2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

[Grin]

what a surprise!

well as we've seen, jumps+performance > reputation

You are right, but remember "don't kick a person when he is down"

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

That's true. But you're forgetting the mystery girl... She will compete at NHK Trophy and at Skate America.

Ah yes. She hasn't skated this season yet, right?

 

[puremagic]

Ah yes. She hasn't skated this season yet, right?

Right. As well as Anna.

I dream of her glorious comeback.
Btw, Alena got her 2nd spot in Italy
http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108216.htm

The field is really tough there:

18 Nana ARAKI JPN 16
19 Rika KIHIRA JPN 16
23 Ye Lim KIM KOR 20
24 Young YOU KOR 20
26 Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS 22
27 Sofia SAMODUROVA RUS 22

 

[Lana05]

Forgot to ask you, Lana05. Do you know how to reply with quotes? Or it's your style? Because sometimes I don't know with whom you're talking to. I mean, now it's obvious but if some others will write here, it will be kind of confusing...

I know how to reply
Just watched Sotskova from Finland Trophy. I do not want to seem rude, but it was the first time for me when her skating wasnt boring. I think she really improved her skating skills from test skates

 

[MalAssada]

I wish Masha would get a dress in another color. The baby pink doesn't match her skin tone very well.

 

[Lana05]

Who is "mysterious girl"? Someone from Japan? Don't understand

 

[Tolstoj]

I wish Masha would get a dress in another color. The baby pink doesn't match her skin tone very well.

It's last year dress, i'm pretty sure she will change it at the GP.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

Who is "mysterious girl"? Someone from Japan? Don't understand

Tsurskaya, who is talented but has been battling injuries.

 

[vorravorra]

They are important. If you are not good enough to get on Russian team, you still can get on Moscow team or on St Petersburg team (or other areas teams). It has funding implications. To be on one of the areas teams, one needs to be winning their competitions.

Also, the St. Petersburg Cup events are necessary (for weaker skaters in particular) to be selected for the Russian Cup events. And anyway, they compete against each other, so overscoring is not as much of a problem as long as everyone is overscored equally.

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Right. As well as Anna.



The field is really tough there:

18 Nana ARAKI JPN 16
19 Rika KIHIRA JPN 16
23 Ye Lim KIM KOR 20
24 Young YOU KOR 20
26 Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS 22
27 Sofia SAMODUROVA RUS 22

Poor Guliakova. She was silver in the first jgp of the season and has not received a second jgp assignment. The field is so tough. And to think that only 3 of these girls will go to junior worlds.

 

[Lana05]

Vasilieva, Nugumanova and others didn't get any spots this year. Compared to them, Gulyakova was more lucky. Interesting who'll make Top3...
Trusova, Kostornaya, Tarakanova... or Panenkova, Shcherbakova, Samodurova... There're enough girls for 2 Top teams

 

[tars]

Poor Guliakova. She was silver in the first jgp of the season and has not received a second jgp assignment. The field is so tough. And to think that only 3 of these girls will go to junior worlds.

I'm looking forward to see what judges in St Petersburg are going to do at nationals with these 5 JGP finalist potentially outperforming part of Olympic squad.

It might take a lot of creativity to make things look nice and neat in the final standings.

 

[Grin]

Japan Open results at the moment:
Evgenia 77.03+75.05=152.08 Long live the queen!!!
Mai Mihara 77.25+70.58=147.83!!!
Alina Zagitova 79.21+66.07=145.28
Mirai Nagasu 72.57+62,12=134.69
Marin Hodna 69.20+64.21=133.41
Caren Chen 55.22+62.1-1=116.32

 

[Grin]

OMG, people on twitter say that Evgenia skated to Anna Karenina...

 

[RemyRose]

OMG, people on twitter say that Evgenia skated to Anna Karenina...

She did and went back to her old layout.

 

[tjb]

so, judging by TES marin have skated clean, and no one was impressed. seems like mai, alongside with wakaba, is gonna be pushed by japfed as a japanese top lady. not a good news for tars

 

[madison]

so, judging by TES marin have skated clean, and no one was impressed. seems like mai, alongside with wakaba, is gonna be pushed by japfed as a japanese top lady. not a good news for tars

She wasn't clean, she missed a combo.
Anyway, I'm sad that Alina was overpassed in PCS by Mihara with 4 points . I don't really think the difference between these 2 is so big in reality ...

 

[madison]

I think Alina has the potential to get more than 80 points in technical, if foot perfect

 

[tjb]

She wasn't clean, she missed a combo.
Anyway, I'm sad that Alina was overpassed in PCS by Mihara with 4 points . I don't really think the difference between these 2 is so big in reality ...

it's a japanese tv show with all japanese judges, what else to expect. at least they don't put both japanese ladies ahead of alina. in a real competiton mai's PCS in not gonna be higher than alina's. besides WTT, mai never recieved a decent PCS

 

[madison]

it's a japanese tv show with all japanese judges, what else to expect. at least they don't put both japanese ladies ahead of alina. in a real competiton mai's PCS in not gonna be higher than alina's. besides WTT, mai never recieved a decent PCS

Are all the judges from Japan?
I didn't know that:cool14:
They didn't put both Japanese ladies ahead because, according to some twitter sources, Marin missed a combo.