2025-26 Russian Challenge

[soupia]

I wonder what Evgenia's gonna score Alina

 

[niks]

I guess V/T answers without possible doubt the question at the beginning of this thread of whether only "happy" programs could apply under the guidelines

 

[Mathematician]

Is this ballerina girl also Tatar?

 

[Fetinia]

I do not know , I like Gumennik,'s terminator.. maybe because I am a big terminator and Arnie's fan.
Actually why none of the quadsters did not use terminator music theme ? Not much choreography needed, you can be as wooden as Schwarzenegger and just jump. And I envision finishing with the downward spin with thumb up.

 

[Mathematician]

Yo what did I just come back to?

 

[soupia]

Yo what did I just come back to?

WHAT WAS THAT OMG

 

[AlexBreeze]

Yo what did I just come back to?

Break for counting audience scores.

 

[Mathematician]

I wonder what Evgenia's gonna score Alina

I wonder if they still have beef

 

[niks]

I liked Alina's program, mostly the music though. Great folk music full of life, and nice costume too.

She is giving gifts to the jury for some reason...though the strategy doesn't seem to work score-wise

 

[Mathematician]

I liked Alina's program, mostly the music though. Great folk music full of life, and nice costume too.

I think the dance was quite nice. It was appropriately folkish.

She is giving gifts to the jury for some reason...though the strategy doesn't seem to work score-wise

"Tatar hospitality" she says.

 

[niks]

Is this over after Alina? Wasn't Zhenya skating too? and I have the feeling I'm missing someone else too...

 

[niks]

Whoever bet that Petr was gonna win this, got it just right

 

[AlexBreeze]

They just shown audience scores. I don't like too dramatic announcements but this one is very boring. Last season it was done much better.

 

[Mathematician]

I'm surprised S/K scored so high in general TBH. I get they had to put things together last minute but I felt like it wasn't that impressive.

Petr was great but I'm also sort of surprised he won. I thought it was a wrap after Mark. I didn't even think it was close.

 

[Fetinia]

I'm surprised S/K scored so high in general TBH. I get they had to put things together last minute but I felt like it wasn't that impressive.

Petr was great but I'm also sort of surprised he won. I thought it was a wrap after Mark. I didn't even think it was close.

I guess it was an award for producing impressive season, working hard, skating in every event and never gets tired...sort of like a terminator.

 

[Mathematician]

Artistic Awards:

Choreography Award - Mark

Style/Fashion Award - S/B

Acting & "Cinematographic" Award - Matvey & T/V

Musicality Award - Sadkova (Nice!! I'm glad she got something! She is by far the most underrated today—her program was put together better than almost all the rest.)

Most Joyful Emotions & Most Dedicated to Character Award - Zagitova

 

[niks]

Petr was great but I'm also sort of surprised he won.

Petr is winning absolutely everything this season, it's not that surprising really

It's more surprising indeed about Vika and Nikita.

And now Mark also won something, as far as I can follow this, and also Sasha/Vanya and Matvey... lots of prizes coming and being distributed around this time (Mark had a slidedown of prizes last year, I remember he could barely hold them all together, so I guess they went for another approach this time And also, here there was not a clear outstanding winner like Mark last year

And while I write all this, Alina gets her prize too

 

[Mathematician]

Best "overall skating" according to tech panel:

Matvey Vetlugin

TBH, it could be possible. I need to re-watch. He had some really fast sequences and difficult, perfectly executed choreography at high speed as well. He probably genuinely deserved it.

Also, guy who gave the award said that since Matvey has 2 awards, he should give one to the Paralympic competitors (I guess, dedicate to them somehow).

 

[Mathematician]

Season over. So sad. Nothing to do for months.

 

[niks]

To Petr's credit, I must say that today for the first time, I saw some signs that even him is getting "embarrassed" (for lack of a better word) by all of this. He looked (to me) just uncomfortable when he received the prize for 1st place and he quickly left Anton's side and went away. Kind of recovered though later on, to smile for the other prize presentation and the final lap.

Anyway, there were many enjoyable programs, some of which I will rewatch. Glad Mark and Matvey got something out of this, and S/B and M/G too. I would still have found some prize out there for Sofia S. and Liza (I also liked other programs that got no prizes as far as I followed, but these stood out for me).