Making another comment... I may eat my words like last year when I didn't like the program at first and then it grew on me, but ... I absolutely love, love, love the SP and it is way, way, way better than the FS and I'm skeptical I will ever like the FS. People say she may have been tired... maybe she'll prove me wrong... but I don't think so.
In the FS, there's no jumping with any musical highlights(4 jumps in last year's LP was on a musical highlight)... there are actually fewer interesting jump transitions even though it looks like she added one in front of her Lutz(which may be a mistake)... only her ending layback spin is done with the music and the music there kind of sucks. She has to overinterpret the music in the choreographic and step sequence and she underinterprets the music during the jumps which together makes the music seem a bit incidental. The best piece of music is at the beginning and it steadily gets more boring. The only choreography after the step sequence is wavy arms and cheap tricks. I actually like Zagitova's choreography and transitions when she does her jumps because at least it doesn't bore me.
What exactly am I supposed to get out of watching this program? Because I get nothing... no emotion... no message... no images... nothing... where's the glamour?
Is this something they will want put on the Olympic youtube channel where people will be closely comparing it to Yulia and Yuna. Not to be cringy and creepy, but people fell in love with them and are they going to do the same with Evgenia with this program?
If Evgenia wants an iconic olympic moment... a Yulia moment... she should dump this program and get a new LP on her best SP: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The job is to win the moment, not win the math. The math will happen if you win the moment. I'd either go back to her old layout or a 2A 2A 3Lz| 3S 3F 3F 3Lo +Combos, or a 2A+2T+2T 3Lz | 2A 3S 3F 3F 3Lo +Combos. I'd also give focus to the 3Lo and 2A transitions. Her last 2A in her LP doesn't have a good transition which I kind of find to be a waste.
The thing I fear the most is Evgenia winning a close contest and the internet getting angry... aka, another Sotnikova situation.
Here's a conversation at on the FSU board that I found funny and I agree with both sentiments:
Aussie Willy: Medvedeva just showed unless she has a massive brain fart why she will be the OGM
Suki: I am sure even if she did, the judges would give that element a level 4 with maximum GOE. I haven't been this bored with a potential OGM long program since Beatrix Schuba in 1972.
Aussie Willy:Actually it was her SP I was commenting on. That girl used every ounce of the music. Her body movement and fluidity is stunning. And the jumps do not miss. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Love it.
Once more for emphasis:
Yulia Lipnitskaya : Schindler's List :: Evgenia Medvedeva : The Umbrellas of Cherbourg