2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 2 - Krasnoyarsk

[flanker]

"Not Lutz day"

 

[EdgeCall]

Not clean either but quite an appealing program.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Melnikov is another strong contender for Nats now. Who could think.

 

[flanker]

This Spartacus would not win Phrygia Dzepka.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Unfortunately I would be surprised if Misha survived.

Congrats to Melnikov.

 

[KhinSuShein]

I think MELNIKOV can be on the podium , happy for him and also for his coach. It is time.

 

[Mathematician]

@AlexBreeze is this Lutz convincing you yet? It does not fail.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Andrei came really close to medaling here had he played it safe and not gone for the backloaded 4T he likely would have got it but I guess theres no way of knowing how others ahead would skate so he went for max points and it didnt work out.

 

[flanker]

Well done Nikolai.

 

[KhinSuShein]

finally. but still need to stablilize his quads

 

[AlexBreeze]

@AlexBreeze is this Lutz convincing you yet? It does not fail.

No, it's barely rotated and has flat edge.

 

[flanker]

finally. but still need to stablilize his quads

He must be dead tired with two competitions back to back but now he has time to stabilize himself before nationals.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

So happy for Kolya

 

[AlexBreeze]

Andrei came really close to medaling here had he played it safe and not gone for the backloaded 4T he likely would have got it but I guess theres no way of knowing how others ahead would skate so he went for max points and it didnt work out.

He has been competing with this layout for several years. This backloaded 4T is not even new.

 

[Mathematician]

No, it's barely rotated and has flat edge.

But, still... who else can even land it consistently at all? I mean in Russia. Vlad? Mark isn't as consistent as Ugozhaev.

 

[Mathematician]

I would love to stay for pairs, but I am so tired... going to sleep in the AMs again it's over for me.

 

[AlexBreeze]

But, still... who else can even land it consistently at all? I mean in Russia. Vlad? Mark isn't as consistent as Ugozhaev.

I think we talked not about consistency but quality.

But as for consistency, yes, Vlad. What's more, his Lutz is bigger and with the deep edge.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

Matvey and Daniil have only 0,28 between them idk if that will end up mattering much for nats as both 7th and 8th are quite low and they likely need a medal in next stage for a chance to qual which is possible especially for Daniil if he can find better form before his 2nd assignment.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Matvey and Daniil have only 0,28 between them idk if that will end up mattering much for nats as both 7th and 8th are quite low and they likely need a medal in next stage for a chance to qual which is possible especially for Daniil if he can find better form before his 2nd assignment.

4-5th places must enough.

 

[Mathematician]

I think we spoke not about consistency but quality.

But as for consistency, yes, Vlad. What's more, his Lutz is bigger and with the deep edge.

Yes, it's difficult to discuss quality when almost nobody can land it more than 50%.

Ugozhaev hasn't fallen once. I think he's 8/8 on the Lutz. From Panin to now. For me this is getting impressive. Dikidzhi only had one start. We will see how he does in stages.