Gala Competition "Russian Challenge" 2023

[LadyB]

The Empress!!!!!

 

[Mariiiiskate]

This suits Liza very well

 

[EdgeCall]

When it comes to expressiveness Liza should now be clearly in the lead. This was awesome.

 

[lariko]

Now, Tuktamysheva knows what works for her and how to work it. Great program! Give her all the goodies/points/stickies!

 

[icewhite]

Oh that was very nice. Great choreo and everything did fit.

 

[alexocfp]

I’m also sweating after this. Haha

 

[LadyB]

Jeeeeesus! Is there a hotter skating chick anywhere on the planet? Was it a homage to Gorshkov?

 

[Cherub721]

Oh oh! She has to be first! Averbukh is brilliant. That was her sexy thing we all expected but so classy and musical with great use of edges, spins... One of the best solo tangos I've seen on ice!

 

[icybear]

Glad Elizaveta kept her clothes on this time. At first thought the theme was going to be a ballerina turned risque program.

 

[alexocfp]

Glad Elizaveta kept her clothes on this time. At first thought the theme was going to be a ballerina turned risque program.

It’s a miracle!

She did manage to find a use for the towel bars though.

 

[lariko]

Ah!-liev!

 

[Cherub721]

Dima looks so mature.

 

[LadyB]

Davai, Dima!

 

[JimR]

5 in. The two least interesting got mushroomed.

I shouldn't say that. It's all subjective.

 

[alexocfp]

Apparently you can do jumps too.

One of the young ones have to be tempted to try a quad.

Yes, it wasn’t in the book, but little red riding hood does a 4T.

 

[alexocfp]

This first hour just flew by.

 

[Mariiiiskate]

can someone explain this for me I kinda get it but also not really.

Aliev is such a great performer

 

[lariko]

Aliev also knows what works for him and how to work in. Spot on walk on the edge of music that is about to overwhelm him and Esenin (?) sounds very Esenin to me

 

[alexocfp]

I called this Eurovision on ice. Little did I know how accurate this would end up being.

 

[LadyB]

Totally loved this! Molodyets, Dima!