2024-25 Russian Women's Figure Skating
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There are dark corners of the internet (this my safe space) where there is an irrational anti-Eteri bias. She is accused of all kinds of horrible things with no proof (show me the proof I'll change my mind). However, they have allowed their biases (or maybe it's a reflection on their education systems, English not their first language, etc) to cloud their interpretation of this rule.
It definitely refers to not associating with skater serving a suspension, not skaters who have served a suspension.
If we applied this logic to every skater in the world, the Japanese who is with Kostner would banned, anyone training with Grassl, etc.
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I have a feeling Moscow will be quite strong..Older novice top 6 girls who qualified to Russian championships younger age (Zhuk memorial):
From left to right Sarafanova, Dokukina, Streltsova, Korchazhnikova, Sarnovskaya, Stotskaya
Personally, I've never believed that Eteri had anything to do with the Valieva situation. Why would she jeopardize her career like that? She wouldn't. Nor would she need to. She has a stable of the top talent in Russia. Not all will have long careers, that is figure skating. Plenty of Americans, and Japanese skaters get injured and are finished before they are out of the teens. As far as the other thing she is constantly accused of: I think what ever transpired was between Kamila, her mother and the doctor. Eteri is like the 'general manager' and she isn't privy to every detail of a skaters' life.
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Update: Zinina had a surgery recently.
It wasn't an injury. She had an "extra" bone in her foot that made her trainings very uncomfortable (Matvei V had same problem in the past).
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Viktoria Morozova has returned to training.
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The Fed has suddenly decided to update the national team mid-season.
The only change in women's is Kira Trofimova being removed.
The only change in women's is Kira Trofimova being removed.
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Lena Kostyleva skated in a Moscow Region competition today, scoring 226.36 in total.
She did a 3Aq+3T in the Short and she skated a clean Free with her usual layout (3A, 4T, 4S+3T, 3Lo, 4Sq+2A+2A, 3F+3T).
It will be interesting to see if they risk the 3A+3T at Jr Nationals.
She did a 3Aq+3T in the Short and she skated a clean Free with her usual layout (3A, 4T, 4S+3T, 3Lo, 4Sq+2A+2A, 3F+3T).
It will be interesting to see if they risk the 3A+3T at Jr Nationals.
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These girls growing up with Eteri are enjoying an unprecedented head-start in every which way
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Recently it was said that Zhilina will skate at the Northern Walz tournament in SPB but she withdrew:
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...a-turnire-severnyj-vals-v-sankt-peterbur.html
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...a-turnire-severnyj-vals-v-sankt-peterbur.html
She has sat out of competition for approaching two years now, if she skated in this tournament she would have had to start the process for transferring country all over again.
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Small competitions don't affect this (if it was true) at all.
Geynish/Chigirev didn't stop taking part in them until being released.
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Skaters do not have to sit out from domestic competitions to transfer. Arina Kalugina competed at All-Russian competitions this season and was able to transfer to Azerbaijan, while Geynish/Chigirev competed at All-Russian competitions last season before transferring.
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Lidia Pleskacheva was ill, getting back into shape. Just before junior nationals, her current form is a question.
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...shla-na-led-posle-bolezni-no-eshhe-nabir.html
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...shla-na-led-posle-bolezni-no-eshhe-nabir.html
Maybe the Azerbaijanis don't want her competing before transferring?
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I hope she will recover. One of my most looked forward to performances.
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