2024 Russian Junior Nationals

[elektra blue]

first clean program of the day and a waltz

 

[EdgeCall]

first clean program of the day and a waltz

Nice skating indeed, but I wonder where they picked that one from. There are waltzes with more finesse which would fit them better.

 

[klena]

Nice skating indeed, but I wonder where they picked that one from. There are waltzes with more finesse which would fit them better.

this is a waltz from an old very popular Soviet film Carnival Night (1956)

 

[elektra blue]

Nice skating indeed, but I wonder where they picked that one from. There are waltzes with more finesse which would fit them better.

i'd take it over any ballad any day

 

[elektra blue]

i see a nomination here...one that could challenge Kiliakov...

 

[EdgeCall]

The junior pairs and junior ladies should swap a few songs. The latter tended to be so melancholic and the former turn out to be so light.

 

[LadyB]

So far, I’d say M/G should at least be one place up. Then again, I’m biased and it’s always hard to skate first.
Next group I’m routing for Medvedeva/Astakhov

 

[elektra blue]

i see some interesting costume choices...

 

[elektra blue]

these costumes look familiar, like i saw them on Tarasova/Morozov

 

[EdgeCall]

these costumes look familiar, like i saw them on Tarasova/Morozov

Don't know if they are the same, but this pink/gray combo seems to be for whatever reason quite popular in fs.

Ok, it's more blue than gray.

Nice performance.

 

[elektra blue]

that was beautiful

 

[AlexBreeze]

these costumes look familiar, like i saw them on Tarasova/Morozov

Typical Olga Ryabenko design. Medvedeva/Astakhov are from Team Tut.

 

[elektra blue]

Igor had an encounter with an angry bear...or with one of the creatures that live in Samarin's closet

 

[AlexBreeze]

Maiia and Igor would have their best skate ever if not the 2A fall.

 

[EdgeCall]

Igor had an encounter with an angry bear...or with one of the creatures that live in Samarin's closet

A butterfly? Maia looks like one.

Not clean, but passionate and good fit to the music. Well done.

 

[elektra blue]

oh no rough skate

 

[EdgeCall]

Oops, fluke mistake.

Not what they hoped for.

 

[EdgeCall]

Now there was some fire but it burned in the wrong places.

 

[elektra blue]

jrusnats ends here for me. see you around. love you all

 

[katymay]

I didn't expect Junior pairs to be this good. I've really missed pairs, while there are some women outside of Russia I enjoy watching, pairs is now just hopeless and unwatchable. I pray that there is a way Russian ladies will be allowed to compete next year-when they are competing, everyone else is better as well. As far as Trusova, Shcerbakova, Valieva, Kostornaia, they had their time to shine, and all of them contributed great things to the sport. But it is natural and normal that the new generation is even better, and they are. The only tragedy is that they have been locked out of a chance to make a splash internationally, and this seems grossly unfair.