2023-24 Russian Men's Figure Skating

[Flying Feijoa]

My feeling is that Kondratiuk is (the chosen one and also) fit again and in that case I expect him to be one of the biggest favourites, but I'm also giving Gumennik a very, very good chance... although my personal support goes to Semenenko who also looks like he'll be very strong again and justified the constancy talks again. Those 3 are the ones my instincts would bet on... but Yablokov looks like a wild card who could easily rise to top as well, and Aliev basically just needs to hit all his jumps... which doesn't seem very likely but very possible. Those are my very amateur impressions.
Oh, it's just very exciting.

Yep, they're all great and all unpredictable. Maybe frustrating for some people, but that's what I love about these guys!

Also we've reached a point where I remember most of the senior men from their JGP days, so I am extra fond of them

As for likely top contender, I'm team Gumennik but may the best man win

Realistically speaking I'll be happy if just one more of my favourites can squeeze onto the podium

 

[AlexBreeze]

3 Ignatov's free

It's an old costume. I think he will have a new one.

With no international competitions I think it's really good they have such strong inner competition.
Where would anyone take the motivation from if it was just one guy sure to run away with it all?

IIRC someone even mentioned it in an interview. Lutfullin, I think.

 

[lariko]

Gosh, can't wait to see the Test Skates! While I am always waiting for Mozalev's programs the most, Russian men are always so awesome. I miss the lot!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Gumennik will compete with his Rammstein SP, but it will be remade.

 

[thatdarncat]

Gumennik will compete with his Rammstein SP, but it will be remade.

I wonder what they mean by remade, do they have to change the actual programme or just remove the lyrics perhaps

 

[AlexBreeze]

I'll just leave it here.

 

[elektra blue]

I'll just leave it here.

i'll have what he had

 

[Mariott]

The guys were really having fun behind the scenes

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[AlexBreeze]

Gumennik will compete with his Rammstein SP, but it will be remade.

Petya is skating to the Russian cover of Sonne

 

[AlexBreeze]

Artem Kovalev announces that he misses the season due to a foot fracture. He is recovering after a surgery.

 

[AlexBreeze]

The moment Matvei released that he won the RGP stage:

Matvei: ...needed two more points!
Lyosha: I needed, not you!

 

[niks]

The moment Matvei released that he won the RGP stage:

Matvei: ...needed two more points!
Lyosha: I needed, not you!

I really like it that all Russian men skaters seem very friendly to each other

 

[AlexBreeze]

Artur Danielian on his social media (translated):

For several days now, I have been trying to put at least some thoughts together, but it doesn't really work out. I don't know where to start, and how to finish. How to explain yourself, what to say. It is so hurtful, but at the same time empty. But I willl try.

At the moment, I have returned to St. Petersburg from Moscow, where I spent days with my family, in their arms, encouraging words that everything will be fine and the like. I want to believe in it.

In St. Petersburg, by the way, the coaches are already waiting for me, they called and wrote, and it cheered me up. I will start a full recovery, doctors again, procedures, so to speak, "my life routine". And I am going to skate gradually. For myself.
Whatever my attitude to ice right now, I still love figure skating. I can't get it out of my life, for any reason. It is a pity that I haven't found some other business in my almost 20 years that would bring at least 1% of the emotions that figure skating brings. This is misleading and inspires fear..
Okay, maybe it is for the best.

This is the further plan, an approximate one.

I have been preparing for this season, as I probably haven't prepared for any. I wanted to show myself so much, all the work of the team, and a lot of work was done. I was really looking forward to the season, since July it was like I was at a low start, hoping to go and make an impression, but I only shot myself in the foot.

It's frustrating, I feel a kind of guilt in front of everyone, literally. And of course, in front of myself, having set myself some goals, having set expectations, I failed to meet them, and moreover, everything turned out a hundred times worse.

A stream of thoughts like: what to do next, what will happen next, and how, and what, and why, what should I do - is sitting in my head without answers.
But the right thing to do is to keep doing what I like to do. +treatment, to fix myself physically, and psychologically (it won't be left without attention, too).

I have hope in me. It lives because my family, my team, my fans and not even my fans, my loved ones have it.
And how grateful I am to my coaches, words can't describe.
They are waiting for me!
They will be with me till the end!
As long as I have the strength and patience to go through this!
And they are gonna help me come back!

Since so many people are around, they didn't turn their backs on me (I am mostly talking about my coaches and family), I can't hammer a nail in the wall and hang up my skates. (for another argument, the walls in my flat are too thin...).
I have been lying here for the third hour just staring at the ceiling with the realisation that I should say something to you, in fact, I have tried.
But the most important thing I would like to say once again is —
Thank you!
To the depths of my soul I appreciate every word from every person, even those words that were on the Internet, I read a lot.
Thank you for being with me.


Your Artur.

 

[elektra blue]

i hope he can take time for himself and regroup, i also hope he learns how not to be so harsh on himself. mama is here waiting for you too!

 

[AlexBreeze]

Nikita Sarnovskiy was injured at a competition, he tore his ligament.

cr: Plushenko's interview

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Nikita Sarnovskiy was injured at a competition, he tore his ligament.

cr: Plushenko's interview

earlier this season right? Or did he compete anywhere more recently?

 

[AlexBreeze]

earlier this season right? Or did he compete anywhere more recently?

He only competed at Panin Memorial and then withdrew from his RJGP stage. So he was injured either at the Panin Memorial or at the official RJGP training.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Nikita Sarnovskiy was injured at a competition, he tore his ligament.

cr: Plushenko's interview

Noooooo!

Get well soon, Nikita!

 

[niks]

Our Russian men that we all love (aka how to still be beautiful when you are rolling on the ice )

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[anonymoose_au]

Our Russian men that we all love (aka how to still be beautiful when you are rolling on the ice )

Haha Matvei at the end is the icing on the cake!

Although, they probably could use lessons from Keegan Messing, he makes falling look like part of the program!