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2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

Well, on a positive note I really liked Polina's skating here. Her jumps seem to have become even more ridiculous and her 3Lz technique is absolutely gorgeous - Confirming lutz's status as my favorite jump in figure skating.
 
And its just 2 GPs yet :D
Russian ladies are doing well this season and giving us so much stuff to discuss

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
 
I don't get all the harsh judgement over Konstantinova here - I like the three of them, but she really fills the rink compared to the other two. Also, Polina's jumps with all that height look borderline UR to me. And Gubanova just seems slow compared to Konstantinova, but then Stanislava always finds a way to fall in a program.
 
I too don't get why Konstantinova got so much hate here. She has a unique style, not the same as Anna P., but unique in a way that draws you in. She always has unique programs and good edges.

I hope Polina gets a new costume for her SP for her senior debut. Not that the costume is not good; just add some freshness to an old program. She skated her SP pretty well last season, so I don't think skated better now. Her LP is still a question mark though.

I think Gubanova's artistry is overrated. I don't see much variations in her arm movement, no matter what music she skates too. Hope her team gives her a better choreography. It appears to me that her arm movement is characterized by loose shoulders, and she sort of throws her arms around. They are not stiff but not exactly soft either.
 
Hi, I'm not sure if this news is on topic in this thread, but this article says Russian team for the Olympics is going to have pre-training camp in Niigata city of Japan before they go to Pyeongchang.

http://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/news/sports/20171031354862.html

Russian federation liked the facilities and good access to Pyeongchang, Niigata city is waiting for their final confirmation and will make official announcement near future. About 30 people including skaters and coaches are expected to be there.
 
yude said:
Hi, I'm not sure if this news is on topic in this thread, but this article says Russian team for the Olympics is going to have pre-training camp in Niigata city of Japan before they go to Pyeongchang.

http://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/news/sports/20171031354862.html

Russian federation liked the facilities and good access to Pyeongchang, Niigata city is waiting for their final confirmation and will make official announcement near future. About 30 people including skaters and coaches are expected to be there.
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This is very kindly from Japan to let the Russians organize their training-camp in Niigata for preparing to the Olympics. Let's wait the confirmation. I'm just in love with relationships between Japanese and Russians, it's so cute and nice! :love::yes:
 
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