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Ladies nats draw: https://youtu.be/4BJkdHx8wrQ?t=330
2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXUnD1L3V6o
lots of cuteness and New Year mood ^^
lots of cuteness and New Year mood ^^
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Alena Kostornaia https://tulup.ru/news/687/interview_alena_kostornaya/ interview
she loves pair skating) Wouldn't mind to try it.
a little bit about 3a and 4T)
she loves pair skating) Wouldn't mind to try it.
a little bit about 3a and 4T)
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She would actually be a good pair girl. She is not tall even tiny, jumps are secure, she is flexible etc.
But... I want her to stay in singles, she is just too good. When she wins Nationals multuple times/Europeans/Worlds/Olympics she can try pairs if she really wants it
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She would actually be a good pair girl. She is not tall even tiny, jumps are secure, she is flexible etc.
But... I want her to stay in singles, she is just too good. When she wins Nationals multuple times/Europeans/Worlds/Olympics she can try pairs if she really wants it
Agreed. If it ever so happens that she gets outclassed by her competition and struggles to establish herself properly in seniors, she could have a very bright future in pairs. She's extremely short, I think it was 146cm or some such. Just tailor made for pairs.
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Interesting tidbit - two positions in her spin she came up with on her own (one of them where she wrest her arms out). Also, she tried already 3A and even succeeded it couple of times - but they decided to postpone learning it until end of season due to high risk of injury.
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It actually does seem like Kostornaia's prospects regarding 3A/quad are in a better state than I expected. I didn't expect her to have actually managed to land these jumps.
So next season we're potentially going to see:
Kostornaya with 3A and 4S(Or 4T, rather?)
Trusova with 3A and 4T and 4S
Shcherbakova with 4T and 4Lz
And of course the Japanese Rika Kihira with 3A and 4S
Exciting times ahead.
So next season we're potentially going to see:
Kostornaya with 3A and 4S(Or 4T, rather?)
Trusova with 3A and 4T and 4S
Shcherbakova with 4T and 4Lz
And of course the Japanese Rika Kihira with 3A and 4S
Exciting times ahead.
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she was talking about 4T, not 4s. as I understood.
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That so? I was sure I heard her mention 4S earlier. Hmm...
Well, wouldn't be the first time I remember something incorrectly.
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Stasya Konstantinova is practicing 4S at trainings, her coach says. 
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I see the Russians starting a quad revolution, but a 3a? Especially Eteri’s girls have poor axel technique, I mean, even Med and Zag struggle on the 2a! However I could see Kihira making the 3a popular, just not in Russia at the moment.
Lots of times when you are working on the +1 rotation of a jump, it throws off the timing of the existing jump. So if she is working on a 4S, it may explain why the 3S bad.
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Here you can see that the highest 2A is that of a student of Eteri's.
Trusova also should be very close to 3A. Girls like Medvedeva don't define the entire group - Especially for the ones who Eteri gets when they are older, their technique is essentially set.
These girls are individuals. Some are good at axel, some aren't.
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Sasha's and Alena's 2a are gorgeous)
Alena gif https://78.media.tumblr.com/a6691f0a7942cf93156a6c02ef0f90ec/tumblr_p0l4wbsw9f1qzy0tso3_r1_540.gif
Sasha 3a off ice https://media.giphy.com/media/3o751Su5AiRxwBYjXW/giphy.gif
Polina has an amazing 2a too. https://media.giphy.com/media/l49JFnh2o6YfOpBRu/giphy.gif
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True, I guess we also have to think of the future, not Eteri’s current best. I never thought Tsurskaya’s axel was that high, but hey, since it is, she should try the triple as well!
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unfortunately her rotation speed isn't that good...
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Polina's jumps remind me of Yuna Kim. Big height, good technique, relatively slow rotation. Is it a coincidence that their best jump is the 3lz-3t? They both have solid 2a but didn't or shouldn't attempt 3a. And also relatively they don't have the best spins among the ladies as both are relatively not as flexible as the other ladies.
