Russian Nationals, Jan. 4-7, 2008

[Ximena]

17 Гордей ГОРШКОВ
He looks very young
3z-3t
3l oh...you have to see this jump, how he saved that jump like that
combo spin, it's simple but this kid is fast
That's the spirit!
Cftk, oh it's pretty, but very simple everywhere.
2ax
camel, change of edges, donut, change camel edges and donut again.
Slftwk, I like how alive he looks!
Flyng sit spin
Good for him!

 

[Alex]

50.82 for Mikhailov (14th!!) Disaster!!!

17. Gordey Gorshkov (initially a substitute)
don't recognise coach or music
3z-2t good
3 loop manages to hold on, but not really good
spin (i little lost this)
circ footwork with the music
right to 2axel, a little lean
camel - change camel, a little slow
straightline footwork
another kind of spin
finishes off music

 

[Hsuhs]

Mini-Plushy. Blech.

 

[Alex]

Gorshkov 14th with 53.60

18 and last. Gachinski time!! (first time I watch an actual program of him)
Mishin's there...
OMG, Plushenko hair!!!
spanishy music
3a-2t good!!
3z off-balance mid air but good landing
2ax
butterfly to sit spin
circ footwork good
camel with a change and a Plushy-variation
serpentine footwork good again
combo spin (with a Y spin somewhere there), a little travel

good for him, I suppose
lots of talent, but a little immature yet

 

[Ximena]

Little Arthur Gaschinski (finally the last of Mishin's group today)
Flamenco (the one Plushy did)
3ax-2t
3z
2ax
spread eagle like Klimkin rember?
Sit spin, very nice
Cftwk, so so pretty
i'm so so biased by the way
Slftwk he is faster than a lot of the ksaters I've seen today but it was pretty!!
combo spin, he lost a little balance and travel

But it was good!!
Did I mention I'm biased?

 

[Ximena]

78.98
64.53
64.06
63.85
63.32
62.79
60.91
60.81
58.76
57.55
57.38
55.48

 

[Hsuhs]

Top 3 after the short:
Voronov
Lutai
Griazev

 

[Ximena]

LOL Missed the names

but it's Voronov-Lutai-Griazev

 

[Ximena]

I know Dobrin is 8th and Arthur 12th

 

[Ximena]

Results
http://www.goldskate.ru/RussianNationals/fs-z-z-men-sp-z-z-z-z-z-results-rus.pdf

 

[chuckm]

RESULTS of MEN'S SP:
1 ) 78.98 Sergey VORONOV
2 ) 64.53 Andrey LUTAI
3 ) 64.06 Andrey GRIAZEV
4 ) 63.85 Vladimir USPENSKIY
5 ) 63.32 Alexander USPENSKIY
6 ) 62.79 Konstantin MENSHOV
7 ) 60.91 Ivan TRETYAKOV
8 ) 60.81 Sergey DOBRIN
9 ) 59.82 Nikita MIKHAILOV
10 ) 58.76 Artem GRIGORIEV
11 ) 57.55 Ivan BARIEV
12 ) 57.38 Vladislav SEZGANOV
13 ) 55.48 Artur GACHINSKIY
14 ) 55.23 Denis LEUSHIN
15 ) 54.68 Daniil GLEICHENGAUZ
16 ) 53.60 Gordey GORSHKOV
17 ) 43.96 Stanislav KOVALEV
18 ) 37.79 Mark SHACHMATOV

 

[Snowgirl]

Is Lutai's score correct? It's 68,32 on official result page

 

[Alex]

So, Voronov looks good!!! I don't think that he will lose the title and the 1st ticket to Zagreb.. Do we have any info about the 2nd ticket? Does the 2nd in the championships gets it, or Piseev just decides? It is really close for the 2nd place with Lutai, Griazev, the Uspenskis and Dobrin...

 

[Hsuhs]

Funny how little USPENSKIY's out skated his big brother.

 

[chuckm]

Is Lutai's score correct? It's 68,32 on official result page

That's interesting. Lutai skated very early in the order (4th) and according to what I recorded at the time, his score was 64.53. The in-progress score on the FSU Russian Nationals thread agrees with that.

Perhaps there was a objection lodged and the score was changed?

 

[IceCrystal]

Voronov was incredible!
Should be verrrry interesting on sunday...Who will get the 2nd ticket to Euros?
My bet is on Griazev.

 

[chuckm]

Funny how little USPENSKIY's out skated his big brother.

Neither Uspensky skated particularly well. Vladimir landed only a 2A, he was slow, and his spins and footwork were blah. Alexander fell on his quad attempt (underrotated) and there was no combo.

Griazev was VERY lackluster. He started out by doubling his lutz and then stepping out of it, so there was no combo. He seemed to be going through the program by rote, without any enthusiasm, as if he didn't want to be there.

Until Voronov skated, it was one bad program after another.

 

[Vasilisa]

That's interesting. Lutai skated very early in the order (4th) and according to what I recorded at the time, his score was 64.53. The in-progress score on the FSU Russian Nationals thread agrees with that.

Perhaps there was a objection lodged and the score was changed?

It's because of extra bonuces for quads, etc.

 

[Snowgirl]

64.53 was on all forums. I can't imagine how a score can be changed afterwards.

And Lutai had no quad.

 

[C_T_T_]

That's interesting. Lutai skated very early in the order (4th) and according to what I recorded at the time, his score was 64.53. The in-progress score on the FSU Russian Nationals thread agrees with that.

Perhaps there was a objection lodged and the score was changed?

Yeah, I been reading both too, very strange!