2025-26 Russian Challenge

[niks]

Very lively program by Nastya/Sasha and interesting performance by Liza.

This year's show started very weak, first couple of programs were really to fast-forward past them, but fortunately things have much improved.

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[AlexBreeze]

The other day, Katsalapov accidentally cut a vein in Sinitsina's leg during a show, and she is unable to skate. Now I'm wondering if this was their planned exhibition or they changed it.

 

[AlexBreeze]

BTW, where is the audience voting being counted? They are supposed to be an entire third of the score. Where is it? Am I crazy? Do they count it at the end?

Last time they added audience points in the end.

 

[Mathematician]

Very lively program by Nastya/Sasha and interesting performance by Liza.

This year's show started very weak, first couple of programs were really to fast-forward past them, but fortunately things have much improved.

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I don't see that at all. Makar & Sasha were great. Frolova was decent. Sadkova's program was clearly the most structured and coherent. The last few programs have just been skating in a circle or waving their arms around.

 

[Mathematician]

The other day, Katsalapov accidentally cut a vein in Sinitsina's leg during a show, and she is unable to skate. Now I'm wondering if this was their planned exhibition or they changed it.

Sounds like they changed it last minute.

 

[niks]

Isn't he retired?

No, as far as I know he didn't compete this season because of injury.

And I do hope this is the case and that it is not a silent transition to "taking a break" Kolyada-like

It was Pushkin's poem. He was Pushkin.

Thanks!

 

[Mathematician]

Is this Attack on Titan?

 

[niks]

Too bad Liza's scores were low relatively to the field, she deserved way better in my opinion

 

[Mathematician]

Man, Petr can really move and I love that he's always ready to have fun and put effort into creative ideas instead of just farming "serious" themes. I mean, I always liked solemn, sincere programs the most, and while the best ones are still my favourite you just get sick of the mediocre ones that ride off the theme, which is most of them. Petr never does this.

 

[AlexBreeze]

No, as far as I know he didn't compete this season because of injury.

It was not an injury but an unnamed health problem. He also missed shows.

 

[Mathematician]

Is this Attack on Titan?

Well, I tried to be hip and it seems it did not go well, as usual. I guess it's Terminator.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Well, I tried to be hip and it seems it did not go well, as usual. I guess it's Terminator.

I don't think many Russian skaters watch anime. I'd say Semenenko is probably the only one in the national team.

 

[Mathematician]

I don't think many Russian skaters watch anime. I'd say Semenenko is probably the only one in the national team.

I thought anime in general is very popular in Russia. I've seen quite a few anime programs. I don't know why I got the impression most of these dudes watch anime.

 

[niks]

Vika is injured so she can't skate, is it so? They still made the most of it I think, with really elegant lines and pleasing skating by Nikita. They even made it to first in the end.

 

[niks]

Why is Petr dressed in a copycat of that dreadful Adam's costume that actually manages the uncanny feat of being worse than the original?

 

[AlexBreeze]

I thought anime in general is very popular in Russia. I've seen quite a few anime programs. I don't know why I got the impression most of these dudes watch anime.

Well, it's quite popular among young people. Many brands started using anime mascots/arts for promotion. But not extreme popular.

 

[Mathematician]

I literally have NO idea what just happened but I loved it. Might be the best so far.

 

[AlexBreeze]

I literally have NO idea what just happened but I loved it. Might be the best so far.

It's an iconic Soviet cartoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well,_Just_You_Wait!

Still waiting for someone using Smeshariki/Kikoriki. It had great soundtrack and FS episodes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KikoRiki

 

[niks]

Was that Kogan as an extra in T/M program?

 

[AlexBreeze]

Was that Kogan as an extra in T/M program?

Him