- Joined
- Dec 21, 2011
It seems to me that Eliza skates just okay under pressure. She had no pressure on the gp circuit until the gp final where she had expectations to win. Russian Nats is even more pressure and she falls. Olympics will be even worst if she even gets there from Russian Nats.
I'm withholding judgment for now about this. It's odd to me that, if that is the case, it seems to always happen in the short program not in the long. Maybe she has some sort of mental block in the short program. I will say that in this case in particular, I thought the lutz looked good going up, in the air, and even on the landing- I wonder if there was a rut in the ice or something. I only watched once so I may be mistaken but I remember thinking the jump was gorgeous and being very surprised when she ended up falling.
She is not my favorite of the current crop of Russian ladies, but I join the people who hope she starts skating well in Russia.
ETA: I also found it very enlightening to read what Julia said about Adelina. I'm happy she has that attitude