Personally I don't think they are ugly (@ least the ones I've seen) but they aren't form flattering.
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Thank you for the video. Aliona had nice skills before EG but they were certainly developed at TT and like you said the repackaging and two excellent programs right away made all the difference.The turn around was quick definitely, but a few months is misleading. Jr RusNats was the beginning of February, and Aliona first competed for Sambo (and performed very well) in September, RusNats was in December. Impressive still, so saying a few months really isn't necessary.
Aliona had the jumps and skating skills, but her packaging was so wrong and no consistency either. Also, it was like they never practiced holding spins before. The most funny part of the story is her step sequences in her programs were all so so so so long. No wonder her skating skills are wonderful! The biggest vote of confidence in my opinion is the fact that Eteri put in the effort to make two absolutely incredible programs for the skater that came 17th at Junior Nationals as soon as she joined.
side note: In this video you can see an almost clean performance with two -3T combos in 2016:
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Also, I saw the Jr RusNats SP, and they really low-balled her. Gave her an underrotated 3F-3T which looked clean, and hardly any GOE across the board.
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and a 3A.
I can't imagine a form they would flatter, but your mileage may vary obviously.
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Of course but that didn't happen right away. I think Alionas triple axel happened in her third season with EG. One of the reasons she went to PA was to get back with young Sergei and get the best ladies triple axel back.
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Depending on your definition, none of the 2009s would be so-called "super talents". Super talents would be, for example, Sofia Akatieva, Veronika Zhilina, and Kamila Valieva for example is borderline. That's even reflected in the top scores at the younger age nationals, which were much lower than in the past few years.I'm really surprised.
Titova is very ambitious girl and a winner, but I can't say she's some supertalent.
Rubtsova is just a good skater, can't see how could you elevate her over Trusova talent-wise. Athleticity is uncomparable for sure.
Btw., there is probably some unknown girl in regions in this age group, who will come to Moscow soon and explode in years to come.
And well, Rubtsova is 11 years old and fully rotated off-ice 3Axel with a pretty clear margin already, jumps big in general and has a very pretty Lutz. Perhaps the top jump talent out of the ones younger than Veronika Zhilina. Well, and out of the ones older than Kostyleva.
That's exactly why I was surprised by your comparison considering Trusova an obvious supertalent.
Agreed on every name you mentioned - have we lived through a supertalent period to come into some 'regular' era?
Looks like they come in waves...
Are there any links on youtube where we can watch this "Ice Age" show?
No clue, I watch a ton of GP performances via Instagram because of geo-blocking on YouTube so my instagram recommendations is figure skating heavy so I see pictures galore. Perhaps post on her fan fest thread and someone on there might know.
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To me it seems they were going for a more childish style with those dresses.
Still, not even Ice Age can make Alina look ugly
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The first episode will air on October 3rd.
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Алину Загитову не позвали на юбилей школы «Самбо-70»
Олимпийская чемпионка по фигурному катанию Алина Загитова рассказала, что ее не звали на 50-летие школы «Самбо-70». Сегодня прошло торжественное мероприятие, посвященное юбилею центра.
www.sports.ru
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...-byt-na-prazdnike-v-sambo-70-no-pozvat-v.html
Renat Laishev: “Zagitova should be at the festival at Sambo-70, but we cannot call everyone. She did not show such interest in the activities of the school "
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...-v-yubilee-sambo-70-evgeniya-obedinyaet-.html
Laishev on Medvedeva's participation in the Sambo-70 anniversary: “Evgenia unites all the love of the school. There is also Alina Zagitova, but she is busy "
This man talks too much..
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Can't believe Laishev managed to create media circus and new scandal out of an event with 3,5 people. Takes talent.
Alina Zagitova was not invited to the anniversary of the Sambo-70 schoolАлину Загитову не позвали на юбилей школы «Самбо-70»
Олимпийская чемпионка по фигурному катанию Алина Загитова рассказала, что ее не звали на 50-летие школы «Самбо-70». Сегодня прошло торжественное мероприятие, посвященное юбилею центра.www.sports.ru
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...-byt-na-prazdnike-v-sambo-70-no-pozvat-v.html
Renat Laishev: “Zagitova should be at the festival at Sambo-70, but we cannot call everyone. She did not show such interest in the activities of the school "
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...-v-yubilee-sambo-70-evgeniya-obedinyaet-.html
Laishev on Medvedeva's participation in the Sambo-70 anniversary: “Evgenia unites all the love of the school. There is also Alina Zagitova, but she is busy "
This man talks too much..
Sounds like media and fans trying to make a scandal of something incredibly minor - Medvedeva is there every day for training much easier to coordinate with her than Zagitova who has outside media obligations and might not be around training as much as she's not an actively competing athlete.
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To be accurate lies much.
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He has always been consistent with this crap. No surprise here.
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It has nothing to do with Medvedeva. Just this person lied earlier in his first interview. If he didn't lie no one would have done anything out of it.
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Alina was there training even today per her IG stories.
What first interview? Based on the 2 provided links via translation he said she was busy with Ice Age, I didn't read anything in those 2 links that says they asked and she rejected; it in fact states they cant call everyone.
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