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2016 Russian Junior Nationals Pairs SP

sneakers

Match Penalty
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Dec 24, 2015
I think given their age and relative inexperience these two captured the character of the tango pretty well, but their elements are kind of small in general.

and they are aging out of juniors next season
at least he is ineligible
 

sequinsgalore

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Joined
Dec 12, 2008
3 Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin

Music: Code Name Vivaldi by The Piano Guys

Purple onesie, boot covers / grey shirt, black pants

2A
3Tw
4Li
BoDs - aborted after ~1 rotation, maybe invalid
3STh - fall
PCoSp3p
StSq

Good start, fell apart after death spiral mistake

SP: 26.15+26.09-1.00 = 51.24, 3/3
 
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tulosai

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Joined
Dec 21, 2011
I was really enjoying that and thinking about how smooth and effortless it was until the death spiral when it all started to fall apart. I think she's probably just grown/is growing too tall for him, nothing to be done. I do kind of love her legwarmers and want them for myself, though the costume makes no sense to me.
 

sneakers

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Joined
Dec 24, 2015
what a disaster :palmf:

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Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin

2A
3twist
botched deathspiral - zero element
3S throw - fall
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liftlvl2
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sequinsgalore

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Dec 12, 2008
4 Ekaterina BORISOVA / Dmitry SOPOT

Music: Ninija by Maxime Rodriguez

Red dress, gold dragon sparkle / black asian-themed costume, gold details

3Tw
2A
4Li
3STh - big, bit pitched landing
PCoSp3p
StSq
BoDs

Clean skate with big elements - they both fistpump!

SP: 34.96+28.77 = 64.73, 1/4
 
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tulosai

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Joined
Dec 21, 2011
I just love these two, they have such awesome pairs elements :love: I really hope she'll get a SBS triple jump, with it they could honestly be competitive on the senior level.
 

sneakers

Match Penalty
Joined
Dec 24, 2015
I was really enjoying that and thinking about how smooth and effortless it was until the death spiral when it all started to fall apart. I think she's probably just grown/is growing too tall for him, nothing to be done. I do kind of love her legwarmers and want them for myself, though the costume makes no sense to me.

he seems tall himself and a strong lifter
if this doesnt work out next season, Volodin is a promising male skater, he can find another partner
 

sneakers

Match Penalty
Joined
Dec 24, 2015
Borisova / Sopot have huge elements
they just need to be stable in SBS jumps

the best russian junior since Tarasova / Morozov
 

tulosai

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 21, 2011
he seems tall himself and a strong lifter
if this doesnt work out next season, Volodin is a promising male skater, he can find another partner

Definitely, I think they are both strong skaters and he would definitely be able to find another partner. If she grows any more she may just be too tall for pairs skating which would be really too bad since she is also a strong skater, but it sometimes happens (like with Davankova who you mentioned).
 

sequinsgalore

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 12, 2008
5 Anastasia Melnikova / Alexander Simenenko

Red one-shoulder dress / black costume

3Tw - ok, bit awkward catch
2A
3STh - stepout
4Li - bit slow
StSq
BoDs
PCoSp3p

Mixed skate, seemed a bit mismatched

SP: 22.56+20.15 = 42.71, 5/5
 
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tulosai

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Dec 21, 2011
This team is cute but they are SUPER juniorish and don't really seem to be trying to interpret or skate to the music at all. How old is she? They could maybe have some potential depending on how they develop- their SBS 2A is very strong at least.
 

siela

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 28, 2012
This team is cute but they are SUPER juniorish and don't really seem to be trying to interpret or skate to the music at all. How old is she? They could maybe have some potential depending on how they develop- their SBS 2A is very strong at least.

It is their first season together and in pairs at all. And they are very young - 2002 and 2000 years of birth.
 
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sneakers

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Joined
Dec 24, 2015
Melnikova / Simenenko

3t - huge
2A
3S - two footed
liftlvl2
stepseq
deapthspiralvl2
combspinlvl2
 
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