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- Feb 24, 2012
This is looking good for Rika. She has a chance toshowshe canlay down consistent solid programs; she has little to lose. Her teammates could make a swee of it. Sotskova may have been "dumped" her scores I thought were a bit low but the Ur's are the iffy issue. I think the height issue is a challenge. Evgenia is still a fairly good skater but she is dealing with programs which show she is trying but are not really her. Coupled with body changes that affects the jumps and mentally she no long is as tough or confident she is struggling. She may not even make the russian world team. The Japanese ladies are looking really solid - maybe even stronger than Russia. Interesting Russia and Japan have their consistent solid skaters Alina and Satoko. They their 3A queens Rika and Liza. And the a hot mess of potentially great skaters. you don't want to say one skate defeines you but this Freeskate is kind of big for Evgenia - to show she can get it together. If she fails to make the GPF she opens the door for someone other Russian skater to push her off the world team. So from once was thouguht a safe second in Russia is now becoming a precarious third. Liza can solidfy Russia no. 2 by beating Evgenia ifshe makes the GP final