- Joined
- Jan 17, 2014
Sergei laying it down was the highlight for me, helping me to forget about the terrible skates from Dima and Deniss. Shoma continues to get a free pass and absurd GOE for his hideous jumps while everyone else gets checked with a fine-toothed comb. It's just wrong. The rest of the men are best forgotten.
Rika is certainly one of the most well rounded skaters around and I'm very happy for her, even though I don't like her SP. Congrats to Liza, of course. And a huge amount of credit to Alena for defying the odds time and time again. Look how many younger Russian girls who were supposed to overtake her and freeze her out - and aren't even part of the conversation any more. Maria may soon join that list...
That's pretty much all I watched because of the time difference.
I personally think that Rika will do better with more upbeat contemporary music which better matches her energetic skating style and power. Soft lyrical pieces like Claire de Lune are probably more suited to someone like Satoko or Eunsoo Lim. Just like nobody will think of giving Liza Tuks a soft princessy piece, the same goes for Rika.