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Maria Sotskova

Is there any news on why she didn't attend practice today? Is it even something to get concerned about??
 
How about a few photos of Maria at Finlandia Trophy, to pass a little time until practice/competition starts later today at Skate Canada?

She won gold at Finlandia, with two beautiful performances - such lovely, elegant skating. I hope she can build on that success and reach the podium this weekend too, although that will be no easy task...
 
GlitterIce said:
Good luck to Masha! Can't wait to see her new SP costume, too!
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You thought! We all thought! But nope... the same dress from last year's FS (I hate that dress by the way--she's had gorgeous dresses and that is not one of them) I really hope that she does get a new dress.

She killed it today! Hope to see her move up after the free, as her scores seemed a bit low, even with an underrotation. If Kaetlyn got 76 and Anna got 69, I would have given this a 72-73 if I was a judge. :love:
 
Skate Canada SP https://youtu.be/1b6wU7a9l3c

Here are some pictures I took from today https://flic.kr/s/aHsm6zM97e

Interview
Maria Sotskova: I do not need a psychologist
Source: https://mosregtoday.ru/sport/mariya-sotskova-psiholog-mne-ne-nuzhen/

Seventeen-year-old figure-skater Maria Sotskova from Reutov with today's performances in Canada will open a new Grand Prix drawing for herself. Before flying overseas, the young athlete told the correspondent "Podmoskovye today" Vladimir Serov about expectations at the start of the Olympic season and their programs.

- The beginning of the season is always very exciting, because people do not know what to expect. In this sense, you helped the recent victory at the tournament in Finnish Espoo?

- She seriously added confidence. Checkout rentals, which took place in early September in Sochi, turned out to be not very successful. This was the first start of the season, and to him I approached not quite ready - first of all psychologically. From this perspective, competitions in Espoo helped me find the ground under my feet. After returning from Finland, painstaking work does not stop: we correct deficiencies, strengthen programs. The main attention is paid to the implementation of technical elements.

- I know that after the failure in Sochi you changed the short program.

- We moved part of the elements from the second half of the program to the first. On the one hand, this is not very good: if the jump is at the end of the speech, the judges give him an allowance for evaluation. However, this arrangement requires constant concentration and great physical endurance. We took the path of simplifying the program, giving preference to reliability and stability.

- You somehow said that in training, try to imagine yourself that you are at a competition. How can you inspire yourself this?

- I have a good fantasy (laughs). I imagine that next to my coaches there are strict judges overboard, and the stands are crowded with fans. I adjust to the fact that all the elements need to be executed the first time, there will not be another attempt. This is a great help psychologically: the nervous system is mobilized, there are fewer failures. After such training in competitions I feel much more confident.

- Have you ever worked with a psychologist?

- I had such an experience last year. Previously, I thought that the psychologist did not need anything to me, but then I decided to try it. It was quite interesting, but only as an experiment. I do not need a psychologist and regular services of this kind, I myself manage.

- Why do you start the Grand Prix drawing in Canada?

- So we agreed with the trainers and heads of our federation. According to the rules, athletes must show themselves at two stages of the Grand Prix, which are distributed across Europe, North America and Asia. Perform both times on the European continent will not work, long-distance flight still can not be avoided. In Canada, I have never been in my life, so she chose it.

- The starting stage of the Grand Prix last week was held in Moscow. Did not you want to perform on your own ice?

- For me it would be too exciting. The presence of a large number of friends and family places great responsibility, so I refused this option. I'd rather compete in France in November. The Metropolitan Palace "Megasport" I visited as a spectator. I looked at the rivals and just got new impressions.

- Conversations, which of the numerous Russian skaters are worthy of a trip to the Olympic Games, are becoming stronger every day. They are not knocked out of the rut?

"I try not to think about it." Why voluntarily take on an additional psychological burden? I live every day, honestly doing my job. And I do not put specific goals before each start.
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After seeing her live, I turned to fan of hers. She is young and tall, I think she will perform really wonderful programs in the future when she gets older. And she has improved a lot from last year.
 
Skate Canada LP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZnZ03iXcQw

Here's some more photos from yesterday's LP practice + medal ceremony
https://flic.kr/s/aHsm5aEvhN

Medal ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw0XYd07zpk


Maria Sotskova: "I was charged for one more hire"

Russian figure skater Maria Sotskova became the silver prize-winner of the Grand Prix stage "Skate Canada". After the performance, the sportswoman described how this start turned out for her.

- Today I felt rather calm, - Maria shared her impressions . - Usually I am very worried before the competitions. And then I was not that 100% sure, but I felt some kind of calm. I did not twitch, did not feel that something was wrong. I went to the ice calm, and it was easy for me to go. I rolled back an arbitrary program, got into the final pose and realized that I still have a lot of strength, that I can go again to the program. This rarely happens. Counted number of times. Usually I give out so much a program that after I get so tired my legs that I barely get out of the ice. And here I was charged for another rental.

- In a word, I rolled on good emotions.

- Yes, everything was calm. I came to the warm-up, calmly warmed up. Usually I experience, I jerk a little, but this time everything was different. I even relatively normally warmed up on a 6-minute warm-up, because I make mistakes, but they help me. And then everything was fine, and it became unfamiliar for me. Usually mistakes in the warm-up motivate me and stabilize, but everything went smoothly and well. "Skate Canada" for me was quiet.

- This start was easy for you?

- In fact, these were heavy competitions. I learned that the coach will not go with me and did not know how to behave, because I never acted without a coach. Even when I was in another group, the coach was always present at the competitions, and Elena Germanovna (Buyanova - note) then always was with me. Of course, I was worried about how I could adjust myself. Of course, with me was the choreographer Irina Anvarovna (Tagaeva - prim.), She tried to set me up. But all the same, only Elena Germanovna knows how to do it right. But I tried to imagine in my head that she was here, that she told me the same words that she usually says, and it helped.

- Were you with the coach in touch?

-- Of course. Only before the start I turn off the phone, I do not see what they write to me. Immediately before the start, we did not communicate, and after a short program phoned, we talked, and after an arbitary I immediately wrote Elena Germanovna.

- The next stage of the Grand Prix you have in France. How will you prepare?

- There are many more things to work on. There is no limit to perfection. Yes, I cleanly skated, but there were blots on the accelerator. Therefore, after my arrival, I will work hard on the axel. I had a problem with him in training, so we'll fix it. And of course, to refine all other elements - rotations, tracks - the usual training process. I'll go home and work on the same thing as after the tournament in Finland, because after the competition you try to improve something, keep it in the same state, so that it does not go away. Will be working.

- A few words about the short program.

- I was happy, but the axel failed. And the only thing in the path of footsteps was a little squeezed. I can not understand why.The jumping elements ended, that is, according to the idea should have let go, but I was feeling a little dizzy, I felt a little strange in space, maybe that's why I kept myself. I needed to cleanly skate the program, and this was the most important at that time.

- With acclimatization there were difficulties?

"Not yet." I hope, I'll come home, and acclimatization will not catch up with me, although the flight was very difficult. We flew a day and a half on three different planes. It was not easy. I then got out of bed and my head was spinning. But we are athletes, and we have to cope with it, all of this is done. When you go out on the ice, spectators and judges are not very interested in how much you flew, how you feel. Just need to always please the audience and show the judges good results. Then no flights, injuries and illnesses will not interfere.

"Are you still in an old suit?"

- Yes, we did not have time. But he is coming to the program. I'm already waiting for a suit for a short program, I want to skate in a new one. I thought we could make it to Canada, but it did not work out. I sincerely hope that everything will turn out for France. But the most important thing, of course, is not a suit, but that I skate well.

- Thank you, Masha, and success!

Tatyana FLADE
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Google translated, source: http://www.fsrussia.ru/intervyu/3307-mariya-sotskova-byla-zaryazhena-eshche-na-odin-prokat.html
 
Maria did a very good job at Skate Canada! Not only the jumps were good but also her presentation became much better. Connected very well with her programs. I loved her little smile after her scores announced in the FS. It's like she's saying "That's lower than what I deserved but it's okay. Even your scores can't make me sad after the joy I had skating beautifully on the ice." I'm so happy for her:luv17:
 
She's getting better and better!
I do hope they work on her arm position with the tanos and getting that 2A secure. [emoji847]
 
Maria's skating keeps on growing more and more favorable in my opinion. She's really lovely to watch, and her tech is much better too. Now for the axel!
 
UnNamed said:
She only need a better program now.
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which one do you want to replace?
I vote to keep her SP and I wouldn't mind if she replaces Claire de Lune...
I do like the latter but I wanna see the 2nd half get re-choreographed.
 
I'm amazed at her improvement this season, I would have liked to see a completely different style more like Black Magic Woman or Pina, but I understand wanting to go with the safe choice in an olympic year.
Heh I think a good thing about not being russia's #1 lady and getting top PCS is that she really pushed herself to improve in these areas, and hopefully will continue to do so (for another quad hahaha)
The jumps look higher, but I'm not sure so many tanos' are doing her any favors.

I'll be seeing her live in france! Can't wait.
 
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