Mens SP

[windspirit]

About to begin. You can "watch" (marks and placements will be added/changed as they skate) it here. Click on "Live results" next to "Men - Short Program" (the link should appear there in a moment).

 

[windspirit]

Starting order:

1 Sergei Dobrin
2 Alexander Abt
3 Nikita Mikhailov
4 Konstantin Menshov
5 Andrei Gryazev
6 Aleksei Vasilyev
7 Andrei Saburov
8 Ilya Klimkin
9 Andrei Lezin
10 Aleksandr Kondakov
11 Aleksandr Uspenskii
12 Denis Balandin
13 Evgeni Plushenko
14 Aleksei Vasilevskii
15 Andrei Lutai
16 Denis Leushin
17 Anton Smirnov
18 Ivan Blagov

 

[windspirit]

Whee! Andrei Griazev into first.

According to Roman at FSU, Andrei did:
3a - shaky 2t, 3F, 2a

Abt, unfortunately, didn't deliver:
3t-2t, 1a, 3L

 

[windspirit]

SP results:

01. Evgeni Plushenko (got five 6.0s for presentation)
02. Ilia Klimkin
03. Andrei Griazev YESSSSSSSSSSS!
04. Alexander Abt
05. Denis Leushin
06. Aleksandr Kondakov
07. Andrei Lutai
08. Aleksandr Uspenskii
09. Sergei Dobrin
10. Nikita Mikhailov
11. Konstantin Menshov
12. Anton Smirnov
13. Andrei Lezin
14. Aleksei Vasilyev
15. Andrei Saburov
16. Aleksei Vasilevskii
17. Ivan Blagov
18. Denis Balandin

Plush did:
4t-3t, 3a, 3L

Klimkin:
3a shaky - 2t underrotated, 4t from steps, 2a

Griazev:
3a - shaky 2t, 3F, 2a

Abt:
3t-2t, 1a, 3L

(all jumps according to Roman at FSU)

The marks here.

 

[Ptichka]

Feel really bad for Abt. I know he was gong to retire anyway, but I was hoping he would go out in style. Also, what happened to Dobrin?!

Glad to see Klimkin do better -- Kudryvstev is a superb coach, and I hope the patnership works out. Glad for Griazev as well. Seems he actually has a chance to go to Europeans/Worlds!

 

[Jaana]

Thanks for the SP results, WindSpirit! Totally forgot that the Russian Nationals have already started.

Very disappointed of Abt´s fourth place... Sure hope that he will be among top free after the freeskate!!!

I notice that Konstantin Menshov is on 11th place. Does anyone else remember him? His skating was shown in the gala of 1996 Centennial On Ice from St. Petersburg.

Marjaana

 

[Tove]

Yes, what happened to Dobrin?????????

 

[windspirit]

All I know about Dobrin is that he fell on his 3a. Btw, welcome to GS, Tove.

Jaana: I don't think I know Menshov that well, much less remember him from 1996 (I didn't have a tv set then, or much time to watch it anyway). How old is he, do you know? (if he's been on the scene for as long...)

ETA: Just checked: Menshov was 4th in SP at the Russian Nats last year, and 11th in FP = 9th overall.

 

[Jaana]

Windspirit, he was about 12 in 1996, that means he might be about 20 now. His performance in the gala was shown and I remember that skating fans noticed him. I got PC in that summer and read old messages from all kinds of skating forums, LOL.

Centennial On Ice was in that sense a rare competition that I got to see it here on cable, via a sport channel which does not exist any more.

Marjaana