2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 5 - Omsk

[elektra blue]

This is astounding. Based on everything we've seen this season Petr is a favourite for the podium. Nobody internationally is skating like this but Malinin. This is a fact. There is no judging which would put this below any of Kagiyama or Sato's skates this season based on how he was judged at qualification.

Sato maybe, if Yuma goes clean he'll gets the points

 

[AlexBreeze]

There is no judging which would put this below any of Kagiyama or Sato's skates this season based on how he was judged at qualification.

Sato - no. But clean or close to clean Kagiyama is 300+ easily. Adam, too.

 

[lariko]

This is astounding. Based on everything we've seen this season Petr is a favourite for the podium. Nobody internationally is skating like this but Malinin. This is a fact. There is no judging which would put this below any of Kagiyama or Sato's skates this season based on how he was judged at qualification.

I dunno. Kagiyama is such a shifty customer.

 

[thatdarncat]

Yay Petr still got it, he need that, great way to round out the competition, no if he can repeat that at the Olympics he will be in with a shout

 

[AlexBreeze]

So they called nothing in Moscow when there was a medal on the line. But decided to cut his score today.

 

[lariko]

considering that everyone aside Malinin is imploding he could get silver, but i'm trying to keep my expectation low, his jump will be called

They are still months away, so... hard to say how everyone will skate in February. Plus, men.

 

[Mathematician]

Sato maybe, if Yuma goes clean he'll gets the points

Sato - no. But clean Kagiyama is 300+ easily. Adam, too.

I dunno. Kagiyama is such a shifty customer.

I said any of their skates this season. Not their hypothetical best. These skaters can easily score 290 or less with only minor mistakes. He does not require them to bomb. He only requires them to be imperfect. Which is the international standard right now, if not higher than it.

The point is Petr has the 2nd best performance of any man in the world this season.

 

[yume]

Can't Russian TV add subtitles on interviews?

 

[elektra blue]

I said any of their skates this season. Not their hypothetical best. These skaters can easily score 290 or less with only minor mistakes. He does not require them to bomb. He only requires them to be imperfect. Which is the international standard right now, if not higher than it.

The point is Petr has the 2nd best performance of any man in the world this season.

the majority of them will regroup for february, but Olys are a strange beast. it's going to be exciting and nerve wrecking for me

 

[Pairluv]

The music and choreo is so elegant and when he's on, his jumps are so straight in the air. Every comp is different, but he has the best chance of an olympic medal as any Russian man in a very, very long time. I'll be a nervous wreck during the competition.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Yeah, it figures. They are already saying they are ignoring URs.

The combo got called actually.

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

Wow Petr! He has such charisma on ice. Only Mark and Vetlugin have similar ones between Russian men.

Vlad is very promising and improving slowly. More attention to hands and to steps compared to the last season.

 

[lariko]

I said any of their skates this season. Not their hypothetical best. These skaters can easily score 290 or less with only minor mistakes. He does not require them to bomb. He only requires them to be imperfect. Which is the international standard right now, if not higher than it.

The point is Petr has the 2nd best performance of any man in the world this season.

Kagiyama gets insane scores even when he is imperfect. Even Sato needs 3 falls from Kagiyama to pass him nowadays, despite Sato's natural ability to jump that is better and very decent pcs. Kagiyama is extremely hard to beat, despite it looking like no problem in theory. At least it was the case for 6 years running. Kagiyama needs a major loss -- and not to Malinin -- to be an easier target.

 

[AlexBreeze]

the majority of them will regroup for february, but Olys are a strange beast. it's going to be exciting and nerve wrecking for me

It might either be Sochi or Beijing Olympics. We never know.

 

[niks]

Zhenya's FS costume is quite a statement out there but I like gold in general and even more so the gold plus red combo, so he gets kudos from me, you can't deny it's original at the very least

How he possibly managed to hold on and not fall on those jumps is a mistery of nature ..... not the best skate for him, but he got back to life a little during the choreo seq and had some nice glides..... I'm just really glad he's back after his injury; he'll continue to recover and his skating will get better fingers crossed for Nats

 

[Mathematician]

the majority of them will regroup for february, but Olys are a strange beast. it's going to be exciting and nerve wrecking for me

All I'm saying is the forum clowned me for suggesting he could score 290 internationally, and this would have been in the 290s. It is enough to podium without requiring the favourites to bomb. It was the debate and I was right. It is also a fact that the debate over Dikidzhi is finished.

 

[lariko]

Anyway, it is clear that Olympics will be intriguing. It will hopefully work in Gumennik's favor that he doesn't have to skate for the team. So, he can train only for the individual.

 

[Selivanovp]

Can't Russian TV add subtitles on interviews?

Just wait for youtube auto subtitles.

 

[thatdarncat]

the majority of them will regroup for february, but Olys are a strange beast. it's going to be exciting and nerve wrecking for me

It was nerve wrecking enough today. Olympics can throw up some strange and unlikely winners, which makes it hard to predict who will win.

 

[elektra blue]

All I'm saying is the forum clowned me for suggesting he could score 290 internationally, and this would have been in the 290s. It is enough to podium without requiring the favourites to bomb. It was the debate and I was right. It is also a fact that the debate over Dikidzhi is finished.

well i always supported Petya over Vlad and not just because of my personal bias i know others feel differently