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No he hasn't but I don't want him competing at Rostelecom and possibly injuring himself further just for the sake of competing at nationals
Sigh.
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No he hasn't but I don't want him competing at Rostelecom and possibly injuring himself further just for the sake of competing at nationals
Sigh.
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Well I agree. But I'm sure he thinks nationals is a must right now.
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Sigh.
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A head case who's still the reigning GPF and World bronze medalist. Just in case some of y'all needed a reminder.
While this was a bad competition for Kolyada, it's still early in the season. And even still, he has the 4th highest total score -- which eclipses all the other Russian men (by 24 or more points).
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Seriously the negativity against Kolyada is becoming too much.
Even broken clocks can be right twice a day.
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Kolyada has one bad competition - after winning his first 2 events of the season - and the narrative is negative. Meanwhile, other Russian men have so far under-delivered and are getting the benevolent, optimistic treatment.
I guess some broken clocks can't be fixed.
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Well, it's not like Misha's results are hindering someone else's evolution. He's not holding the door closed for the others to surpass him, in fact, he's given them many a chance. But how many of them have taken that opportunity? At times it feels like some people expect him to save the entire russian school by himself, which says a lot about the state of the men.
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He's getting a bit of the treatment that Kovtun got a while ago. Sure, you might not like the skater or the programs or whatever it is, but if nobody else is stepping up, then the guy will remain on top. No need to blame him or disparage him for poor results, when it's not like many of the Russian men are themselves performing better on a consistent basis.
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he would make it into podium in CoR for sure. with performance like this his PCS would be 45/90 there. he just need silver, 2+4 is better than 3+3 like Cha.
But Messing will be there, and I predict he'll take bronze easily (if not silver, depending on Misha's nerves). A bronze would give Messing 24 points, beating Misha's 22. Meanwhile, if Voronov takes silver at NHK, then he will also have 24 points. Brezina has 26, which Misha cannot catch up to. Assuming Nathan, Yuzu, and Shoma podium at their second events (which is next to certain), then all the spots are maxed out. And this isn't even taking into account how Dima Aliev and Deniss Vasiljevs do in their events.
I've resigned myself to Misha not making GPF, unfortunately. Sergei and Dima have good chances, though. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top at NHK. With Boyang not in his best form, I think Dima has a fair shot at silver at IdF, depending on how he's looking.
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Voronov had more chance being 3rd behind Uno and Aliev in NHK, he's not the most consistent jumper also his PCS will be behind Aliev. With 3+3 he is behind Kolyada if he did have 2+4. well he might miss GPF but he might qualify too. He can be 1st in CoR too if he back in form, let's see
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With Kovtun he felt a need to maintain this rather grating public persona and was accused of talking big and only being in it for the perks, which did not exactly earn him extra fans. While even those who really don't like Kolyada haven't accused him of this, he doesn't turn people against him through that route at least.
Anyway, Kovtun is finally ready to appear before the public's eyes. (Personally I'll believe it when I see it. Twice, in both programs.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBznPBiTRIU
just a little 4Lz.
just a little 4Lz.
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it looks like triple ...hard to see.
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Gumennik just jumped 4S in the SP at the Russian Cup event in Kazan. Around 1/4 UR but the tech panel gave it to him. His first attempt at a competition and successful 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkqM4lYwLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkqM4lYwLc
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Also, Kovtun competed and is second after Gumennik after the SP with 81.95.
http://uploads.ru/8IO2Q.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0oikydS0A
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0oikydS0A
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Gumennik ended up winning Kazan Cup ahead of Kovtun.
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I'll say, I love Kolyada and think he's one of the best men out there if you don't count the jumps. His Carmen is great and suits him perfectly, unlike the unfortunate Elvis (I think it was) program from last year. He's an old style skater - precision over slop and big tricks. In fact, even his falls look precise. He doesn't look like a happy camper, maybe he is a head case. I keep hoping he'll pull a Paul Wylie and FINALLY get it all right at exactly the right time and snag an Olympic medal.
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