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Alexander Petrov

adelia said:
Have you seen the entries list. It's tougher than some GPs. But I think given his personality he will approach it in the same manner that he usually does.
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No, not yet - but I'd guess it might be a tough field. I don't know why, though, but I really had my heart set on his going there. I'd have been terribly disappointed if he had not. This may be silly of me, but... that's how it is.:)

I don't think a tough field is going to rattle him at all, to be honest - of course result-wise he may do better in a weaker field, and that may be better for ranking points &c. But all he needs to do is go there and do his thing and let the chips fall as they may. I do think he learnt to do that last season, and he can continue that learning process now.
 
LRK said:
No, not yet - but I'd guess it might be a tough field. I don't know why, though, but I really had my heart set on his going there. I'd have been terribly disappointed if he had not. This may be silly of me, but... that's how it is.:)

I don't think a tough field is going to rattle him at all, to be honest - of course result-wise he may do better in a weaker field, and that may be better for ranking points &c. But all he needs to do is go there and do his thing and let the chips fall as they may. I do think he learnt to do that last season, and he can continue that learning process now.
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Sasha respects other competitors but fears noone. This is a development process that he has to go through, I'm sure he understands this.

As far as scheduling goes, Nice Cup is not possible because it is too close to SC. So Finlandia is the natural choice.
 
Yay!!
Now I'm really hoping I can go watch at least a day of Finlandia. (You know the student budget and a pretty tight schedule... But *fingers crossed*)
 
adelia said:
Sasha respects other competitors but fears noone. This is a development process that he has to go through, I'm sure he understands this.

As far as scheduling goes, Nice Cup is not possible because it is too close to SC. So Finlandia is the natural choice.
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Yes, it's the logical competition to go to with regard to his other assignments.

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Skater01 said:
Yay!!
Now I'm really hoping I can go watch at least a day of Finlandia. (You know the student budget and a pretty tight schedule... But *fingers crossed*)
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I do hope you'll be able to go - would love to have a first-hand eyewitness report.:)
 
Nebelhorn Trophy:

22 Sept Thurs 2pm - SD, Pairs SP and then Mens SP
23 Sept Fri 11.30am - Ladies SP, FD and then Mens FS
24 Sept Sat 8pm - Gala


Finlandia Trophy:

8 Oct Sat 2pm - Mens SP
9 Oct Sun 1pm - Mens FS
 
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I like that he has some creative input and wants to have creative input in his programs. It shows me that he has been actively thinking about what kind of direction he wants his skating to take and what kind of performance he wants to give. Also, this didn't just start this season.
And honestly for a young student of Mishin's to have openly said so, it is impressive (and bold).
 
Finlandia entries have been updated. Rus Fed took out Dmitriev and put in Kovtun.
So I guess even if Sasha's entered, there's still a chance he might be replaced (although personally I dearly hope not). Gotta keep an eye on those entries. For now he is still entered for both Nebelhorn and Finlandia.

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And yes, it did immediately occur to me that the Federation decided they wanted the entire Rus Nat mens podium at Finlandia.
What is this, a crucible?
 
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adelia said:
Finlandia entries have been updated. Rus Fed took out Dmitriev and put in Kovtun.
So I guess even if Sasha's entered, there's still a chance he might be replaced (although personally I dearly hope not). Gotta keep an eye on those entries. For now he is still entered for both Nebelhorn and Finlandia.

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And yes, it did immediately occur to me that the Federation decided they wanted the entire Rus Nat mens podium at Finlandia.
What is this, a crucible?
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Agreed! (fervently)

As for the Rus fed - they like playing their little games, I suppose. It's a good thing if competitors aren't afraid to face each other - but to deliberately go out of their way to throw them all together... Makes no sense to me. But what will it tell them, anyway? Finlandia is one of the bigger Seniors B:s - but at the end of the day, it's still a Senior B. It's not the best test of nerves anyway. People can keep their nerve here, but yet crumble when the chips are down. (shrug) Incomprehensible.
 
LRK said:
Agreed! (fervently)

As for the Rus fed - they like playing their little games, I suppose. It's a good thing if competitors aren't afraid to face each other - but to deliberately go out of their way to throw them all together... Makes no sense to me. But what will it tell them, anyway? Finlandia is one of the bigger Seniors B:s - but at the end of the day, it's still a Senior B. It's not the best test of nerves anyway. People can keep their nerve here, but yet crumble when the chips are down. (shrug) Incomprehensible.
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Comprehensible. Survival of the fittest. I'll tell u a little more later, I have to go zzzzz now...

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Oh actually Mishin has given an interview, finally. He's in Saransk now. That explains a lot.
He also says his senior students are at 60% readiness for the season. Yeah. Oh well.
 
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Good morning~

My two cents' worth about the Finlandia changes... Checking the dates, the first round of entries were sent in before the test skates. So at that point the Federation approved those places without knowing how the skaters would do during the test skates. I guess after they saw what form everyone was in, they changed their plans. It's not only the mens entries that have changed but there are additions to dance as well. And it's probably the depth of the field that prompted them to add some of their top skaters into the entries list for Finlandia because for Nebelhorn and Nepela have not changed (at least I didn't notice any changes). Probably Finlandia was also attractive to them because it's the very last CS event before the GP season begins.

In general, I think because it's the season before THE season, so I can see some tightening of control by the Federation. I wouldn't say "panic" but they are getting more anxious.
 
Gumennik said he is going to Nice.
So Sasha may have to go as well. Of course I hope not, since it is so close to Skate Canada. Too many competitions again.

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Deadline for Nice Cup entries is 5 Oct. So we'll only find out after that. I hope Sasha doesn't have to go. He had a really tiring summer with four overseas camps. To have to do four competitions even before the start of the GP series is too much.
 
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BKccZiVglUe
An "anniversary" of sorts is coming up, although in terms of the actual date it was really at the end of last month, around the time of the CoSPB.

Many things have happened since that competition in Ljubljana... some good, some bad.
But in essence, he has achieved almost everything that 2 years ago I had expected and hoped he would by the age of 17.
 
Mishin's short statement about Sasha in bold. My comments/thoughts in [ ]

"As for Sasha, he is still affected by some shortcomings in preparation - a lack of base, which should have been laid in childhood. [He's referring to quad jumping. But this comment is interesting, given that his wife and Tataurov are on record as having coached Sasha since age 9. So who/what is responsible for this shortcoming? If he's referring to physical strength/muscle mass then yeah, it's true.] But I can say this, that first of all, Petrov's quad is on its way [Well, if Mishin says Sasha's quad is incoming, then it's probably already here. In any case, from what I've seen so far, his quad is no worse than what the majority of men in Sochi did.] and secondly, he has one unique quality [I would say more than one but yeah...]. We have many athletes who kind of and are able to show a lot but for different reasons are not able to show it at the right moment. Sasha always produces the maximum that he is capable of. [I call this "a champion's mentality".] Also, he has now revealed a rather serious performing talent.[Well, I would say that a few years ago he already started to show this talent. But it's nice to hear Mishin say it because this is what he needs to emphasize more, Sasha's artistic talent.]"


You can read the rest of the very long interview here:
http://www.sport-express.ru/se-vele...-kamen-v-korone-odinochnogo-kataniya-1045675/


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And btw, they are going to Nice Cup. Mishin's own words.
 
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adelia said:
Funny how some people on FSO can interpret Mishin's statement as saying "don't expect a quad from Petrov this season". Anyway, what's new, they always think the worst of him.
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Well, obviously... :rolleye:

And, yes, I definitely agree with you - I think Sasha's quad is far more advanced than people think. Obviously, that does not mean that he'll land it in his first try in competition - though I by no means rule out the possibility that he might - but naturally that is a different thing from landing it in training. But I think that if he is allowed to go for it, then it is pretty solid in training. Oh, and I think that with Sasha, apart from the natural nerves of going for the quad in competition for the first time, I also think it's possible that he's actually likely to lose focus due to.. overeagerness. I don't know quite why, but I definitely get the feeling that he is very eager to go for it, and that, if anything, Mishin has been holding him back - not the other way around.

Anyway, Nebelhorn this weekend! My calm sense of non-worrying serenity is already giving way to this knot of anxiety in my stomach... But that is just how I naturally react when I'm a fan - it's not that I feel I have any reason to feel especially concerned for Sasha.

As for the nay-sayers - their opinions mean nothing. Either he will land the quad or he won't - it has nothing to do with them.
 
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