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

[flanker]

I truly hate "suit costumes" on girls.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

What tournament is this? Is this RG or AG?

AG. And with all love, she shouldn't have - If Sabrina Voineeva got a 0.1 OOB deduction for her floor at the Olympics, Melnikova should have gotten a 0.3 one here. But the FIG is just as bad as the ISU, so who really cares.

 

[Mathematician]

These lyrics are brutal

 

[Mathematician]

I truly hate "suit costumes" on girls.

I actually like the costume, it was probably my favourite part of the program itself. Her glide and spins are incredible though, it was almost jarring the gap she left between everyone else. You sometimes forget how good the best actually are when watching the other girls.

 

[katymay]

Agata brings joy to my heart.

 

[katymay]

Have always loved this song.

 

[Mathematician]

Lost combo doesn't matter at all generally speaking, but what bothers me is how slow and laboured this StSq looked.

 

[flanker]

Stupid rules that do not allow solo 3A...

 

[flanker]

Have always loved this song.

Me too. Allanis is my youth...

 

[Jumping_Bean]

World gymnastics AA, she has had horrible injuries for a couple of years, so nice to see. FIG allows Russians to compete AIN. Wish ISU would follow suit and allow as well.

The only reason AINs were at Worlds is because they didn't have to qualify for Worlds in the post-Olympic season through Euros, where they wouldn't have been allowed to compete (courtesy of European Gymnastics' own ban of Russian and Belarusian gymnasts).

Praise the FIG all you want, but they are even weaker than the ISU and can't even keep continental organisations in line, nor stick to their own rules (based on their statutes, Worlds should have been cancelled the moment Israeli gymnasts were not allowed to enter Indonesia, but considering that they keep hosting Olympic qualifying events in Azerbaijan, they clearly don't care about that rule. They will have fun at the CAS hearings.)

 

[flanker]

Now Vika has to deliver in the free properly.

 

[flanker]

Pity about the step-out from 3Lo, otherwise veeery nice, light skate.

 

[Mathematician]

I could tell how nervous she was even before the music started, but it was still beautiful

If the loop wasnt UR and the TES stays, I would give her first. I think all things considered, she is skating a different sport than anyone else here today.

 

[katymay]

some small errors, but her pcs is much better, really lovely.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

This was not a great competition for the girls in the Short. Some nice performances, yes, but lots of errors, especially of the expected top skaters. Better luck in the Free <3

 

[Mathematician]

Where did she lose TES other than the Lutz edge?

 

[Mathematician]

Holy, lower PR/CO than Petrova is diabolical

 

[katymay]

I know Miroslava will probably drop after the FS, but she was charming. My favorite of the day.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Where did she lose TES other than the Lutz edge?

Spin levels? The sit spin only has a level 2 in the protocols, the combo spin a level 3. Team Tut used to be really good about maximising those levels, but they've been having some issues with that recently.

(Also, seems like judges and tech panels really took it to heart to start being stricter for everyone, including the top skaters. As long as it's the same standard across the competition, I think that's actually a decent development.)

 

[Mathematician]

Spin levels? The sit spin only has a level 2 in the protocols, the combo spin a level 3.

Yikes... I will need to rewatch this. I really don't expect it from her.