2023-24 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 2 - Omsk

[LadyB]

Vika!!!!

 

[yume]

Veronika Zhilina withdraws due to injury

Damn.
I guess her spot for nats isn't in jeopardy? IIRC Petrosian qualified with one GP?
Assuming that Zhilina, Akatieva, Khromykh and maybe Sinitsyna pray recover in time, the last stage will be stacked. The other skaters better skate in the next two stages.

 

[AlexBreeze]

I guess her spot for nats isn't in jeopardy? IIRC Petrosian qualified with one GP?

Petrosian was 15th in the standings even with one stage.

Usually exceptions are made only for the main senior team.

 

[Azikin]

Damn.
I guess her spot for nats isn't in jeopardy? IIRC Petrosian qualified with one GP?
Assuming that Zhilina, Akatieva, Khromykh and maybe Sinitsyna pray recover in time, the last stage will be stacked. The other skaters better skate in the next two stages.

Yeah, damn... with certain skaters loosing motivation most probably because of the ban, women category is a rather sad sight this weekend, hopefully Krasnoyarsk will be better...

 

[Remilia]

rip, I was so excited to see Nika...But she didn't look injured in any of the recent vids I've seen of her (including one from two days ago where she was dancing around), so I assume it's not super serious, maybe something like a strain. Hopefully she's able to compete at the later stages without issue.

 

[AlexBreeze]

rip, I was so excited to see Nika...But she didn't look injured in any of the recent vids I've seen of her (including one from two days ago where she was dancing around), so I assume it's not super serious, maybe something like a strain. Hopefully she's able to compete at the later stages without issue.

Considering that she was on the list until the very end, it's something last moment. There're Plushenko's shows in a week. I think the severity of her injury will be clear by whether she performs.

 

[Remilia]

Considering that she was on the list until the very end, it's something last moment. There're Plushenko's shows in a week. I think the severity of her injury will be clear by whether she performs.

Hopefully we see her there, then just let it not be something like a fracture from a bad fall

 

[LiamForeman]

Damn.
I guess her spot for nats isn't in jeopardy? IIRC Petrosian qualified with one GP?
Assuming that Zhilina, Akatieva, Khromykh and maybe Sinitsyna pray recover in time, the last stage will be stacked. The other skaters better skate in the next two stages.

I really feel that Sinitsina still has something to bring to Russian skating, but I just have no faith in Khromykh anymore. The Olympic team barring disaster was always going to be Anna, Kamila, and Sasha, and everyone else is just so much well better than Maiya now. Maybe a change of country? I was saddened to read that Kazakhstan rejected Sofia Samodelkina. I guess it's not so easy to country hop now. Good for Gubanova and Kurakova who did this all before the ban and they have pretty successful careers now, but a shame for the Sins, Sams, Frols, etc.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hmm Anna S is skating at the opening ceremony here. To Frozen by Madonna, which is an interestingly underutilised song in Figure skating!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Liza Tuk's at the Opening Ceremony too!!!

That would be worth the price of admission

 

[LadyB]

I'm always feeling good when I see our Liza!

 

[elektra blue]

hello cacti lovers!

 

[LadyB]

The fanfare!!! Up yours, ISU

 

[anonymoose_au]

All right time to bring out the lads!

After introductions....

 

[LadyB]

And the best intro music in the world!!!! I wanna go back!

 

[anonymoose_au]

Hey Egor R! Hope he's doing well!

Andrei A!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

btw does anyone here know who the coach is with Vlad L in skate America? I dont think ive ever seen him before.

 

[LadyB]

There are too many lads I genuinely care about in this comp. Therefore, collective shout-out to the lot of them!

 

[elektra blue]

Ivan is a kitten

 

[elektra blue]

+5 for creative fall