You have to hand it to this pair for sheer determination. I'll always admire them, especially Kawaguti, for their grit and perseverance.
Sounds like a good idea.Absolutely!
Of course I love them anyway - one of my favourite pairs.
I doubt they'd be ready by the time of the Olympics in any case - it sounds to me as if their preparation is too behind for that. What do you people think about Worlds? I mean - will they be ready? and if they are - will they be sent?
(I realise that Worlds' is a come-down when one is hoping for an Olympic spot - but I'd love to see them compete anyway... )
Absolutely!
Of course I love them anyway - one of my favourite pairs.
I doubt they'd be ready by the time of the Olympics in any case - it sounds to me as if their preparation is too behind for that. What do you people think about Worlds? I mean - will they be ready? and if they are - will they be sent?
(I realise that Worlds' is a come-down when one is hoping for an Olympic spot - but I'd love to see them compete anyway... )
Interview of Tamara Moskvina - coach of Kawaguti/Smirnov.
http://www.team-russia2014.ru/article/figur/14094.html (Russian)
Very shortly:
1. Pair skate programs with some elements.
2. Smirnov few days ago landed 1A (3 times) - first jumps after injury.
3. They plan to skate full program at January 25.
Interview of Smirnov
http://www.team-russia2014.ru/article/14098.html (Russian)
Info about the same.
Hi folks: I may have missed something, but did I see something stating that there would be a test skate for K/S on January 27? Or is that no longer taking place? Sorry, can't find the link, but that was a date I recall seeing as being the ultimate deciding factor.
In any event, I saw that the entries for the Olympics have been posted on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_–_Pair_skating - they list V/T, B/L, S/K as the three Russian teams.
Nothing's been posted on their Facebook page since January 5, just after Sasha tried out his jumps.
http://gallery.ru/watch?a=1T-lrj8#feature=subsregs
"Speaking to the point, Sasha slowly recovering. Already jumping double jumps , a double axel . During training guys do a quadruple release , other elements. Hopefully if all goes well , the Russian Cup final show good ride . Upcoming Russian Cup Final will be for us not just start after a long break , and selection for the World Cup in Japan, where Yuko and Sasha really want to speak "- quoted Moskvin official website of Federation of figure skating in Russia .
Russian Cup final will be held in 2014 in Novgorod from February 26 to March 2.
Kavaguti / Smirnov SP at the test skate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8e8qp0Fvq0
what a lovely program too bad no Olympics :no:, but hope they can be ready by Worlds
music would fit well for their Japanese fans