Adorable Liza So much for negative people who said she couldn't medal...(not that I expect it, but she has a shot)
well she a has chance now with Gubanova's costly mistakes
Adorable Liza So much for negative people who said she couldn't medal...(not that I expect it, but she has a shot)
She skated worse in senior nationals.
Lozko has UR at second jump in combo.Fedichkina should be first. As much as I like Sotskova, she was really overscored.
And who's the handsome bloke next to Nugumanova and Lozko?
.....speaking of which....GO NUGU!!!!
Lozko has UR at second jump in combo.
Fedichkina, Nugumanova, Konstantinova were very good.
As for me - only Tsurskaya's 1st place is obvious.
Places 2 to 5 - may be changed in any order.
All the girls are good, unfortunately many mistakes.
At the risk of jumping the gun, it looks really good at this point for Fedichkina to go to Junior Worlds especially as Nugumanova isn't age-eligible.
Suppose we have a situation where Tsurskaya, Sotskova, Fedichkina, Konstantinova, Nugumanova end up in the top 5 spots in that order... wonder if Konstantinova might get a shot at Youth Olympics if either Tsurskaya / Sotskova opts to focus on Junior Worlds instead?
Pity for Sima... had been hoping that she would really get her act together at Junior Nats to fight for a JW and / or YOG berth but it looks highly unlikely, sadly.
Konstantinova would be moving to seniors next season.
No.Even if Alisa is off the podium here, she may still get to Junior Worlds. Lots of these ladies are not age eligible, I remember the year Lena, Julia, and Anna swept the JWC podium, Lena didn't even compete at Junior Nationals and Julia and Anna finished like 4th and 6th, but because the girls ahead of them were too young to go, they made the JW team anyways.
Konstantinova would be moving to seniors next season.
No.
Elena was 1st at JrNats-2013.
After her were not-age-eligible Sakhanovich, Sotskova, Medvedeva.
5th was Lipniskaia.
6th was Pogorilaya.
Elena did not compete at JrNats-2014, but she was reigning JrWorld Champion and SrNats medalist (a month before JrNats). Because of this she had a spot to JrWorlds-2014.
I still cannot say that I enjoy Polina's skating. But she is the clear leader here. And she is much faster now than at the beginning of the seasonn.
Nugumanova's edge jumps are so good but the toe jumps still seem a bit sketchy, 3f looked better here though. Will be interesting to see who fares better on the JGP next season - Nugumanova or Gubanova. At this point, Gubanova is more of a jumping powerhouse but Nugumanova is ahead on the presentation side of things. I think all the shows she's done has really helped her sparkle on the ice!
From what I see and what I heard, the real strength of Gubanova is the super skating skill which Nugumanova seems to lack. That SS will probably help Gubanova when she grows but Nugumanova... I don't know. She can dance but she needs to skate imo.
People might find Polina lacking in expression, but I like her reserved, quiet strength. If she can get a good choreography which highlights the power she has, she won’t need to add much acting because her jumps and athleticism are so dramatic and dynamic in itself. Well, if someone can jump and move like Polina and act like Stanislava that'll be a dream for me though (Not saying that Stanislava can't move... her lutz is huge!)