2019-20 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

[nussnacker]

Congrats to the trio! Seems like they decided to repeat last year’s scenario.

 

[Thrashergurl]

Add me as another shocked by the smile. That’s an adult???

Also, does this mean we will see Trusova as world champ? Will all 3 win the big ones?

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Competition is over for now, and while the top skaters performed really admirably (also happy for Stanislava's redemption!), I'm a bit sad for those who didn't have the day they wanted (both Ksenia Sinitsyna and Ksenia Tsibinova, and Maria Talalaikina especially).

Seeing how exquisite Anna's short was made me so happy for her and proud of how lovely of a skater she is, and while I understand the difference between her and Alyona, I am disappointed. It seems as if it is more rewarding to learn a 3A than a quad because of the SP rules, and that just isn't fair to me - quads should be worth more, and the difference in BV doesn't compare to the loss of not being able to do it in the short. If Alyona is clean tomorrow, she will win even if Anna is also clean, I fear, and I just don't know if I'd agree with that, though I love the skating of both girls (and Sasha, of course!)

Anyways, congratulations to the top 5 - those were amazing skates - and to everyone who skated clean, and may tomorrow bring redemption for those who didn't .

I'm so happy to be proven wrong! Congratulations to Anna on her second national title! :luv17:

 

[YuBluByMe]

Oh my god, she’s crying. This heart of stone had to turn off the stream.

 

[Anni234]

At the beginning of the season I was expecting Trusova to run away with all the titles, but the other girls have really upped the bar. It was a crazy battle.

 

[karina17]

Legend says that if you say "Anna is the weak link" three times she shows up and wins Russian Nationals.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

It's so sad to see Sasha crying . All three of them should be at Euros and Worlds, so she'll get her redemption there!

And congratulations to Alyona on her third national medal as well!

 

[skatenewbie]

They tried everything to make Alena #1 but they couldn't. The power of Anna Shcherbakova!

 

[believed]

Suddenly flashing back to all those posts about who would replace Anna on the podium...

 

[Thrashergurl]

If she was truly laughing over Medvedeva withdrawing then I hope this has humbled her. I can’t say I feel for anyone that laughs at others struggles.

 

[Vandevska]

As you can see, feelings do get hurt. Both Sasha and Aliona sad over not winning, and Anna feeling awkward. Notice the resemblance to the Olympics? It's impossible to not get emotional.

 

[kmw227]

Congrats to 2-time national champion Anna Shcherbakova! She was on fire today, completely deserved.

A couple of uncharacteristic mistakes from Alena, but still a gorgeous performance with two of the most beautiful triple axels I've ever seen. A well-deserved silver medal for sure.

Oh Sasha. I don't think I have EVER seen her cry, that one broke my heart. It's really unfortunate with her because when the jumps aren't on, there's not much else there in terms of overall skating and performance. It was a hard watch for sure.

Also, shout out to Kseniia Sinitsyna for the comeback of the event, placing 5th overall! Her free skate was beautiful, I'm so happy for her.

 

[Jontor]

Yeees! Anna won! I am so happy!!:hap93:

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

You know what? Today was not Sasha’s day. But I believe she’ll work harder and become tougher and by Worlds she will pull it together and present a clean 4 (or 5) quad program!

Also congrats to Kseniia for making it into the top 5! Give her two GPs RusFed!

 

[Fluture]

As you can see, feelings do get hurt. Both Sasha and Aliona sad over not winning, and Anna feeling awkward. Notice the resemblance to the Olympics? It's impossible to not get emotional.

Of course. They‘re humans, and very young ones at that. Just children really. Seeing Sasha fall on that lutz and twist her ankle like that, I sat there thinking: “She is 15, what am I watching here?“ and when she came off the ice crying, I felt crushed. She‘s not a robot, none of these girls are.

 

[Decoder]

Seeing Sasha crying made me so emotional!

 

[jvpiter]

Congratulations to Anna, Alyona and Alexandra for sweeping the podium at Russian Nationals.

Anna’s FS was fantastic and a force of nature even. Weakest link alright…

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

Seeing Sasha crying made me so emotional!

I cried with her :sad4:

 

[nussnacker]

Legend says that if you say "Anna is the weak link" three times she shows up and wins Russian Nationals.

Hahaha exactly!
Anna the weak link obtains second national title

 

[ancientpeas]

I do think they should have interviewed Anna alone. How can she be really happy about her win with two of her teammates being sad on either side of her? I mean she would have looked terrible being all excited and happy (as she has every right to be) while her friends cry around her.

Also.. the cameraperson should have backed off when Alexandra was trying to hide her face and not be filmed crying on her walk to the kiss and cry.