a longer axis and higher center of gravity for the skater, it's a lot harder to control in the air. its really easy to get sideways in the air, you really have to be precise in your takeoff.
Sasha's 4S looks amazing.
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