2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 4 - Moscow

[Mathematician]

Gushchina is kind of a Samodelkina but way superior in almost everything..

Good way to put it. Why "almost"? By which metric is she not superior?

 

[Skating91]

The jumps are so high even when it's not perfect she lands with a complete rotation. So much margin for error.

Deserved lead.

 

[flanker]

68.07, very solid.

 

[Jontor]

OK it's mute time. Can't stand this MJ program I'm afraid...

 

[flanker]

 

[KhinSuShein]

she is still less faster than Karoi on ice

 

[Mathematician]

@Skating91 can we just put our differences aside and admit that combo and StSq were incredible. I mean be honest, who else is skating a StSq like that? Even Sadkova doesn't have it.

 

[EdgeCall]

Clean, captivating run!

 

[flanker]

 

[elektra blue]

still one of the best MJ programs out there, she also looked more confident the combo though...

 

[Jontor]

Petrosian goes safely into the lead.

 

[Pairluv]

Trust the process. There's 3 months until the Os. She doesn't need to peak now. She looks stronger with every outing. I want a win for her and as long as she and her team are happy with her progress then all is well.

 

[Jelle307]

I‘m so nervous now. I think I need a new hobby until february. It‘|s too much

 

[flanker]

Oh, only 3+2 combo, but maybe because she got too close to the barrier.

 

[Mathematician]

I think Gorbacheva shows the best SS today, which I guess is a reasonable expectation.

Edit: Not after this StSq. Best glide though.

 

[Jontor]

Ouch, Gorbacheva doubling the combo. But lovely skate overall.

 

[flanker]

At the start she looked well but she obviously still lacks stamina.

 

[KhinSuShein]

Ouch, Gorbacheva doubling the combo. But lovely skate overall.

yes i am surprised

 

[Mathematician]

It was interesting to start with a 3F in the middle of the ice.

 

[Mathematician]

At the start she looked well but she obviously still lacks stamina.

She doesn't look that tired after the skate to me. The combo was because of a bad Lutz.