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i don't think we will see these combos at the nationals.
It's not the first time she is showing them but....
Well she must know that she needs to really go for it at the nationals to have any chance for a jr Worlds spot, right? She was doing those combos in nationals when she was 12 years old already and they look quite good.

In my opinion, she needs to bring everything she can or she will regret it.
 
and they look quite good.
In my opinion, she needs to bring everything she can or she will regret it.
IMHO both of them look UR's in this video :scratch2:
And she posted on Instagram 3lz3lo even before the start of the season and then during the season once and she didn't do them in competitions.
You're rignt, she needs to bring everything she can. But I don't believe she can right now. I will be glad to be wrong.
 
IMHO both of them look UR's in this video :scratch2:
And she posted on Instagram 3lz3lo even before the start of the season and then during the season once and she didn't do them in competitions.
You're rignt, she needs to bring everything she can. But I don't believe she can right now. I will be glad to be wrong.
The first one is fully rotated and the second is borderline(Could be slight UR, certainly). It's from so far and with the camera angle and the skates being the same color as the ice, it's tough to see in full detail.

Still, I think she should try it! Because if she does not, she'd be very unlikely to be able to do enough.
 
Good luck for the Junior Nationals. I want to see her at the Junior Worlds along with Sasha and Alena.
 
Good luck at Junior Nationals !!! She changes her programs so much so who knows what we’ll see and especially after her trip to Italy :laugh:

3z-3lo would be all that :pray:

Go Nastya!!! :cheer:
 
Don’t know why she looks much slower than last season[emoji54]

Puberty. But she's doing good so far. And it sounds funny, but she's more consistent in period of puberty than before. In the last season amount of her spoiled short programs were very high. This season she spoiled just her first competition.
 
Don’t know why she looks much slower than last season[emoji54]

She's really slow during her SP for some reason this season, indeed. There's almost no moments where she's actually moving fast. During the step sequence, she several times just lost speed almost completely and had to accelerate, seemingly awkwardly and in an unplanned manner. And that opening sequence for instance - It's not even that complex but she for whatever reason slows down to a crawl before the axel.

I'm not sure what happened but it really wasn't this bad last season. It's like in the process of fixing her jumps she's had to give some of her skating and performing ability in return - When comparing to last season. Hopefully she's going to be able to regain them during this season(Or at least by next one).
 
She is in perfect harmony with Summertime. It is blues, in Gershwin's opera it is sung to a baby, first as a lullaby, and later in consolation for the death of its parents. It is in a minor key, the notes move slowly, it lavishes gentle love. In the context of its place in the opera Porgy and Bess, it is sleepy and even tragic. Nastya should be given credit for artistic integrity. If you look back, the music of all her SPs are constructed around a slow, held note(s) alternating with a quick little burst of notes. Summertime again has the long notes alternating with clusters of short notes, and this year her movement is the finest expression of that slow-fast structure of all her SPs. Nastya's skate is the embodiment of this music.

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin' by

ETA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-Qa92Rzbk
 
‘^^Agree!!! Speed doesn’t just mean being fast. Showing a variation in speed and using it to compliment the feel of music is a skill for certain as worthy as blistering speed! I love her deep edges and use of glide to convey the emotion ishe feels inside while performing to the music. She really stands out on this regard in a very classic sense and someone in touch with using the basics to bring programs to life. I’m for all types of performances but Nastya has a soul that comes thru each movement. One of my favorite programs this season for any discipline!

I thought she looked very confident and sure footed with every step!
 
I think the speed is ok with the music. She is doing well through this stage though. I hope she will be sent to JWC.
 
Great job Nastya! IMO she should have been the PCS leader of the pack. Hoping she can stay on the podium and earn a JWC berth (alongside Trusova and Kostornaia). Even better to get an SB at JW that can earn her guaranteed GP spots next year.
 
Great job Nastya! IMO she should have been the PCS leader of the pack. Hoping she can stay on the podium and earn a JWC berth (alongside Trusova and Kostornaia). Even better to get an SB at JW that can earn her guaranteed GP spots next year.

Definitely!

I really hope she has a fantastic, clean FS. The PCS she receives here should clearly be enough for a top 3 spot if she just skates to the best of her ability.

Her FS is the one that I actually think fits her quite a bit better than the SP and I also prefer it quite significantly. It has some great potential considering jr Worlds. And at Jr Worlds, she also absolutely needs to earn a good score. That way she should be able to secure invitations to 2 senior GP events next season.

Hoping for the best for her today!
 
Just watched the FS video (it doesn’t show crying thank god) and I am so proud of her!! She fought thru the small moments of doubt and was able to recapture the feel of this gorgeous program. She really has some of the strongest one foot skating of anyone and I found myself shouting “yeah” and “get it” during her steps. I’m so sorry they make her cry but please don’t give up Nastya! I think her best days are still ahead of her!!
 
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