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2020-21 Russian Men's figure skating

Rules for selection to Nationals has been published (google translated):

Basic principles for the admission of athletes to participate in the basic All-Russian competitions of the season 2020-2021, including Russian championship and championship 2021.

Due to continuing restrictions in the context of conservation risks of the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, cancellation of ISU the vast majority of international competitions, including junior Grand Prix series, and a fundamental change in format the stages of the adult Grand Prix, as well as in connection with a number of strict regulatory restrictions when conducting all-Russian competition, the Executive Committee of the FFKKR made the following decision, aimed at maintaining the conditions for the implementation of full competitive activity by leading adult and junior national teams of the country and their preparation for the main international starts - European, World Championships and Olympic Winter games.

For this purpose, the following basic principles have been developed and criteria defining and regulating the procedure and requirements admission of athletes to participate in the main all-Russian competitions the current season, including the Russian championship and championship in 2021.1.

1. Principles and criteria for admitting athletes to participate in the championship Russia 2021 (Chelyabinsk, December 23-27, 2020).
Only those will be allowed to participate in the Russian Championship 2021 athletes who took part in two (2) stages of the Russian Cup 2020 under the MS program, based on the amount of points scored on these stages (current table of scoring for places in stages Cup of Russia - Appendix 4 Regulations).
Note: Participation in the Russian Championship may also include athletes of junior composition of candidates for the national team are admitted team of Russia who have reached the age of 14 on July 1, 2020, who 2 participation in two stages of the Russian Cup this year under the MS program and who have collected the required amount of points based on the results of these stages.

2. Principles and criteria for admitting athletes to participate in the championship Russia 2021 (Krasnoyarsk, February 01-05, 2021)
Only those who are eligible to participate in the Russian Championship 2021 athletes who took part in two (2) stages of the Russian Cup 2020 for the CCM program, based on the amount of points scored on these stages (the current table of scoring for places in the stages Cup of Russia - Appendix 4 Regulations).
Note: To participate in the Championship of Russia without additional selection Juniors who have scored points in stages can be admitted Russian Cup 2020 the right to participate in the Russian Championship 2021 this juniors can participate in the stages of the Russian Cup only in one categories - either for the CCM program, or for the MS program.

3. Basic principles of distribution of candidates to the national team countries of the main squad for participation in the stages of the Russian Cup in 2020
Due to the complete cancellation in the season 2020-2021. junior Grand Prix series ISU and a fundamental change in the format of the adult series Grand Prix, it is planned that 5 stages of the Russian Cup - Rostelecom 2020 should take over the function of preseason international tournaments, which were the main control competitions for candidates in national teams of the country.

Concerning:
1. To carry out the distribution of athletes-candidates for the national team the Russian team to participate in the stages of the Russian Cup in accordance with existing principles and regulations of the ISU for the distribution participants at the stages of the Grand Prix.
2. As a basis for the distribution of athletes by stages of the Russian Cup accept the results of the 2020 Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk.
3.Considering the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor, introduce the following restrictions at the stages of the Russian Cup in 2020 by the number eligible athletes:
- in competitions among adults according to the MS program - up to 8 sports couples, 12 men, 12 women and 10 dance duets;
- in junior competitions on the CCM program - up to 18 boys and 18 girls in single skating, up to 8 sports pairs and up to 15 dance duets.
4. Distribution of athletes-members of the main and reserve teams national team of the country to participate in the stages of the Russian Cup is determined by the Bureau of the Executive Committee of the FFKKR on the proposal of the main coach of the national team, taking into account the opinions of personal coaches and the leadership of the All-Russian Coaching Council.

Note:
• In connection with the complete cancellation of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series for participation in stages of the Russian Cup among adults, juniors may be admitted, who have reached the age of 14 as of July 1, 2020
• To participate in the stages of the Russian Cup among juniors for members of the main the junior team does not require selection for regional competitions.


Source (pdf): https://www.fsrussia.ru/files/docs/selection_principles_2020.pdf

*I'll add this to the OP so that it is easy to find.*
 
Has Kolyada retired? I feel like I haven't heard anything from his camp in ages.

I posted on Tumblr a video of him doing a triple lutz-double loop combo not too long ago. He's definitely not retired just training with Mishin now.
 
Probably just growth related injuries. Semenenko and Kondratiuk missed 1-2 seasons and they came back last year just fine. Too early to think about career ending injury I think.
Samsonov hasn't really grown much at all yet. Missing JW was about joint problems. Now apparently there is something wrong with his leg or foot.
 
Full interview from Mishina just released https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/mishina-o-kolyade-valievoj-figurnom-katanii-v-peterburge

Lutfullin:
- And Gleb Lutfullin?
- He's not ready yet, he had back problems. If earlier these skates determined the potential of skaters to participate in the Grand Prix series, then this year, due to the cancellation of the series, it made no sense to lead an unprepared athlete.

Semenenko:
.... Zhenya Semenenko has now gone with Alexei Nikolaevich to the skates of the Russian junior team in Novogorsk. There is a plan to qualify for both junior and adult starts of the Russian Cup. Zhenya will show himself. He was preparing to the fullest, without discounts on whether there will be starts after the rentals or not

Kolyada:
- Nothing is heard about Mikhail Kolyada. How does he show himself in the training process? What is his success?
- Misha trains well, fits well into the group, demonstrates efficiency, and studies with interest. The short program has already been staged, it was done by Tatyana Nikolaevna Prokofieva. Ilya Averbukh promised to do the free program. But since he is very busy on the "Ice Age", it does not work yet. But Ilya and I have already worked, he is not one of those who promises and does not. This week he should come to St. Petersburg.

- What does Kolyada have with jumping?
- There is a quadruple toe loop, restores a quadruple salchow. He already jumped it, but because of the long break, almost a year, he has to actively work on it. He is also working on the quadruple lutz. So Misha is actively training. Let's see how Misha will show himself at the test skates. Now everything looks good, it demonstrates the elements that we restored steadily.

- No more problems with sinusitis?
- Not. He has recovered, so his health allows him to train at full strength.

- While Alexey Nikolaevich is in Moscow, do you work with Mikhail and other students together with Tatiana Prokofieva?
- Yes of course. We have an established group. And our juniors with Artur Gachinsky are training at the Ice Arena at Peredovikov. There is not enough ice in "Yubileiny", so they were divided in this way.

More Q&A in the link above.
 
So Lutfullin is out of test skates, Vetlugin and Yablokov are a ???? So we are possibly down to 7 boys for tmw :(
 
So Lutfullin is out of test skates, Vetlugin and Yablokov are a ???? So we are possibly down to 7 boys for tmw :(

:pray: for Vetlugin and Yablokov to show (if they're ready and healthy), because junior boys test skates will probably be the last event I watch till September.
 
Test skates SP

SP broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMeClFMcTwg
Skating order: Kovalev, Vetlugin, Semenenko, Knyazev, Belyavsky, Saranovsky, Kutovoi, Kondratiuk

Vetlugin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYE-V_bD76k
Semenenko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUdaZms3kiw
Kutovoi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdxQiG1KQ2s

Music
Kovalev "Adagio" by Andrei Rieu
Vetlugin "Per Te" Alberto De Meis, Josh Groban
Semenenko "The City Which Doesn't Exist" by Igor Kornelyuk
Knyazev "Fix You" by Coldplay
Belyavsky "Hey You" by Pink Floyd
Sarnovsky "Carmina Burana" by Edvin Marton
Kutovoi "Apologize" by J. Timbaland and OneRepublic
Kondratiuk "Summertime" by Larry Adler
 
Good effort boys, especially for the ones who didn't get to go to the closed training bases :thumbsup: Though it does feel like Danielian, Mozalev and Gumennik left quite a void when they moved to seniors.

Any guesses on how the junior men's field will play out this season? I guess Samsonov will dominate if he heals and returns in good shape, otherwise I have no idea :drama: I'm afraid it might just come down to whoever gets 2 Russian cup stages and shows a 3A/quad at each of them. And at this early point in the season, it's really hard to judge how the guys' jump arsenals are looking... maybe the LP tomorrow will give a clearer idea.

PS it seems very unfair that the domestic competition ban for under-18s applies only to St Petersburg - is COVID worse there than in Moscow or something?
 
Good effort boys, especially for the ones who didn't get to go to the closed training bases :thumbsup: Though it does feel like Danielian, Mozalev and Gumennik left quite a void when they moved to seniors.

Any guesses on how the junior men's field will play out this season? I guess Samsonov will dominate if he heals and returns in good shape, otherwise I have no idea :drama: I'm afraid it might just come down to whoever gets 2 Russian cup stages and shows a 3A/quad at each of them. And at this early point in the season, it's really hard to judge how the guys' jump arsenals are looking... maybe the LP tomorrow will give a clearer idea.

PS it seems very unfair that the domestic competition ban for under-18s applies only to St Petersburg - is COVID worse there than in Moscow or something?

The void is real........

I'm sure some of the juniors will try to qualify for senior nats. Semenenko will. I can make a fairly good guess on some more. Only problem is there are way more candidates for those 18 spots if the juniors flood senior cup events and if they don't qualify for senior nats they don't qualify for junior. So I hope the more 3a/quad troubled skaters like Vetlugin stay in juniors. Who dominates, no clue. I don't watch the skaters 2005 and younger.

The domestic ban is nation wide, it's just up to the region when it expires. St. Petersburg isn't the only region that will last until New Year, just most of the skaters live in either St. Petersburg or Moscow. Moscow ban on children mass events I read ends this month. Tis is life. I guess the St. Petersburg skaters can always travel to a region where the ban was lifted. I don't understand the 2 event only thing......
 
I am keeping my fingers crossed that Kutovoy ends up in whatever Junior competitions that are going to be held this year. And still keeping my fingers crossed for Samsonov’s healing.

They really did move everyone who was a leader last year in juniors into seniors. Senior skates would be really cool in September.
 
Good effort boys, especially for the ones who didn't get to go to the closed training bases :thumbsup: Though it does feel like Danielian, Mozalev and Gumennik left quite a void when they moved to seniors.

Any guesses on how the junior men's field will play out this season? I guess Samsonov will dominate if he heals and returns in good shape, otherwise I have no idea :drama: I'm afraid it might just come down to whoever gets 2 Russian cup stages and shows a 3A/quad at each of them. And at this early point in the season, it's really hard to judge how the guys' jump arsenals are looking... maybe the LP tomorrow will give a clearer idea.

PS it seems very unfair that the domestic competition ban for under-18s applies only to St Petersburg - is COVID worse there than in Moscow or something?

It seems to me that such void can appear in more countries. I believe that Sato, Kagiyama, Grassl and some others are planning the move to seniors as well, so it can happen that the junior international competitions (if there would be any) would look little blank.
 
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