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maybe Liza & Mishin are in a gifting mood for Xmas, other ladies would definitely appreciate thatI mean, of course Liza knows her own limits better, but I would say it doesn't sound like the most optimal content strategy.
maybe Liza & Mishin are in a gifting mood for Xmas, other ladies would definitely appreciate thatI mean, of course Liza knows her own limits better, but I would say it doesn't sound like the most optimal content strategy.
So Liza N. it's a Tsarina.St Petersburg would be Stanislava Konstantinova and Elizaveta Nugumanova.
Replacing the 3A with 4T raises the BV for 1.5 point, which isn't much, the only advantage may be that both ultra c elements can be done solo without combo. Otherwise I'm not sure if it's worth it, considering that Liza's 3A is quite reliable jump so far.It's ok if she just wants to land the 4T. The BV will surely be higher, but way more risky. Maybe the 4T isn't ready but you would think a successful landing at Stage 5 would calm nerves.
It's ok if she just wants to land the 4T. The BV will surely be higher, but way more risky. Maybe the 4T isn't ready but you would think a successful landing at Stage 5 would calm nerves.
Yes, I definitely don't think it's worth it. Especially the debut at nationals when you're replacing it with one of your most solid jumps for not much reward. Other advantage is it would also allow 2 3T combos but we know Liza doesn't like to do them so....Replacing the 3A with 4T raises the BV for 1.5 point, which isn't much, the only advantage may be that both ultra c elements can be done solo without combo. Otherwise I'm not sure if it's worth it, considering that Liza's 3A is quite reliable jump so far.
So Liza N. it's a Tsarina.
Why am I not surprised?
We need to define the format & combine the regions
Thank you!Osokina is from Tatarstan, so she joins Kamila. Shulskaia is from Orenburg.
Former members: Yulia Lipnitskaya, Polina Tsurskaya.Team Urals-Siberian-Far Eastern (yes, I did smush three districts into one): Sofia Samodurova and Anastasiia Guliakova, with juniors Maiia Khromykh and Daria Usacheva.
Team Centra is illegalThank you!
So, if we were to combine the regions by federal district, we'd get better-balanced teams. With apologies in advance for any errors of geography, the teams would then be:
Team Central: Anna, Aliona, Evgenia and Sasha, with juniors Anna Frolova and Anastasia Kostyuk.
Team Volga: Alina, Liza and Anastasiia Gubanova, with juniors Kamila, and Elizaveta Osokina, plus Valeriia Shulskaia and Anastasia Tarakanova - don’t know if they’re juniors or not.
Team Northwestern: Stanislava Konstantinova and Elizaveta Nugumanova.
Team Urals-Siberian-Far Eastern (yes, I did smush three districts into one): Sofia Samodurova and Anastasiia Guliakova, with juniors Maiia Khromykh and Daria Usacheva.
We could just combine Northwestern and Urals-Siberian-Far Eastern, and then there would be six or seven skaters on each team.
one of the novices in TeamTut, Alisa Dvoyeglazova, 12yo, had problems with her jumps earlier (clearly, solved now) - no other videos/info from TeamTut, but here's her own instapage: Alisa Dvoyeglazova
Only Nastya has changed to pair skating. I really wish we got to see her skate internationally as a singles skater, her skating skills were extraordinary.Thank you!
So, if we were to combine the regions by federal district, we'd get better-balanced teams. With apologies in advance for any errors of geography, the teams would then be:
Team Central: Anna, Aliona, Evgenia and Sasha, with juniors Anna Frolova and Anastasia Kostyuk.
Team Volga: Alina, Liza and Anastasiia Gubanova, with juniors Kamila, and Elizaveta Osokina, plus Valeriia Shulskaia and Anastasia Tarakanova - don’t know if they’re juniors or not.
Team Northwestern: Stanislava Konstantinova and Elizaveta Nugumanova.
Team Urals-Siberian-Far Eastern (yes, I did smush three districts into one): Sofia Samodurova and Anastasiia Guliakova, with juniors Maiia Khromykh and Daria Usacheva.
We could just combine Northwestern and Urals-Siberian-Far Eastern, and then there would be six or seven skaters on each team.
It's true but this year the judges of GP at russia really behave and didn't gave many carrotsUnofficial Season's Best List 2020-2021
The GPs don't count for SB this year, so here is what the list would look like with the few competitions we've had.
1. Kaori Sakamoto, JPN - 229.51 GP NHK Trophy (last year 18th 202.79)
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, RUS - 223.39 GP Rostelecom Cup (9th 221.15)
3. Alëna Kostornaia, RUS - 220.78 GP Rostelecom Cup (1st 247.59)
4. Mariah Bell, USA - 212.73 GP Skate America (12th 212.89)
5. Bradie Tennell, USA - 211.07 GP Skate America (8th 222.97)
6. Audrey Shin, USA - 206.15 GP Skate America (55th 176.67)
7. Karen Chen, USA - 204.90 GP Skate America (21st 201.06)
8. Wakaba Higuchi, JPN - 200.98 GP NHK Trophy (16th 207.46)
9. Anastasia Guliakova, RUS - 199.03 GP Rostelecom Cup (-)
10. Rino Matsuike, JPN - 198.97 GP NHK Trophy (27th 193.03)
11. Alexandra Trusova, RUS - 198.93 GP Rostelecom Cup (2nd 241.02)
12. Loena Hendrickx, BEL - 198.87 CS Budapest Trophy (-)
13. Mai Mihara, JPN - 194.73 GP NHK Trophy (-)
14. Elizaveta Nugumanova, RUS - 191.52 GP Rostelecom Cup (37th 186.02)
15. Amber Glenn, USA - 190.09 GP Skate America (31st 190.83)
16. Hongyi Chen, CHN - 186.53 GP Cup of China (56th 175.77)
17. Mako Yamashita, JPN - 186.13 GP NHK Trophy (32nd 189.25)
18. Eva-Lotta Kiibus, EST - 186.00 GP Rostelecom Cup (43rd 181.24)
19. Mana Kawabe, JPN - 185.72 GP NHK Trophy (38th 185.22)
20. Sofia Samodurova, RUS - 184.81 GP Rostelecom Cup (35th 187.16)
21. Viktoria Safonova, BLR - 184.57 GP Rostelecom Cup (29th 192.49)
22. Lin Shan, CHN - 182.11 GP Skate America (-)
23. Young You, KOR - 181.73 GP NHK Trophy (7th 223.23)
24. Paige Rydberg, USA - 178.13 GP Skate America (-)
Lots of names missing - these ladies were in the Top SB 24 last season: 3. Shcherbakova 4. Kihira 5. Valieva 6. Medvedeva 10. Zagitova 11. Sinitsyna 13. Miyahara 14. Liu 15. Usacheva 17. Lee 19. Kim 20. Kurakova 22. Lim 23. Vasilieva 24. Khromykh
To compare - Russian Ladies who have scored better at the Russian Cup so far (without bonuses):
Alexandra Trusova 242.63
Anna Shcherbakova 240.40
Daria Usacheva 228.20
Kamila Valieva 225.70
Alëna Kostornaia 225.31
Maiia Khromykh 211.72
Anna Frolova 206.01
Sofia Samodurova 197.19
Stanislava Konstantinova 196.83
Ksenia Tsibinova 189.98
Valeria Shulskaya 189.02
Anastasia Tarakanova 184.85
Maria Talalaykina 180.87
Reflection: It's interesting that Sakamoto with a clean skate and with no quads and 3As manages to beat Tuktamysheva with three 3A's. And by six points! And overall the GP at Japan was much more harshly judged than the GP at Russia. Note that both Kaori and Liza didn't have any UR or ! or q calls. It really shows that Liza needs to work on her content.
Reflection: It's interesting that Sakamoto with a clean skate and with no quads and 3As manages to beat Tuktamysheva with three 3A's. And by six points! And overall the GP at Japan was much more harshly judged than the GP at Russia. Note that both Kaori and Liza didn't have any UR or ! or q calls. It really shows that Liza needs to work on her content.
Liza is a good example of how 3As/quads aren't everything. They're very high risk jumps and when done well can score many points but other elements do up as well. Alena has three 3As last season but she wasn't just hard to beat because of them, she also maximized her entire layout, spins, steps, and PCS. With many of the Russian ladies, even when they have disaster skates like Sasha and Alina in the past, they generally get their levels on spins, steps, and keep their transitions to make up the points where they can.Reflection: It's interesting that Sakamoto with a clean skate and with no quads and 3As manages to beat Tuktamysheva with three 3A's. And by six points! And overall the GP at Japan was much more harshly judged than the GP at Russia. Note that both Kaori and Liza didn't have any UR or ! or q calls. It really shows that Liza needs to work on her content.
Liza is a good example of how 3As/quads aren't everything. They're very high risk jumps and when done well can score many points but other elements do up as well. Alena has three 3As last season but she wasn't just hard to beat because of them, she also maximized her entire layout, spins, steps, and PCS. With many of the Russian ladies, even when they have disaster skates like Sasha and Alina in the past, they generally get their levels on spins, steps, and keep their transitions to make up the points where they can.
I don't think Liza needs a quad to be competitive if she can get her combos consistent without the sequence. Some skaters are naturally flexible and although Liza doesn't have that, she can maximize the other points like centring and speed, to consistently get level 4s and decent GOE like Sasha does. Even if she doesn't have the best skating skills, that's only 1/5 PCS components and she can add in transitions and choreography to maximize PCS and GOE on her jumps. A 3A in the SP is a huge opportunity to take a big lead if you maximize everything else, and the time spent on learning a 4T to replace a 3A could be used to learn other things that could score higher without the huge risk of landing a quad.