Zhang was 3rd in the PC scores.
Another PCS 'adjustment'
Zhang was 3rd in the PC scores.
I don't know, Ant. I doubt Robin Wagner could have done much in two weeks to change/improve Elene's skating, but she could have helped her quite a bit with mental preparation, which Elene clearly needed after that SP mess in Helsinki. What the long-term effects of Wagner's coaching will be remains to be seen, I guess.
Perhaps. We all know EG is talented but we also all know she has been skating poorly. Perhaps in these last few weeks Wagner has been able to make her believe in herself again.
Ant - you're right about the proof being in the LP. We'll see tomorrow. Well, I won't, because Eurosport won't be showing it. But I'll see the score .
Looks like I could be wrong about an American lady running away with this one. Anyway, congrats Elene you deserve it
If her mental game has been improved by Robin then the proof will be in the LP.
Exactly because she has done very well in the past with SP, but always seems to falter in the LP.
This came up when Jenni didn't go to Nordics. Someone wrote at the time (about three-four weeks ago) that she still wasn't practicing. Maybe there was too little time for Jenni to prepare and she preferred not to risk her ankle.And another question - where was Jenni Vahamma? I thought i heard she would be healed in time for Junior Worlds?
And what can we expect of Caroline? Is the podium now completely out of reach for her?
About Jenni; it's kind of odd, because she *is* scheduled to skate at next week's Aegon Cup in the Netherlands.
Something I've heard on Werner's forum was that Serov wasn't really that into coaching Elene. She won this year in Dortmund without Serov at all, and according to Werner (he gossips a lot, but he also often has much insight) in Helsinki she was with both Serov and Murvanidze both of whom were often less then sober. While I agree that Wagner hasn't had time to teach Elene anything, I think this young skater just needed someone inspiring next to her who would really believe in her. While I have some doubt about Wagner's coaching, I think believing in her skaters is something she is indeed very good at.Robin's been her coach for what - two weeks. There is very little a coach can do to help a skater in two weeks. Whatever Elene did today she had in her regardless of who put her on the ice.
If that's true - how awful and irresponsible! Must have been horrific for her.She won this year in Dortmund without Serov at all, and according to Werner (he gossips a lot, but he also often has much insight) in Helsinki she was with both Serov and Murvanidze both of whom were often less then sober.