Alexander Petrov

[adelia]

Is there any information about whether Sasha will be junior or senior next season?

No news yet. If Mishin doesn't mention anything in the inevitable interviews that will be conducted after WTT, then we'll have to wait until the summer.

I just did a quick check of the ISU website.
According to the cumulative ISU World Rankings, he is:
-20th in the world
-The highest ranked junior
-The 4th ranked Russian

According to the ISU Seasonal World Rankings:
-12th
-3rd Russian
-The highest ranked junior

 

[LRK]

I suppose the junior season being over, the focus - in interviews & such - has been on seniors. Still, I've wondered too...

And yay for those results!

 

[adelia]

I suppose the junior season being over, the focus - in interviews & such - has been on seniors. Still, I've wondered too...

And yay for those results!

Do you have IG? Why don't you ask him? You never know, he might answer!

 

[adelia]

Okay, according to his gf (on her askfm), it is 50-50 whether Sasha will turn senior next season.

 

[LRK]

Do you have IG? Why don't you ask him? You never know, he might answer!

If IG is Instagram, then, no, I do not. In fact, I can't see anything on it at all. Oh, well...

We'll find out soon enough, I suppose...

 

[Sandpiper]

Okay, according to his gf (on her askfm), it is 50-50 whether Sasha will turn senior next season.

I can see benefits either way. I don't think he'll be competitive on the senior GP circuit just yet. (But who knows? Nam + 4S did the trick, and Nam never did quads in juniors). However, he already has medals at JGP/JGPF, and he can still go back to Jr. Worlds (an inevitability, perhaps, since Russia's still stuck with two men at Worlds :disapp

 

[adelia]

Sasha with his dad and sister, playing hockey yesterday.
http://instagram.com/p/1JfBQpv9or/

 

[plushyfan]

Sasha with his dad and sister, playing hockey yesterday.
http://instagram.com/p/1JfBQpv9or/

they are so cute!

No news yet. If Mishin doesn't mention anything in the inevitable interviews that will be conducted after WTT, then we'll have to wait until the summer.

I just did a quick check of the ISU website.
According to the cumulative ISU World Rankings, he is:
-20th in the world
-The highest ranked junior
-The 4th ranked Russian

According to the ISU Seasonal World Rankings:
-12th
-3rd Russian
-The highest ranked junior

 

[silverfoxes]

I saw on VK that today is Sasha's birthday. Happy birthday!

 

[LRK]

Oh, it is? Happy birthday! May this year be even better than the last - may next FS season start as well, but continue on in the same excellent way! And may all illnesses keep well away!

 

[adelia]

Happy 16th Birthday!

Celebration pictures:
https://pp.vk.me/c623629/v623629485/2bb9a/C5Mqp1R3WM4.jpg
https://pp.vk.me/c623629/v623629485/2bba3/lOa4IxEIHvg.jpg
https://pp.vk.me/c621918/v621918613/21fef/xUK06cBaU6Q.jpg

 

[adelia]

https://instagram.com/p/2KtFFjP9sD
He's on the way to the US.
Anyone know why?

 

[plushyfan]

https://instagram.com/p/2KtFFjP9sD
He's on the way to the US.
Anyone know why?

Interesting.. Will he work with new choreographer?

 

[gmyers]

Trying to get some of that "North American proper"

 

[plushyfan]

Trying to get some of that "North American proper"

 

[silverfoxes]

I'm not sure, but Maria Artemieva & Dmitry Aliev are in the US as well, not that they would necessarily all be there for the same reason.

I really hope they aren't all using NA choreographers.

 

[adelia]

I'm not sure, but Maria Artemieva & Dmitry Aliev are in the US as well, not that they would necessarily all be there for the same reason.

I really hope they aren't all using NA choreographers.

Seems like they are in NYC.
Poor Sasha is still in the air, enroute to Denver.

 

[silverfoxes]

Denver?? Well, that probably means Colorado Springs. Is he all by himself? Maybe he will work with Tom Dickson? He's choreographed for Mishin's skaters before. I guess he's alright.

 

[adelia]

Denver?? Well, that probably means Colorado Springs. Is he all by himself? Maybe he will work with Tom Dickson? He's choreographed for Mishin's skaters before. I guess he's alright.

I don't think he's traveling alone.
I hope he's gone to the US for choreography but it could also be for one of Mishin's seminars where he uses his students for demonstrations.

 

[Sandpiper]

If Sasha comes out skating to a sappy pop song next year... Well, it's too soon. I shouldn't generalize about NA choreographers any more than other people should generalize about Russian choreographers.

But to me, Sasha's appeal was how he skated 'Russian' (in terms of mood, music, style) but clearly has COP-style transitions. The Russian ladies were able to make this successful, so why not the men?