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2024-25 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 1 - Magnitogorsk

Khakhyrtdinova, a very enjoyable StSq! I have something good to say about all the girls today so far.

BTW that last spin looked like it should be level 3? Not 2? I'm no expert though admittedly.
 
Ouch. Botched from the take-off. :frown:

What a pity. Interesting music choice but the jumps ruined it for her.
 
Only level 2 combo spin?

I saw 8revs in 1 position, difficult upright and difficult transition from sit to haircutter. I must lacking knowledge on spins somehow because I am confused today.
 
I like Frolova more when she takes the classy programs. She does have the acting and emotion to make this work but its not her forte IMO. Not her real personality. Naturally she is a different level from Lukasheva but temperamentally the latter seems to relate more with such music on a genuine level.
 
Question

Why did Sinitsyna, Tretiakova, Chaplyhina and Khakhyrtdinova decide that they urgently need a combo in the second half.
 
Anna's skating is very graceful and pleasant, but the music is definitely not helping her
Her SP music is the only one I really didn't like so far, and felt the program could be better too (tough this impression probably had a lot to do with the music tbh)
 
Got here in time to see Anna fly and Ksenia not. That's such a good program but too many unusual mistakes.
 
She is not happy, either with the score, or with the skate, or with both :frown:

And on a happier note, on we go onto the Men! :hap10:
 
Kseniia's raw artistic talent is still clearly above but I'm truly sorry to say I see Frolova smoking her this season. I dont know who decided Sinitsyna should start skating to pagan drums and rock music coming from Rachmaninoff, Bach, Tchaikovsky and Chopin... Do they actually expect her to stand up to stonewall Frolova with that caliber of music? Its just not comprehensible to me. I once thought it unthinkable she might end up lesser than Frolova, it wasnt even a rivalry in my eyes but Sinitsyna is being intentionally sabotaged or something. She was in her own league a time and one of my ever favourites. Bizarre. I stayed quiet at test skates but its just too much. Coaches treating her like an experiment instead of refining their brightest diamond. Despicable. Nobody can understand this deranged behaviour and artistic abuse.
 
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