Why am I not surprised that +3 in PCS for Ting Cui didn't cause any protests on this forum?)
Because she deserved it
Surely not anything as ridiculous as that old happy hoo-hah that "this forum" doesn't care for Russian ladies I know you're not saying that, because that would be
Alina's landing also looked a bit tight. I think it's probably her posture, which imo, affects everything she does on the ice.
....... but all Russians are overscored. Because they are genetically inferior, apparently.
People think Alena is going downhill and her career is over???? God! Russian field is hardcore!! [emoji23]
I don't understand why people are acting like Alena is destined to go down the same path as Sakhanovich and others who had a few good seasons as juniors and then fell off, when all she had was a slightly unsteady landing on one jump in Linz, and a pop here. It's like people are forgetting that Shcherbakova had some major errors in her jumps in the short in Canada, but I don't recall anyone saying that her career was over.
It was a pop. It was hard to watch, but it's fine.
Probably because Anna have actually IMPROVED her stability while Alena clearly regressed since last season?
Of coooooourse she deserved it. Because every US, Canadian or Japanese skater deserved every point of their TES and PCS, but all Russians are overscored. Because they are genetically inferior, apparently.
I wouldn't say Anna has improved so much as she has returned to form, ie she has her 3Lz-3Lo and her quads back, ish. Nor would I say that Alena has regressed. She still has all of her jumps and she is executing them with just as much quality as she was last season. She seems like a hard worker and is training the 3A, which she's shown she has the strength to do.
I don't think it's any secret that I'm a big Alena fan, and I'm always going to be in her corner. I'm just saying, she had one bad jump. I wouldn't consider that a meltdown, just like I wouldn't consider Anna's fall a meltdown.
I thought she looked very unwell. Allergies could explain it for sure. She also seems to be smack dab in the middle of a growth spurt. Even with the pop, her skating is so beautiful.