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The failure rate for all the quads at the GP's are normal except if anyone is doing any direct comparison to Anna and Sasha who had each other as competition. If Anna or Sasha did not exist to battle with the other we don't know if they would have pushed so many difficult 4Lz's, 4F's, and 3Lz 3Lo's back to back in competition to stay at the top against each other. Also Kamila came through in top shape at that time causing those two to push at the maximum even more with no break. It was non-stop ultra-c.
If you remove Anna and Sasha who are abnormal demons (in a good way) this failure rate is normal.

If they are demons, then I'm possessed and don't want to be exorcised.

 
Some new information about Vasilevsky's skaters.

Rubtsova had a back surgery. She is recovering and has already returned to ice. I don't know the details, but since she's skating, I think there's a chance she'll be invited to JNats.

Zinina was on the preliminary list for Moscow Championships but she has already withdrawn. No info about her other than she had periostitis. I don't think she'll be at Senior Nationals either. Because the lists should appear somewhere during the Moscow Championships, and she still can't compete.
 
Veronika Z and Sofia A do get severely injured back to back to back and season after season, but they thankfully always come back. I do fear one day they might not. Hoping they always pull through and get stronger. Given the back and forth injuries for the girls I don't think they'll stay healthy throughout their career. I think the cycle will keep going until there's more advancement in the way skaters train as well as advancements in the way skating boots are made or until their career ends. Whichever comes first.
From what I've followed Anastasia Z has also been injured back to back to back from the end of juniors to the start of seniors to mid senior season and now the start of her second year of seniors. She's missing most competitions constantly. I hope she comes back stronger too, but she seems to get injured just as hard each season too.
These ladies are the most unlucky.
I think Zinina's career at this critical is almost certainly over with such a long lay off and no ultra-c, Akatieva I think will struggle to ever return ultra-c except maybe the triple axel (she won't come back this season), Zhilina if this lay off extends for the rest of the season will have similar struggles restoring ultra-c (I think her natural athleticism will save her and she will maintain some of her jumps).

It is looking like a battle between Petrosian-Valieva for this season and the next and possibly beyond. There is a good chance Petrosian's ultra-c starts to decay as she inevitably grows she has a low jump height.

The future looks very good for Valieva if she can see out this season with her health intact and the 4T restored.
 
When was the last time we saw a 3Lz-3Lo? I miss it.
Probably last year with Samodelkina.
This year the platinium blonde girl with gorgeous dresses (Chaplygina i think) did a 3F-3lo though. I don't remember other -3lo combos.
I think quads chasing and the new rules about sequences pretty much killed that combo.
 
Probably last year with Samodelkina.
This year the platinium blonde girl with gorgeous dresses (Chaplygina i think) did a 3F-3lo though. I don't remember other -3lo combos.
I think quads chasing and the new rules about sequences pretty much killed that combo.
Yes, 3Lz+3Lo is too risky. Theoretically, 3+3 is not needed at all in the free without ultra-c.

+3Lo is now used by some men to increase BV.
 
When was the last time we saw a 3Lz-3Lo? I miss it.
Yes, I LOVE Loop combos. It's the most beautiful combo out there.

I still think that Zagitova's 3Lz+3Lo was the best. She had such a lovely running edge on the Loop.

Shcherbakova's 3Lz+3Lo was not as good, but she was super consistent with it, and it was essential to get that insanely high BV when she did two quads and two 3Lzs.

Trusova had a wonderful 3Lz+3Lo at the beginning, but she was inconsistent with it and dropped it later on.

And I always loved Nugumanova's 3Lo+3Lo, though it was never worth it as it was deemed UR all the time.

Chaplygina, who I always think of as Loop-combo-girl, has always done Loop combos, but they almost never pay off.

As Loop-combos are super difficult to do, I think the scoring of it is unfair. They should have a higher BV than just the two jumps added together.
 
Yes, I LOVE Loop combos. It's the most beautiful combo out there.

I still think that Zagitova's 3Lz+3Lo was the best. She had such a lovely running edge on the Loop.
I was watching Zagitova replays, thats why it came to mind. She was SO good. Everyone is always reminiscing on Anna but I think Zagitova was better. I actually cant believe how good she was. And her 3-3 was so beautiful. But I did watch some Anna replays and her 3-3 was splendid too. Her 2021 Nats performances will never get old.
 
Matia Kotova (also Kazan junior) competes with the 3F+3Lo. Not so long ago, she won Kazan Championships.


(the videos are from last season, the new ones are blocked due to music copyright. )
 
Alina's 3Lz3Lo was the most beautiful triple-triple combo ever executed on ice and I'm Anna's fan.

I remember people saying Yulia's at her spins was looking like perfect porcelain figurine and it was the same with Alina's combo - it looked so effortless, elegant and lovely. 😍
 
Probably last year with Samodelkina.
This year the platinium blonde girl with gorgeous dresses (Chaplygina i think) did a 3F-3lo though. I don't remember other -3lo combos.
I think quads chasing and the new rules about sequences pretty much killed that combo.
btw today Chaplygina won the All-Russian "Enisey Symphony" competitions with two clean 3F-3Lo both in SP and FS with total score over 200
 
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Kamilla Nelyubova competes with +3Lo combos. She didn't manage to fully rotate it this season, but landed it before.

 
Alina's 3Lz3Lo was the most beautiful triple-triple combo ever executed on ice and I'm Anna's fan.

I remember people saying Yulia's at her spins was looking like perfect porcelain figurine and it was the same with Alina's combo - it looked so effortless, elegant and lovely. 😍
Zagi's 3Lz-3Lo was superb. Trusova's is 2nd. She was just so quick. The one in the free skate at 2020-21 nats was one of her bests, if not the best.

These girls (including Shcherbakova) probably never jumped solo triple loops in seniors (or did it very rarely).
 
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I was just thinking. Looking at the Seasons Best List now for women, it is very obvious that the Russian girls are not there.
Right now, the 24th spot is held by Yelim Kim with 187.91 points. When the Russians were included the top 24 was above 200 points.

If you look at the scores from the Russian Grand Prix, there are 16 Russian seniors that scores higher than 187.91, and 20 juniors.

If you merge the Russian scores with the official SB scores, there would only be 6 non-Russians left in the Top 24 and the limit would be raised to 203.22 points. And there would be 18 Russians.

Of course, if the Russians were to compete internationally, a lot of these seniors and juniors would never had the chance, so it is safe to say that not all 18 Russians in the merged list would actually be there. But at least half of the SB 24 list would probably consist of Russians.

It's crazy. Just a thought.
 
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