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Alina Zagitova

bewitched said:
I strongly disagree with you. I watched the junior test skates several times. Anna is good but like Fluture said, she seems very fragile, hasn't proved yet that she is consistent, her jumps don't give me the feeling of security and stability. She is lovely though, if she works hard, she could be a real threat.
Trusova is already a real threat, the quads and everything, I admit this. But it's only her who has this crazy jump layout, and to be honest, the other elements don't impress me that much. Falls are getting more penalty now and riskier layouts mean that one or two bad falls can influence the TES. If we put the quads aside, there isn't much there for me that could beat Alina who will have high PCS (deservedly). IF she loses the quads, Alina won't be losing to her.
And last but not least - Alyona Kostornaya is my favourite among the juniors, she has it all. She has the jumps, the spins, the skating skills, the maturity. She seems to be careful and doesn't take risks early in the season, I think she is aiming for longevity and that's good. Long-term she is the greatest threat in the ladies field internationally.

So having said all that, Alina is not working less than the other girls in her group. She is fiercely competitive, she knows she should get up every day, go the the ice rink and work for her success. She definitely won't be number 4 or 5 in her group if she stays healthy and determined to win. If she wasn't like this, we wouldn't even discuss her in a fan fest right now. Yes, she gets media attention, but this attention is in waves, after a week people will calm down and there will be a peaceful period without public appearances when she can practice like usual. And let's not forget there are many champions who stay competitive for years despite all the public attention.

And by the way, Alina's 3Lz-3Lo looks the most aesthetically appealing to me, when I compare the combos of her and the juniors. The combo in slow motion in the bank commercial is just breathtaking, the leg muscles and that core and strength... Just the Olympic champion.
https://youtu.be/Cln8qFo00HQ?t=33s
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just to clarify: only Alyona Kostornaya will move to senior next season 2019/2020, Sasha and Anna are still juniors. so, season 2020/2021 will be very, vey interesting.
 
NataFoxxy said:
just to clarify: only Alyona Kostornaya will move to senior next season 2019/2020, Sasha and Anna are still juniors. so, season 2020/2021 will be very, vey interesting.
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I think Sasha turns 15 in June and will be eligible to become a senior next season. IIRC you have to turn 15 by July 1st.
 
esteticlove said:
Her performing abilities have improved even a lot, she's very graceful and expressing her emotions more openly. I have been one of those criticizing her artistry a lot, but I see a huge improvement and she deserves credit for that because she's definitely been working hard on this. It's fascinating that a month at the training camp led to such progress. Also, there's no more fear on her face when stepping on the ice and I pretty much enjoy seeing her like that. She has gained a lot of experience in the last season and it shows that she's more comfortable with her "job" now.

For me the best thing about her new program...was Alina herself. She did well given the choreo, I don't think that any other skater would have been better..even the opposite. That's why I am still very confused about that SP.. It has some interesting moments but it's kind of too much (currently). And this is not a rant against Daniil..he obviously had some problems with the programs for the juniors as well, but just like the skaters, their coaches and choreographers have ups and downs, too. I suspect that they showed her SP so early in the pre-season time for two reasons - Alina has the chance to try it out before competitions and they want to see how people find it. So, I think it's important to express opinions on this topic. They definitely will look up what people think and would do some corrections, in my opinion.
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Majority of figure skaters in a past (their choreographers ) were choosing music duet of "Phantom and Kristina" and we, funs got used to it. Daniil decided to show another side of Kristina and many funs just not ready to accept that. let's wait for the start of season.
 
NataFoxxy said:
Majority of figure skaters in a past (their choreographers ) were choosing music duet of "Phantom and Kristina" and we, funs got used to it. Daniil decided to show another side of Kristina and many funs just not ready to accept that. let's wait for the start of season.
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It's not about that, but about the music cuts... for example, i don't understand why there is the need for a special music cut just for a spin, after the vocals. In my view, it's useless and it just disrupts the program. Let's say that the others music cuts are justifyed as the character passes through moments of fear and love.
 
madison said:
It's not about that, but about the music cuts... for example, i don't understand why there is the need for a special music cut just for a spin, after the vocals. In my views, it's useless and it just disrupts the program. Let's say that the others music cuts are justifyed as the character passes through moments of fear and love.
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For me what annoyed me was the recycled step sequence from previous programs at the beginning step sequence of the program. I've seen that step sequence a hundred times and I was expecting to see a brand new step sequence.
 
Is there any chance that they change the program? I do like her choreography,but l hate the music. I try listen to music over and over again so that I get use to it, but every time I hate it more. I thought this season is time to prove everyone she is also artistic skater. Music ruin everything. I just want to detroy the music data that they have made and replace it to other.
 
swc0931 said:
Is there any chance that they change the program? I do like her choreography,but l hate the music. I try listen to music over and over again so that I get use to it, but every time I hate it more. I thought this season is time to prove everyone she is also artistic skater. Music ruin everything. I just want to detroy the music data that they have made and replace it to other.
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Click on "mute" then :)
 
swc0931 said:
Is there any chance that they change the program? I do like her choreography,but l hate the music. I try listen to music over and over again so that I get use to it, but every time I hate it more. I thought this season is time to prove everyone she is also artistic skater. Music ruin everything. I just want to detroy the music data that they have made and replace it to other.
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She doesn't need to prove anything. She's an Olympic gold medalist. She can skate and do whatever she want. She doesn't need to care what anybody thinks.
If somebody is not ready for some extraordinary and "non-generic" program or music. I don't think it's her problem.
 
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