2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 3 - Kazan

[Mathematician]

You might need more than 12 this year. Like in 2024 when 14 points were needed.

It might be clearer after the next stage. We have a few skaters we haven't seen yet.

That's why I said basically impossible. You get 2 points for 9th place. There are 12 contestants. Zakharova could hypothetically fall on everything and drop out. It won't happen, though.

 

[Jontor]

Nikita Sarnovskiy has obviously wd. What happened?

 

[AlexBreeze]

Nikita Sarnovskiy has obviously wd. What happened?

They didn't say.

 

[AlexBreeze]

They didn't say.

Regarding pairs.

Khabibullina is recovering from some unnamed health problem.

Chernyshova/Vilchik decided to focus on recovery from the injury that happened about half a year ago. It worsened at their first stage.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Hi, Denis!

 

[Mathematician]

Has Ignatov skated anywhere this season? Do we know how good he or his programs are supposed to be?

 

[Selivanovp]

Nikita Sarnovskiy has obviously wd. What happened?

He was skating with an injury already on his last competition and told about it to journalists. So, I guess, it got worse.

 

[Mathematician]

Well, I think it's a little better for Artur than last stage if he doesn't get too much deduction. The Salchow was rotated. Better levels.

 

[lariko]

Wow, did Russian judges know other numbers aside from 72?

 

[flanker]

Artur Danielian had a decent skate for once.

 

[elektra blue]

here for some snow cacti

 

[Mathematician]

here for some snow cacti

Give the top girls a re-watch, it was the best ladies' event of the season so far. The favourites were all clean.

 

[lariko]

Wow, Muravyova was fantastic!

 

[EdgeCall]

Holy socks, that was slanted.

 

[elektra blue]

not a single clean jump...ah les cactus

 

[EdgeCall]

Oh dear. Stepan's jumps reminded me a little of previous seasons' Kondratyuk. Except he was a lot less lucky landing them.

 

[flanker]

Tartygin, how he was able to stay on his feet after that 4S...

 

[Mathematician]

Honestly, he has good potential.

 

[Jontor]

Nice gamble by Tartygin. I don't think any of the jumps were fully rotated, but at least he went for it. 2 quads + 3A.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Kolyada and Yagudin arguing all the time

Honestly I like it. I don't remember Misha showing his emotions on public after 2018.