2020-21 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating

[Scott512]

It would emphasise that she needs to land her jumps. She can afford one fall and be fine but 2 falls would put her in danger of both Alena and Liza imo (if they're clean).

True.

 

[flanker]

protocols are on: https://fsrussia.ru/results/2021/gprus2020/gprus2020_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

Anyways, I will proceed to crawl into a corner and forget that Rostelecom Cup ever happened (my love for Sasha is refusing to believe that anything bad could ever happen to her).

 

[Tolstoj]

Shushing everyone who thought she was done with Figure Skating.

"Nono i'm not here for 3rd place thank you"

 

[Edwin]

Again very poor mask discipline, which leads me to think no group takes covid really serious and just run the risks.

There is only 6 weeks before Nationals, and still another stage of the Cup has to be competed.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

oh my god these are the comments i was just waiting for. ONE bad skate. Sasha had bad skates under Eteri right? And Eteri isn't a magical wizard, she can't just whisk away q's and edge calls. We really need to stop looking at one bad competition and using at as precedence for a skater's entire career.

That's why I said it would have been interesting to see Anna. Sasha was bad yesterday, too. Alena was off today. Julia and Evgenia both declined after leaving Eteri. No one is saying Sasha is done.

 

[icybear]

oh my god these are the comments i was just waiting for. ONE bad skate. Sasha had bad skates under Eteri right? And Eteri isn't a magical wizard, she can't just whisk away q's and edge calls. We really need to stop looking at one bad competition and using at as precedence for a skater's entire career.

I dont think she has ever fallen 4 times under Eteri. Its her worst score since her first junior year and juniors are allowed less jumps.

 

[Fluture]

I am sad.

 

[silveruskate]

That's why I said it would have been interesting to see Anna. Sasha was bad yesterday, too. Alena was off today. Julia and Evgenia both declined after leaving Eteri. No one is saying Sasha is done.

Alena even went to Novogorsk this year. What you're saying doesn't make any sense. Even with Eteri it would be much the same.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

I am sad.

It isn't a dire situation. However, it's really important that Alena cleans things up. Her TES was only about one point higher than Sasha.

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

I dont think she has ever fallen 4 times under Eteri. Its her worst score since her first junior year and juniors are allowed less jumps.

first, she's injured. It probably wasn't a good idea to even go for 4 quads considering that, but let us remember that fact. Second, just last week she landed 3 quads, and one of the best quad salchows I've ever seen her do. The only time she landed 4S with Eteri last season was Japan Open, which, honestly, while impressive in height and distance, lacked flow and a running edge. Third, recall that Alyona hasn't had a lot of time on ice, and she only received this FS around three weeks ago. You can't just place a few statistics down and say: "leaving Eteri makes a skater worse". There are tons of lurking variables and other factors that led to these so-called "deteriorations".

 

[Magill]

I am sad.

Me, too.
Honestly, I had a bad feeling when I saw her talking to Plushenko by the boards, I felt there was something wrong.
I never thought it would go that bad.
Still good that she seemed to keep her spirit and people were cheering for her.

 

[Tolstoj]

protocols are on: https://fsrussia.ru/results/2021/gprus2020/gprus2020_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf

I like Sasha but judges overmarked her with those 8.50 in components and that +4 in the steps sequence when she even had that awkward moment with the costume.

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

Alena even went to Novogorsk this year. What you're saying doesn't make any sense. Even with Eteri it would be much the same.

For the millionth time, it would have been interesting to see Anna here because she has stayed with Eteri and thus had little interruption with a coaching change. How doesn't that make sense?

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

I really hope Alyona fixes that step sequence though, today it was a little off the music and I still don't even see any justification for it getting level 4. That being said, I think the program, at least two-thirds of it, has improved since 4th stage.

 

[Elana]

Wait on the protocol it says -6.00 for four falls for Sasha? Why did some lose two points?? I thought each fall lost a single point, which would be four total. Then I assumed the other two came from being late on the music or maybe her mini costume malfunction, but not all from the falls?

 

[Fluture]

It isn't a dire situation. However, it's really important that Alena cleans things up. Her TES was only about one point higher than Sasha.

Probably not... Don't mind me, I'm emo. Watching Sasha fall like that, then Aliona losing because of step sequence and spin levels.... sometimes I hate this sport.

I mean, good for Liza but...

 

[TripleAxelQueens3]

Wait on the protocol it says -6.00 for four falls for Sasha? Why did some lose two points?? I thought each fall lost a single point, which would be four total. Then I assumed the other two came from being late on the music or maybe her mini costume malfunction, but not all from the falls?

i think when you have more than 2 falls, falls count as -2, not just -1. Or something like that.

 

[Magill]

Alena even went to Novogorsk this year. What you're saying doesn't make any sense. Even with Eteri it would be much the same.

Or worse.

 

[nussnacker]

Or worse.

Or better. We’ll never know I guess.