2025-26 Russian Junior Grand Prix - Stage 2 - Magnitogorsk

[flanker]

Great skate for Kovyazina/Mokhov, they might challenge Shesheleva/Karnaukhov soon.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Absolutely no doubt about their win. Great skate

 

[flanker]

Girls girls girls start.

I see Arina, Vika and Margo are all in the last group...

 

[flanker]

Good start by Cherenyova

 

[flanker]

Shepeleva made unfortunate step-out from combo, otherwise solid.

 

[Mathematician]

It highkey makes me furious how often they change the schedule last second and I end up missing something. Can't just set an alarm for the right time and make it.

I was excited to see Chereneva, I remember her from last season. Sigh...

 

[flanker]

Elegant performance by Gudaeva.

 

[Mathematician]

I don't know how this music still keeps getting used. I really roll my eyes in the first second when I hear this. Her FS is way better, I'm excited to see it again and she is a great skater anyways.

 

[flanker]

Really good, energetic skate by Lezina.

 

[Mathematician]

Aliona skates variations on a program by Aliona.

 

[flanker]

"Aliona's program" by Aliona Boldyreva Solid again

 

[flanker]

One smaller mistake by Arina Orekhovskaya with 3Lo but nothing serious. Whole first group was solid.

 

[Mathematician]

Litvincheva is underrated. Hope she skates well today.

 

[flanker]

I've missed first fall of the event... Pity, Anashkina is a nice skater otherwise.

 

[flanker]

Zhulanova made some mistakes here and there, still nice and entertaining skate.

 

[flanker]

Sarafanova has her 5th competition since the start of the season already, I'm afraid that she is tired, that's the cause for her mistakes.

 

[flanker]

Litvincheva messed combo. So far the more known girls make more mistakes somehow.

 

[Mathematician]

2nd warm-up group is... maybe a good sign for 3rd group, probabilistically?

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Maiia has a 4Lz, but I'm not sure she'll have a successful Free after how tired she looked in the Short. In contrast to what some people think who call for skaters to compete more often, there is indeed such a thing as competing too often, especially when you do need to fight to make it to Nationals.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Such a shame about the combo for Valeria. She started the program so well, too