Medvedeva WDs from GPF

[pearly]

That is a very mature and sensible comment.

I would say GP and GPF these days are more than just a commercial competition, but completely agree and respect the rest of her statement.

 

[Mista Ekko]

True Sotnikova won sp then really did terrible in lp.

Pretty sure Mao Asada won that SP

 

[gmyers]

Pretty sure Mao Asada won that SP

That is so true! Sotnikova didn’t go from 1-6 but 2 to 6!

 

[draqq]

Certainly the wisest decision. She has far more to gain by recovering than trying to compete with an injury. That said, congrats to Miyahara for making the GPF!

 

[NymphyNymphy]

I can't help but think that Evgenia's technique has caught up to her. She really muscles her jumps. If you slow down her jumps she is usually short of rotation and her landings are quite tight. I think it must have caused that injured landing foot. I hope she gets better soon but I also hope she fixes her jumping technique. If she wants to truly have a long skating career and become a queen she needs to change her technique. Her body will not stay like this forever she has to plan for the future and make sure the jumping technique will be there to support her adult body frame.

 

[asp11]

Wise decision.

 

[kiches]

I hope Evegenia heals up, she'll be missed at the GPF along with Boyang Jin :sad4:.

 

[lavoix]

What was her injury and how serious is it? How long before she is back to 100%?

 

[Arriba627]

Wishing Evgenia well during her recovery. I have been thinking about her training of adding on a 3T to all her jumps and wondering how much of a factor that might have been in her injury. On the one hand, it's a great technique for practicing jumps, building stamina, and practicing emergency combinations to be used when needed. That's a LOT of jumps though, and with her intense training, maybe it was a bit much. Hopefully she'll be in good shape by the Olympics.

 

[college pat]

Yevgenia Medvedeva to speak at IOC meeting on Russia, reports say
By Nick ZaccardiDec 3, 2017, 7:38 AM EST nbc olympic sports talk


per olympic talk, evgenia is going to talk to the ISU as part of the Russian Delegation.


I am very happy for her- .

i am confused as to why The article states something about Russian Athletes being at the Winter Olympics.

 

[pearly]

Link please?

 

[tzazu]

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/1...-olympics-ioc/

 

[Arriba627]

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/12/03/yevgenia-medvedeva-russia-olympics-ioc/

 

[largeman]

My dream podium would be 1. Alina 2. Wakaba 3. Osmod but I think it will be more like 1. Alina 2. Miyahara (GPF in Japan, so it's unlikely she will get any URs) 3. Kostner (she is rewarded no matter how she skates, if she is clean they give her crazy GOEs to up her TES, if she is not - they give her crazy PCS to make up for her mistakes)

After seeing today's judging, I have to admit you may actually be right on this one.

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ETA after the free: I am retracting the above. The track record of UR calls on home ice continues!