2023-24 Russian Nationals Pairs Free Skate

[Pairluv]

Zagitova rocking another strapless dress. The woman is gorgeous.

 

[katymay]

Alina Z's killing it in the fashion game this competition!

Ooo double (quadruple?) interviews!

Yesterday....I thought it was a bit cringy. Today's outfit is much better.

 

[anonymoose_au]

That's pretty... peaceful, isn't it? Much better than these two pairs' previous competitions. No drama.

Heh perhaps Dima K got a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People as an early birthday gift

 

[AlexBreeze]

M/G got more TES on the rewatch. They are also two points above in PCS. So that B/K couldn't do anything to win.

 

[Mathematician]

They don't have a 3Lo in the FS.

Oh, I thought I saw one...

Anyways, the sync was still rough early for Gal/Mishina. Meanwhile Boikova and Dima were perfect in that regard. But I'm not that experienced with pairs scoring.

 

[indujaa]

Russian pairs never disappoints. Galliamov "sui" celebration on ice

 

[Pairluv]

Heh perhaps Dima K got a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People as an early birthday gift

Not just him. Boikova has had her moments before the camera, but when you know you gave away points in both the SP and FS, I think it tends to make you a little more restrained than if you lose when you've skated two clean programs.

An up and down event but the medal winners met expectations for Russian pairs which are high. I'm glad the team designations have a second chance for some of the up and coming teams.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Zagitova rocking another strapless dress.

As I said yesterday, she could wear a bin bag and it would look gorgeous on her.

The woman is gorgeous.

That goes without saying. She always has been.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Skatelife]

Couldn't watch but congrats to the medalists. I wanted B/K to win but M/G consistency is unmatched.

Me too, this season I like more the B /K programs

 

[niks]

Oh that's very nice of Sasha/Dima to have come to congratulate Nastya ans Sasha ans specially Tamara Moskovina Good to see there aren't sour feelings among them

Happier ending than last year when Nastya ended up in tears. Though the difference in the final scores was a bit bigger that I would've expected, there were great programs by both teams that they can be proud of.

I get the feeling that both teams appreciate each other in the sense that they realise that having such a high competitor close by helps them push forward. Maybe is easier now that they are in different coach teams so there is less daily pressure, they look more relaxed around each other.

And a nice joint interview to finish it off

 

[indujaa]

Nastia sasha got gold medal. But I feel the perm school trankov eteri cooperation is definitely taking over pairs skate. All of their pairs were interesting.
And aliona kunista fs was great but they need to master that damn 3twist. Is it possible for perm school coach to give them pointers.

 

[niks]

Aliona / Georgy ended up with the 5th best FS, quite impressive! But even so, they didn't move up one single place in the final standings. Too bad they has such a deficit from the SP but quite a positive note to finish

I'm glad for the Perm teams as well, despite the misfortune of Liza/Artem, they all looked good and have a bronze medal to show. It's encouraging to see schools from outside Moscow / St Peterburg keeping their ground and doing well

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Pairs Podium Ceremony on now before the Gala starts.

Livestream for Podium Ceremonies is now on air.

Here is the link for the archived livestream (starts at 14m 58s):
https://www.1tv.ru/sport/chempionat...-chempionat-rossii-po-figurnomu-kataniyu-2024

Hope this helps

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Azikin]

Aliona / Georgy ended up with the 5th best FS, quite impressive! But even so, they didn't move up one single place in the final standings. Too bad they has such a deficit from the SP but quite a positive note to finish

They were great! I put them on 5th place in my predictions just to show my support but as it turned out it wasn't completely unrealistic..

 

[AlexBreeze]

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