I think it really dependes only on him. Even a second place would put them in contention, but winning would seal the deal. I have not much confidence in him delivering, especially because he doesn't like to compete so late, but who knows how the guys are going to skate tomorrow.
I don't care about men's skating at all, but that lutz from Kolyada was something else, out of this world we're living in.
Masterpiece of human physical excellence. :shocked:
He'll have to get to like it. You can't simultaneously be successful and not have to deal with the pressure of being the leader. I think he learned that last season about being the Russian Champion. Now it's time to extend it to bigger things.I think it really dependes only on him. Even a second place would put them in contention, but winning would seal the deal. I have not much confidence in him delivering, especially because he doesn't like to compete so late, but who knows how the guys are going to skate tomorrow.
According to him, yes, and he is planning to skate at SA. But he seems to be concentrating on anything except training at the moment. With Aliev and Samarin hungry for that Olympic spot he should really take things more seriously.Is Kovtun recovered after the injuries?
According to him, yes, and he is planning to skate at SA. But he seems to be concentrating on anything except training at the moment. With Aliev and Samarin hungry for that Olympic spot he should really take things more seriously.
I hope this isn't Maxim deciding he's had enough figure skating and internally giving up.Considering how RusFed was pissed last season at WTT that Russia didn't won because of Kovtun i'm not expecting huge gifts for him at Nationals.
Sergei showed how a real Russian champion should skate, no falls or pops, maybe not the most transitions or tech content but you have to respect him for reaching new heights at 30. And he deserves that Olys spot.
I hope Dima will recover soon then. He's definitely my favourite from recently-turned-senior male skaters. I don't want him to be like my other favourites who just can't live up to their potential, it's too heartbreaking.Dima unfortunately lost ground because of his injury. It is what it is. He wanted to compete & didn't want to water down his content...but he has some time now to rest and get back in form.
Sergei showed how a real Russian champion should skate, no falls or pops, maybe not the most transitions or tech content but you have to respect him for reaching new heights at 30. And he deserves that Olys spot.
Sergei will get a spot at Euros. He'll have to skate well there too before a final decision on the Olympic spots is made. Aliev's job #1 right now is to do well enough at Nationals to get a spot at Euros as well.I hope Dima will recover soon then. He's definitely my favourite from recently-turned-senior male skaters. I don't want him to be like my other favourites who just can't live up to their potential, it's too heartbreaking.
Pretty sure that if Sergei skates like he did in Japan at Russian Nationals, he will get spot. He's definitely shown he's got it all to be competetive.
Now it’s a golden platter!! All of a sudden Russia is like Japan or something!Was there anybody out there who actually thought even for a fleeting second, at the beginning of the season, that the Russian men would win not one but two gold medals on the GP circuit? It's like we've entered some parallel universe
Interesting facts:
The last time the Russian men won two gold medals on the GP circuit was the 2014-15 season when Maxim Kovtun won in China and France.
The last time two different Russian men won gold medals was all the way back to the 2002-03 season when Evgeni won in Russia and Ilia Klimkin in Japan.
They were handed opportunity on a silver platter and took them. Well done men!