2018-19 Russian Ladies' figure skating

[moriel]

Do you guys think RusFed will let Eteri basically "control them" allowing her to hold all 3 spots of Russian National team for 2020? I'm actually thinking 3rd spot might be from now on reserved as "veteran spot" for Zhenya / Liza depending on who performs better at Grand Prix / RusNats2020

Russian team has more than 3 spots.
There are 3 spots to go to worlds, and 3 spots to go to euros, but the team is not just that.

As for veteran spot for euros and worlds, are you mad?... If everybody skates cleanish, Zagitova, reigning world champion and OGM should stay at home to give room for Liza or Zhenya? Trusova, with 2-3 quads should stay home? Shcherbakova with a 4Lz? Kostornaia, who will be getting same PCs as Zhenya, with bigger and much more stable jumps?

Rusfed is weird and has thier darlings, but not to that point.

 

[fabienne1996]

God will this war between zhenya and eteri fans ever end?while I understand why eteri posted on Instagram what she posted and I do not condemn her for it the least she could and should do is to stop or ban those hate comments against zhenya underneath her post. I thought it was beginning to cool down a bit which I liked

 

[jhcorb01]

Eteri knew exactly what kind of comments she would get regarding Zhenya in that post. Quite frankly, it's disgusting, and a new low for her. She could have at least turned the comments off.

 

[el henry]

Raf is Russian-technique coach. Deal with it. Nathan Chen's jumps are amazing, big and stable. Russian consistency. The rest of your points are irrelevant to my initial statement. I'm not gonna be involved in your wataboutism.

All I said was I needed proof from Raf's own words. Lord knows, the man is not afraid to talk.

I'm sorry to say that no one's opinion other than Raf's means anything to me on this subject.

I'm dealing fine

ETA: and I apologize for derailing the thread, since Raf isn't coaching any Russian ladies (that I know of, again I do not follow him *that* closely).

topic:

 

[Helena b]

I haven't seen anyone post this Eteri's last instagram "letter", so here is the translation.

"Less than a year ago I wrote a letter in which I wanted to share what I felt throughout this year. My friends stopped me from publishing it because at that moment it would seem as a weakness. I have strange, mixed feelings. It would seem that I reached a peak of sports achievements and professional happiness. So many years of endless work, two medals at the Olympics (gold and silver). Two! *Be happy, smile at least! *

But I'm sick at heart with all this unspoken pain. And now I can't help myself, so I will write.

On the day of my departure to Japan for the training camp my mother had a stroke. First she was partially paralyzed and then it turned out that she had a brain cancer.

And then? And then everything was a blur. My daughter lived in a school because she didn't want to live at home alone. My mother was in the hospital and in critical condition. My daughter cried on the phone, she was alone in Moscow. We fought for my mother's life with this devastating diagnosis.

The Olympics. The medals. The victory ceremony. All the people congratulate me, look me in the eye and seek happiness, but I don't have it. Only pain.

And after we returned to Moscow, there was this constant fight for the life of my mother, maybe not even a fully conscious life. I refused to accept that my mother was going to die.

My father did not live to see Sochi Olympics just half a year, and my mother could not realize (that we won) and be happy for this Olympics.

And then there was this strange leaving of my pupils... One of them I would alway set as an example (?) and for whom I have done 200% of 100% possible in sports. And then these accusations... It wasn't even painful anymore. (She means she felt kinda numb).

They say the God gives us what we deserve and what we can endure. And I thank God that my work of many years in sports resulted in the highest sports achievements. And give us strength, God, to overcome this page in our lives.

And now, almost two years after, I can say that I have turned this page. Thank you my friends, loved ones and my parents.

 

[Alexz]

I wonder.. had Evgenia gone to Plushenko, would her favorite skater be Yagudin now?

BTW, Yags liked that recent post of hers. Well...

 

[Vandevska]

Oh god how I wished that this wouldn't be brought here. I can't stand this discussion from multiple pages again :roll5:

 

[Grin]

It looks like another off-season drama from Eteri started before official end of the season

 

[moriel]

God will this war between zhenya and eteri fans ever end?while I understand why eteri posted on Instagram what she posted and I do not condemn her for it the least she could and should do is to stop or ban those hate comments against zhenya underneath her post. I thought it was beginning to cool down a bit which I liked

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

 

[fabienne1996]

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

And you think zhenya read it? Cause from what she says she hasn't really been on the internet that much anymore herself

 

[Step Sequence4]

In other news, Zhenya has announced she's skating to memoirs of a geisha next season!

https://fs-gossips.com/evgenia-medvedeva-will-skate-to-memoirs-of-a-geisha-next-season/

 

[fabienne1996]

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

And as I said the only thing that i don't like about eteri post is that she doesn't try to moderate the comments or just completely ban them for this post

 

[moriel]

And now, almost two years after, I can say that I have turned this page. Thank you my friends, loved ones and my parents.

Just correction, she says "almost a year after"

 

[bubblecherry]

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

You're talking about someone who stalks and takes pictures with many skaters? This is the standard now? We keep track of which skaters take pictures with who (regardless of if they know them) and then use that against them to "prove" they deserve some kind of hatred? That's ridiculous even for this threads standards.

 

[Vandevska]

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

It's as if you're equating it with Evgenia doing that herself.

 

[NoviceFan]

And Medvedeva should not take pictures with Elena Rodina, a blogger who called Zagitova "prostitute" and said that Alina should be beaten.
There are many disgusting things around.

Evgenia should ask for a resume, police report and online activity log of everyone who wants to take a picture with her. That way, she does not vicariously become responsible for the activities of those people. Great!

 

[Seruleane]

Oh god how I wished that this wouldn't be brought here. I can't stand this discussion from multiple pages again :roll5:

I agree. I think it affects the skaters negatively as well. Alina and Evgenia ultimately succeeded this season despite all the malicious gossip. I don't want to see them have to deal with it again next season.

 

[fabienne1996]

I agree. I think it affects the skaters negatively as well. Alina and Evgenia ultimately succeeded this season despite all the malicious gossip. I don't want to see them have to deal with it again next season.

Next season it willbe again the same think , and this time it will include the 3a even more.

 

[Fluture]

In other news, Zhenya has announced she's skating to memoirs of a geisha next season!

https://fs-gossips.com/evgenia-medvedeva-will-skate-to-memoirs-of-a-geisha-next-season/

It will be interesting to see who choreographs it for her. It would not have been my first choice but I think the music could suit her. The image might be a bit more sophisticated than what she‘s done in the past, so I‘ll be intrigued to see what they come up with for her.

I agree. I think it affects the skaters negatively as well. Alina and Evgenia ultimately succeeded this season despite all the malicious gossip. I don't want to see them have to deal with it again next season.

Oh, but it won‘t stop. Some people just love hating and speculating and that sort of stuff. They don‘t care what the skaters feel. I’m glad that both girls managed to overcome all the negative stuff around them and do so well despite of it but it’s still unnecessary. But here we go, welcome to the off-season before it‘s even officially started: Looking forward to extensive bickering, bashing and co.

 

[Vandevska]

It seems like we learnt nothing this season when it comes to how it affects the skaters. Right now it's 2 skaters, I can't imagine how hard it'll be for us who like all 3A to keep calm when inevitably people form their groups due to their increased popularity.