).Every figure skater can skate, obviously. It's the matter of quality. Mark and Zhenya have worse skating skills and transitions than Andrei and should be put below him, not above him. However, that Russian judge gave Zhenya 44 PCS and only 42 PCS to Andrei. This just doesn't reflect reality.
Sorry! I didn't mean to be a downer. I will fast today to cleanse any negative energies and in hopes of the best possible outcome for everyone. They are all three very deserving young men.Oh please, don't let us stoop to the level of the RLT.
All three guys had amazing skates yesterday, let's celebrate that! PCS and GOE scoring isn't real anyway (that's what I live by now
Oh please, don't apologize, it wasn't directed at anyone in particular. Maybe I'm overly sensitive.
I am not actually a huge personal fan of either Mozalev or Aliev, but their quality of skating is objectively better, both skating skills and choreo basics. It makes me sad when this is ignored by the judges. Nobody is born with good skating quality, it's something you need to put a lot of work into to develop. Skaters like Semenenko and Kondratiuk make me scratch my head and ask how exactly they have been taught since age 5 or so. They have natural charisma and certain musicality but that talent doesn't seem to be built on properly. Even their jump technique is problematic. I remember an odd interview with Sokolovskaya when Samarin first rose to prominence as if she'd only just now realised that he needs proper ballet/dance training. It should be pointed out that it is in fact Aliev who essentially learned to skate in the wilderness until age 13 or so, and look where he's now.
I kinda decided yesterday, hehOh please, don't apologize, it wasn't directed at anyone in particular. Maybe I'm overly sensitive.
Also, are you sure fasting is a good idea? Don't you need all that energy to inflate more balloons for tomorrow?
I think Mozalev has as good IN as Kondratyuk, fitting to the music they present, but, yes, Mozalev needs to use his eyes and smile far more, which I hope is coming.
I am not sure this particular SP requires smiling.
Soulful eyes he does have too; smile as an ultimate weapon once he gets an upbeat program to totally stun the appreciative world (Mozalev, upbeat program? Okay, I admit, that might be more far-fetched than him medaling)
Slowly? 90 is slowly? Only Kolyada has ever beaten Mark's PCS here, not even Aliev who is also a European champion and has those PCS. I have no words with this scoring.
Yes, he needs it drilled through his head that if he triples the 4S, the euler combo gets a 2S, just as Kolyada had it drilled through his.
Insufficient. Basically, yet again they were equivalent, but Mozalev marginally better. Nobody is going to lobby to change Semenenko to Mozalev, because… why? In the end of the day, it again came to Mozalev needing the second quad. I hope he will be ready for Russian Cup Finsl, and if not, for the next season.
I pray someone does... because I don't think I could stand the hate Zhenya S will get if he goes. It will be unbearable.
Thanks to the guys for doing their best, and grats to Kondratyuk. Mozalev came so close, and I hope it inspires him, rather than breaks him.
