Russian Nationals 2008 - 2009

[sisinka]

Artem Borodulin 206.78

2,5A (double feet, 1 hand on the ice)
3A (double feet again) + 2T
3Lz+3T
3F
3Lz (little mistake)
3Lo
0,5A
2A (1spin on the ice)+2T

- Going to 2nd place. BUT HOW??? It was awful...

Artem B. has good position in Russian federation's eyes. He is fighter, he won silver medal at Junior Worlds last year (when he broke his leg in November 2007, he started to skate in early January 2008, he started to jump only one months before Junior Worlds). He finished fourth in Cup of China (there were no big names except European Champion Verner).

It was obvious right before Russian Nats that Pisejev wants him to skate at Euros. Sure Artem B. was nervous but unfortunately I think that his triple axel is not stable jump for him yet - he will have big problems to land triple axels at Euros (and technical specialist will wait and check whether it was fully rotated).

 

[Shaba22]

Andrei Lutai 196.81

2A
4T (wrong landing)+2(?)T
3A+2T
3Lz+3T
3F
2Lo
3S
2A

- Going to 3rd place.

 

[Shaba22]

MEN - results

1. Sergei Voronov 238.68
2. Artem Borodulin 206.78
3. Andrei Lutai 196.81
4. Vladimir Uspenski 194.05
5. Andrei Griazev 192.15
6. Konstantin Menshov 191.72
7. Denis Leushin 189.84
8. Ivan Tretiakov 187.18
9. Artem Grigoriev 185.60
10. Artur Gachinski 178.86
11. Stanislav Kovalev 177.68
12. Nikita Mikhaylov 171.96
13. Sergei Dobrin 166.12
14. Maxim Sheplonov 165.27
15. Alexander Nikolaev 149.86
16. Vladislav Sezganov 146.31
17. Konstantin Miliukov 139.61

 

[Medusa]

What a not-so-good competition.

Voronov needs a presentation-wizard, pronto please. Sometimes, during the steps he seems a bit alive, but most of the time he looks awfully concentrated, extremely tense, his posture is not pure. His jump preperation reminds me of KVDP, but at least KVDP manages to look like he is having fun out there.

Borudulin was not too bad, it's a shame about that shaky Axel. His presentation is already much better than Voronov's, his line and posture pure.

Lutai seemed faster than normal and the program suits him. He also has a much better presentation than Voronov despite the fact that he looks a tiny bit scared out there.

I guess they will see how Borudulin and Lutai do at Euros and send the better one to Worlds - at least Lutai has proved that he can actually land a Triple Axel quite a few times, he also rotates a Quad.

They are just showing one of my very favourite Zhenya performances.

 

[Shaba22]

Pairs lp

1st warm-up group
Ksenia Stolbova / Artur Minchuk
Tatiana Novik / Konstantin Medovikov
Ekaterina Kuklina / Eduard Kushtanov

 

[Shaba22]

Andrei Griazev LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYJF-0tD3mA

 

[Dodhiyel]

I remember about Borodulin's leg; it is amazing how quickly he has come back; I look for good things from him in the future.

 

[Medusa]

Tatiana Novik / Konstantin Medovikov aren't bad at all. Of course they are still very young and need loads of refinement. Were they single skaters before? He fell on the sbs Loops, but it looked fully rotated. And the 3S - 2A SEQ looked really good.

 

[Shaba22]

1. Tatiana Novik / Konstantin Medovikov 135.77
2. Ksenia Stolbova / Artur Minchuk ???.??

 

[Kasey]

Andrei Griazev LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYJF-0tD3mA

Yep, that's mine. I'm uploading some of the other men's right now, and will upload some pairs also when I get them. Username is kismac67.

(Have patience, am uploading for fs vid site also, so it takes longer with different simultaneous uploads)

 

[Shaba22]

Yep, that's mine.

Thank you for uploading!!!

 

[Shaba22]

Standings after first group:
1. Tatiana Novik / Konstantin Medovikov 135.77
2. Ekaterina Kuklina / Eduard Kushtanov 119.15
3. Ksenia Stolbova / Artur Minchuk ???.??

 

[Dodhiyel]

Yep, that's mine. I'm uploading some of the other men's right now, and will upload some pairs also when I get them. Username is kismac67.

(Have patience, am uploading for fs vid site also, so it takes longer with different simultaneous uploads)

I have infinite patience and gratitude for what you are doing, Kasey .

 

[Shaba22]

Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov 147.33

- Going to 1st place.

 

[Shaba22]

Daria Abdulova / Semen Stepanov 122.28

- Going to 3rd place.

 

[Dodhiyel]

I have been searching around, and something confuses me. Ivan Bariyev (Bariev) was fourth in the Junior GPF in Korea:

http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf0809/CAT001RS.HTM

That's not bad, and he is 17 years of age. He was in the Russian Nats earlier this year,

http://www.goldskate.ru/RussianNationals/fs-z-z-men-fp-z-z-z-z-z-final-rus.pdf

and came in 7th. I am wondering why he did not try again now. I watched his videos a while ago, and he looked like a "natural" to me , who only needs to get all his jumps, so I am interested in following his progress.

 

[Snowgirl]

Bariev caught cold before the event started and decided to withdraw.

 

[Shaba22]

Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov 149.42

- Going to 1st place.

 

[Sashak]

i burst into tears checking the result! DAMN!!! is it final? of course...i don't wanna admit it. i thought 185.60 wasn't a bad score for artem g (lemme call him sweet artem just not to be confused with artem b) but looking at others' scores...that's tots disappointing! i wanna cry nothing's gonna stop my tears

*sasha is singing cry me a river*

thanks shaba22 for the review. i'm gonna look for kasey's vids of sweet artem (it's official now...his name is sweet artem)

 

[Shaba22]

Artem Grigoriev LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2YEV4FP8Go