My third thread of the night,joined since 2006 but only posting recently so apologies if i am overdoing it on the threads but i felt i needed to make a thread on viktoria..like marchei in the last few years i have seen such a great improvement in Victoria but for the last two seasons she has been so inconsistent..for such a beautiful skater, with lovely artistry, she has been a disaster this season..She has a much more powerful presence than her sister joshi, but cannot seem to get the jump elements.I dont think i have seen her land a triple lutz jump, its a shame, cause she has everything else going for her..she is a sight for sore eyes on the ice, but the elements are not there. I hope she can comeback in 2014 stronger, but i think sadly joshi is the dominant force now
I have given up hope on Viktoria Helgesson
- Thread starter greig
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- Feb 25, 2006
She's one of my favourites, so I was disappointed that she didn't make the free at the Olympics, to say the least. I was thinking "maybe they should have sent Joshi," and that's big from me, considering I like Viktoria about 10x better (although Joshi is not bad).
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I was gutted for Viktoria.
She was so much better than that awful SP.
I still think she has a lot to give.
She is far more artistic than Joshi but not technically.
She kinda reminds me of Caryn Kadavy. Such a beautiful skater.
I still think she can do well at the Europeans.
She was so much better than that awful SP.
I still think she has a lot to give.
She is far more artistic than Joshi but not technically.
She kinda reminds me of Caryn Kadavy. Such a beautiful skater.
I still think she can do well at the Europeans.
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I felt bad for her after she didn't qualify for the free skate. She's just too inconsistent a skater. At her age, she'll probably retire now. Maybe Joshi will have more success if she gets to the worlds...however I have doubts.
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- Jan 20, 2004
Aren't the girls coached by their mother? Perhaps that's where the problem lies.
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Yes they are. That aside, how strong is the coaching in Sweden in general? Perhaps it would have been better to look internationally for a coach. Of course, the cost of that sort of things can be prohibitive.
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- Feb 25, 2006
Seems that Swedish skaters often struggle. Berntsson and Schultheiss were quite inconsistent, and Majorov is starting to look that way too.
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I always enjoyed watching Viktoria. I was really hoping for her to have that magical Olympic Moment where everything falls into place, but since she didn't look comfortable at all, I was actually happy for Anne-Line Gjersem, who skated well and would have finished 25th if Viktoria hadn't missed her SP. Gjersem got to enjoy the FS - I felt Viktoria would probably not have enjoyed hers.
If you want to remember just how lovely Viktoria can skate, look at this
I wish her all the best.
If you want to remember just how lovely Viktoria can skate, look at this
I wish her all the best.
