Daniil also choreographed her programs this season. Nastya never really left Sambo70 itself in 2018, she left figure skating overall back then and then returned when she changed her mind, so not surprising that she is still on good terms.
I didn't realize Daniil did her programs this season. I keep wishing she would go back to TT as I always felt it was an unfortunate reason that they split with her quitting. I don't think anyone has more potential than Tarakanova to be with the top ladies. She has great skating skills, technique, and speed and Eteri would package her so nicely that her weakness wouldn't be as obvious. It's too bad she left them and with her coach hopping, I was hoping she might make a return once some people left earlier this year. Hard to see someone who could have it all basically be left with nothing, she will always be one of my favorites.
Yes of course. That's why there are more judges on the panel, not just one, or two of us
Where did you get that Daniil choreographed her programs this season?
Liza and Aliona both only competed once but went 1-2 at Rostelecom. I wonder if they'll do it by season's best score then, instead of combined scores from the two cup events? But then that leaves out Zhenya and Ksenia who don't have any scoring. In the past, qualifying was done through either Grand Prix assignments or Russian Cup qualifying events, so I don't see why it would be all that different here? I had just assumed the Russian Cup was sort of a marketing event this season to keep money and publicity coming in for RusFed and their top skaters without a complete Grand Prix framework to assist.
I think a number of people may have misinterpreted a recent interview of Tarakanova here: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/anastasia-tarakanova-interview.87213/#post-2666043
I took this to mean she likes this year's programmes (Lacrymosa, Girl and the Sea) in addition to the two programmes she got while in Tutberidze's group. However, some might have misread it as her stating that both of this year's programmes were staged by Gleikhengauz (in which case it should have been 'and both programs were staged by...'.
Aliona and Liza didn't really matter in terms of Cup points. They qualified anyway with just one competition (Guliakova though didn't). But the Zhenya/Ksenia thing is a big question mark. If they should show up at nationals I would be delighted, but I would also feel that it was a bit unfair to all the other skaters who probably had COVID and didn't have the chance to compete at the Russian Cup.
Well, for me, that's the big mystery this season. She is scheduled to compete in Sankt Petersburg this week. Hopefully we will get some answers there...Whatever happened to Gubanova? It's almost like she just disappeared from the sports.
If I understood correcty the protcol, it seems like she had some time issue: I suppose she was over the limit.
I actually find Daria Usacheva more similar to Yulia Lipnitskaya? Their spins are very similar in my opinion (though Yulia's biellman was better), and they have similar jump techniques + ina bauers.
How exactly would you describe “Medvedeva’s skating style”? I actually completely agree with you, that Daria and Adelia’s skating seem Medvedeva inspired, or they skate with the same “style” but I don’t know how I would define it. Obviously, the younger girls are more advanced than Evgenia was at their age, but it’s something about the way they project outwards. There’s an innate sense of expressiveness within them. That’s just performance quality, though. I do see Anna in Daria, too. It’s probably because they have an extremely similar physique and do similar transitions.
This is completely true. Still for some reason, I find her to be the most compelling of the juniors (Osokina is pretty interesting too). She really looks so joyful on the ice. She has charm in spades.
Projection, emotional quality in skating and the ability to act on ice. I think that's how I would describe Medvedeva's skating. She is a very capable lyrical skater as can be seen in her Chopin SP but her ability really shines through in programs where she embodies characters.
