2023-24 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 4 - Kazan

[lariko]

I love how dedicated they are to each program's story and style. Such a wonderful pair. Hurts even more after trying to decide if, say, Kovaleva/Kovalev would medal in GP stage...what a messy world we live in.

 

[elektra blue]

strong performance, but they didn't look much into it

 

[EdgeCall]

Decent skate by Nastya/Dima. But do they plan to change the costumes? The only near-Elvis thing about him is his belt buckle and she could do a charleston.

 

[LadyB]

Lovely programme!

 

[yume]

That was nice. Tarasova's lost sister and her partner skated well.

 

[lariko]

Go, O/G!

 

[yume]

Osokina should have chosen ice dance but she wanted to flirt with death everyday.

 

[EdgeCall]

Darn. Liza down.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Given how Russian pairs are good at SBS jumps, i won't be surprised to see a SBS 3A. Yes married K/K i'm looking at you.....

I'd say that another K/K, Natasha and Ilya, are more likely to do it. They mentioned several times that they are working on it.

 

[Tyranid]

Pairs are getting very good at the SBS jump combos. Osokina gets almost 12 pts for the first seq (and the she has to fall on a simpler 3T ).

 

[Pairluv]

Shame about the fall on the 3T, but the rest of OsoGrit's elements are so good. I would be thrilled to see two clean skates at nationals and them on the podium.

 

[lariko]

I suggest they borrow fireman's ladder at Nationals for pairs. 3 steps is woefully inadequate. It just doesn't work.

That's said, I loved Mu/Ev more. But that lift in choreo! But Mukhortova's hands...

Damn. Can't compute.

 

[elektra blue]

sbs 3t aside that was amazing

 

[yume]

More Seal and less Michael Bubblé or that guy who screams on " i will always love you".

 

[EdgeCall]

Not clean but very impressive skate. On the last throw Liza was so slanted that I have seen her down again but she saved it marvelously.

 

[LadyB]

Pavel has a fine stable of pairs on the go in Perm.

 

[lariko]

Pavel has a fine stable of pairs on the go in Perm.

That new pair in juniors was great too...

 

[lariko]

And now to Mom's favorites...

 

[LadyB]

Chik/Yan is exciting...and Matvey still only looks 12.

 

[LadyB]

I totally prefer this interpretation of the song to last year's B/K version.