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2018-19 Russian Ladies' figure skating
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Yeah, the most disappointing thing about Russian Nationals this season was giving Nasta <59 points in PCS although she brought one of the best skates that day. People may argue with me, but for me Tarakanova is as good as Kostornaia and the only thing that keeps her "away" from Sasha and Anna is the lack of a quad jump. However, pointswise, especially in Russia, judges try to make us believe that she's a low key skater.....
She needs to build a reputation yet, and she had a bad SP and that has been a running theme of this season: coaches should have gone back to the frontloaded combo cause at least it was consistent.
But like said in previous posts, i think RusFed should give her a chance, like some senior B competition post nationals, or even junior worlds cause she looks ready for seniors.
Well, first season in seniors Masha would have had her chances anyway cause she was coming as Junior World silver medalist, but yes those people were right: Masha moved to CSKA basically to get more push from the Federation and she got it.
Personally i was looking at the skater she used to be with Panova, cause Buyanova never worked with her technique besides adding the ugly tano (she didn't have that before!), so the jumps got more underrotated every season.
So before retiring both Polina and Masha should try with a master of the jumps, someone like Mishin, if i was Polina i would consider also going back to Eteri if that is still possible.
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Me? Well I’ve just been binge watching the greatest performance of the season all morning
https://youtu.be/j8VDCwOtdKU
How about you?
Oh my, that´s really a wonderful performance. Lovely skating speed, and she makes everything looks so easy. Actually the spins at the very end there reminded me of Sonja Henies spins.
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I know that she has troubles with her SP. That's why I was only referring to her free skate. I am not saying that she was supposed to medal at RusNats but she deserved a far bigger score for her free program. She's been pretty consistent there, taking into consideration that she is also one of those who changed coaches going into the new season. Furthermore, she's the only one from that group of skaters who actually showed extreme improvements in a very short time. Just compare her jumps from last season and now. And her skating skills? It's not just the speed, she also does a lot of transitions as she used to do last year, it's not as if she's kind of not doing anything during her StepSeq. And her performance - I mean, she and Plushy took up the challenge to perform a style that she was unfamiliar to and maybe too young for it, but as this season goes, it's pretty obvious that she is getting better and better.
I just don't get it. Judged always give top skaters a bonus in order to distinguish them. Why do they have to lower the score of good skaters in order to make that difference "bigger", even though it's not actually that big when comparing the aktual skating...
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One of my favorite transitions this season.
https://youtu.be/j8VDCwOtdKU?t=41s
Nice choreography into the loop jump but very well executed steps and control of speed out of it and right into a 2a-1eu-3s. I like what mathman said about the jumps seeming to have an inevitable feel in this program. I agree! I think it’s the way that they are timed up so that the music swells and flows with the transitions instead of the take off or landings. In a way the music sort of breathes with the skater (and the crowd) after the jumps in a really effective way. I wonder if she naturally interpreted it this way or if the coaches encouraged it?
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Yes, this is a very subtle and clever interpretation of the music, which distinguishes her from the other skaters. I think it was definitely a choice of the choreograpger/coach but what makes this work, are her smooth running edges out of the jumps.
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I think Tarakanova is fabulous and overflowing with talent. Her skating skills are sublime. She does need to work on refining and holding her positions, however — her layback Ina Bauer and her spirals aren’t fully extended, the positions are a bit unfinished, etc. But that’s the kind of fine detail work that takes time. Her sit positions are to die for. And the gloves deserve all the PCS.
Do we have any idea whether or not she’ll move to seniors or is it all just speculation about what the Russian fed will do?
Do we have any idea whether or not she’ll move to seniors or is it all just speculation about what the Russian fed will do?
Late to the party on this, but Eteri picked her favourite program of the year
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiyTxjAA6A/
There is a bit of PR pushing obviously, but looking at Kamila's performance, she really did well hitting every single note of the music, incredible speed and flow on everything, the height on the jumps and the flexibility on the spins.
I feel like every season the new girls coming from Eteri learn from the older ones (or maybe the coaches learn from students and then apply to the new generations earlier), i wonder at what point they will start quads or 3A in her programs, if they ever need to.
PS: does anyone recognize the painting? I feel like i've seen it before, it looks modern (like 20th century) but it could be some more obscure Russian painting i don't know.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiyTxjAA6A/
There is a bit of PR pushing obviously, but looking at Kamila's performance, she really did well hitting every single note of the music, incredible speed and flow on everything, the height on the jumps and the flexibility on the spins.
I feel like every season the new girls coming from Eteri learn from the older ones (or maybe the coaches learn from students and then apply to the new generations earlier), i wonder at what point they will start quads or 3A in her programs, if they ever need to.
PS: does anyone recognize the painting? I feel like i've seen it before, it looks modern (like 20th century) but it could be some more obscure Russian painting i don't know.
Thanks, my high school art teacher will kill me if she ever finds out this haha.
I LOVE Kamila’s extension, especially on her jump landings. Her spins live up to the hype, too (still remember them from the CoR gala). I don’t like the program itself—why are there so many movements over this slow music? I feel like more gradual, measured transitions and held positions would work better with the acrobat theme and show off her flexibility. I guess Eteri and I just have different tastes
They do all look a little more “complete” than the ones who came before them. Jumps kinda look the same. Is Kamila training a 3A? Her double axel looks high, as do all her jumps.
She’s with Plushenko’s school
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Interesting.I LOVE Kamila’s extension, especially on her jump landings. Her spins live up to the hype, too (still remember them from the CoR gala). I don’t like the program itself (why so many movements over this slow music? I feel like more gradual, measured transitions and held positions would work better with the acrobat theme and show off her flexibility). I guess Eteri and I just have different tastes
They do all look a little more “complete” than the ones who came before them. Jumps kinda look the same. Is Kamila training a 3A? Her double axel looks high, as do all her jumps.
She’s with Plushenko’s school
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Don't mind me, just rewatching the Olympics FS and being like: 
:hap85::yes2: on that 3Lz-3Lo from Alina and then being like: :sad14::sad21: after Evgenia's skate. It was still fresh for me it seems lol.
I didn't follow these two from the start, and since I am following the 3A from the beginning (and probably the other upcoming Eteri juniors too in the future) it's just beautiful. With these 3 it seems like there's no loser and I'm always happy ahahah
:hap85::yes2: on that 3Lz-3Lo from Alina and then being like: :sad14::sad21: after Evgenia's skate. It was still fresh for me it seems lol.I didn't follow these two from the start, and since I am following the 3A from the beginning (and probably the other upcoming Eteri juniors too in the future) it's just beautiful. With these 3 it seems like there's no loser and I'm always happy ahahah
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Fresh Leonova's interview. Once she replaced Nikol Gosviani who was in the Europeans team but did not go to the worlds. Now the media asks what she thinks about Zhenya's or Liza's replacing someone in the worlds team. She votes for Liza
https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles...mira-eto-ee-dobet-no-ya-vybirayu-tuktamyshevu
https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles...mira-eto-ee-dobet-no-ya-vybirayu-tuktamyshevu
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Another opinion from today on this matter by Viktor Kudryavtsev, who thinks Medvyedeva's chances of making the Worlds team are dubious: https://www.sportsdaily.ru/news/zas...past-na-chempionat-mira-po-figurnomu-kataniyu
He thinks that most likely the top two Russian finishers at the European Championships (he reckons Zagitova and Konstantinova) will be send to Worlds as well. Which leaves the third spot for the one that is the most ready by that time, i.e. Tuktamysheva, Medvyedeva or possibly Samodurova, who he thinks is the weakest of these three.
He thinks that most likely the top two Russian finishers at the European Championships (he reckons Zagitova and Konstantinova) will be send to Worlds as well. Which leaves the third spot for the one that is the most ready by that time, i.e. Tuktamysheva, Medvyedeva or possibly Samodurova, who he thinks is the weakest of these three.
