Please tell us more about this!!OMG Smirnov fell and could not finish the program. Moreover he could not even leave the ice without help. It loos like a big injurz according russian forum. I am so sorrz about him
Sasha fell on the first jump and tore his knee ligaliment. He couldn't stand up, Enbert and Vasiliev took him off ice. Operation tomorrow.
http://www.tv100.ru/news/pervoe-vystuplenie-v-sezone-obernulos-tyazheloj-travmoj-80896/
Here they say recovery takes 6 months in the most difficult cases. For now no one knows exactly.
You can see that he's tilted in the air on that jump, but ohmygosh, he is ridiculously unlucky to get that injury from that. Poor guy.
Moscow Open Championship
Sotnikova, Lipnitskaya and Pogorilaya did their Program run throughs with costumes
Lipnitskaya SP - same SP dress lovely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1052CQRfdw&feature=player_embedded
Sotnikova SP - horrid costume, nothing about Carmen whatsoever in that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyHioNTwiuo&feature=player_embedded
Pogorilaya LP - Bram Stoker's dracula, she's in great form, can she make a spoiler ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr4VpRKYkpY&feature=player_embedded
Julia's costume is beautiful and she is definitely screaming "look at MEEEE" to the Russian federation so far this season. Her double axle is downright scary sometimes though, no clue how she held onto this one. I really hope she'll work on her technique on this jump once this season is over. Probably it isn't her highest priority in an Olympic year.
Adelina's program has potential I think. That was a VERY nice spiral into the 2A, definitely a highlight for me. Agree the costume is a bit much. Overall I think she is a weaker skater than Julia now. The triple triple looked UR to me in real time.
Anna's gorgeous this year.
Lovely program by Julia, but why on earth is she back to gloves? There are moments when her arms lack elegance and the gloves only draw more attention to that.
Julia has always been wearing gloves in all her costumes
Maxim Kovtun run through SP - basically Gachinski's chance of Olympics is 0%, Kovtun is the back up for Plushenko
4T-2T 4S-Fall, 3A - better at least
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KoeXSrGSMg
Full title "Open Championship for Prises of President of Moscow Figure Skating Federation"Moscow Open Championship
They did not take place in this competition. After competitional skating was their test skate (before GP Events).Sotnikova, Lipnitskaya and Pogorilaya did their Program run throughs with costumes
Looks like 4S+2T and 4T (fall).
He is super cute but this program is super boring with frantic uncomposed movements. He should learn how to land his jumps as well.