2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 3 - Kazan

[Mathematician]

How is M/G & B/K disposition towards each other? Friendly rivals or they have real beef?

 

[lariko]

Oh, no.

 

[elektra blue]

everyone is delivering today, sadly in this field i single mistake will be costly

 

[flanker]

Poor Yulia fell from the same element as the last time...

 

[lariko]

Apparently, she is also from Kazan'

 

[Mathematician]

Yulia was nervous from the warmup it seemed like.

 

[flanker]

I saw only half of Anna/Alexey's program but that looked lovely. I suppose it was a good skate?

Yes, for their level they did everything mostly right.

 

[flanker]

How is M/G & B/K disposition towards each other? Friendly rivals or they have real beef?

Rivals I think. Not that they can't withstand each other but I don't think there is much friendship between them.

 

[lariko]

Super elegant skate

 

[elektra blue]

 

[AlexBreeze]

How is M/G & B/K relationship like? Are they friendly rivals or they have real beef?

Haha.

Well, in 2020/21, M/G switched to Moskvina, and this led to various events.

Two of the most famous ones:
1) At Rostelecom Cup 2020/21 B/K beat M/G and Kozlovsky shouted infamous "get in line!"
2) At Worlds 2021 B/K had an unsuccessful skate that lead Boikova being mad including her saying "congrats, you've got world champions".

So obviously they have a complicated relationship. But they weren't too bad. They always congratulated each other at competitions.

 

[elektra blue]

on their feet, but their levels are malade

 

[flanker]

Good basics but levels were escaping them like my dog from the shower.

 

[elektra blue]

i see Gritsaenko had an almost invisible tattoo on his chest

 

[AlexBreeze]

i see Gritsaenko had an almost invisible tattoo on his chest

During the junior pairs at this event, the commentators discussed skaters' tattoos and whether they should be hidden. Trankov revealed that he has special skin-colored sleeves.

 

[lariko]

i see Gritsaenko had an almost invisible tattoo on his chest

Tran'kov had a long monologue about covering tattoos if they don't match the music last stage.

 

[elektra blue]

why do they have to disfigure themlseves? why? she looks 45

 

[Mathematician]

Tran'kov had a long monologue about covering tattoos if they don't match the music last stage.

I agree with him. Imagine a gentle lyrical program with some crazy monster tattoo. Distracting.

 

[lariko]

Well, i guess M/G are going to take this

 

[Skating91]

B/K choke again against M/G