Russian younger age (aka novice) nationals

[Edwin]

Yah, the kids were probably tired.

Despite the competitors coming from all over Russia, the Moscow skaters still stood out from the rest. And Khrustalniy's skaters are in a class of their own.

Good quality clips on FFKKR YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFSRussia/videos

 

[LadyB]

Really nice to see skaters from -all- over Russia competing here.

Imagine travelling by train for several days from the Far East or Siberia to Tver with your team and trainers, an adventure for many a young child.

I think most of them fly these days... But it’s definitely a great thing for a kid to compete in National Championships.

 

[Edwin]

Two standouts:

Veronika Zhilina, another Awesome Khrustalniy Ace in the making.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP6hz7mrvp4
She rides on the best skates money can buy, wears an elaborate and probably expensive catsuit.
But she has that special quality over her, full of fire and determination and displays the same bravado as Trusova.

Aleksandra Chatkina, red hair and braid matched with a bright green dress only fiery reds can wear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THTfwmZe2OA
Smiling throughout her routine, she had fun skating.

Lots of routines skated at speed and having jumps with amplitude, displaying the skater's confidence, but landing without falling takes more experience for most of these young skaters.

Other young skaters broke down in tears, some even during their routine.

These young skaters need the experience, need to master their fears, channel their emotions, find the right balance between tension and relaxation.
This experience comes with lots of competitions, falls and rising from those falls better and stronger.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Maya time! good luck!

 

[Azikin]

Maya Fantastique!

 

[Spirals for Miles]

I hope she can make the last group for the free!

ETA: yesterday she got ! on her 3Lz, here on her 3F

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Oh Daria :sad21:
why is there a lutz in her SP anyway?

 

[Azikin]

Oh Daria :sad21:
why is there a lutz in her SP anyway?

2 spin bonuses, though..

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Oops, Daria just went into 4th ...

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Kamila
That should be 3 spin bonuses, though. Might hold over Samodelkina, probably not.

 

[Azikin]

Oops, Daria just went into 4th ...

They changed her points...

 

[Azikin]

Akatieva 2nd!

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Dasha always in 7th after the SP :sad21:
it's because of the combo, I know, it's just sad

 

[Edwin]

Close finish in short program brought todays long sessions of figure skating to an end.

Sofia Samodelkina's excellent routine had to give way to Kamilla Valiyeva and Sofia Akat'yeva.

Those Khrustalniy skaters are in a class of their own, so airy, so light, so natural in their movements to the flow of the routine and rise and fall of the music.

Loved the fist butt that Davydov gave to set the CSKA skaters off, and the holding of both hands the Khrustalniy trainer used before setting his skaters off.

All of todays routines available in good quality here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFSRussia/videos
Detailed results here: https://www.fsrussia.ru/results/1819/mlvozr1819/eaaa_K_Scores.pdf

 

[LadyB]

The younger boys were great to watch. Here's the first 6 out of 30 competitors.

1. Arseniy Fedotov 248.14
2. Nikolay Kolesnikov 233.44
3. Lev Lazarev 207.55
4. Aleksey Efremenko 191.89
5. Eduard Karartynyan 191.18
6. Ilya Neretin 171.74

Sambo 70 lads Fedotov and Kolesnikov clearly in a league of their own. Well done, everyone!

 

[Edwin]

Boys free skate now going on, many nice routines and music choice, good costumes and presentation, sometimes representing their ethnic heritage.
Stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4fG8g4EHY
Results here:
https://www.fsrussia.ru/results/1819/mlvozr1819/SEG003.HTM

Nice to see the whole regional breadth of Russian figure skating.

 

[LadyB]

Yeah, older boys FS (as far as I could see) was also an interesting affair. I would have thought Mark Lukin would end up higher, but hey, great performances by all the guys! :agree:

 

[Edwin]

And now you can watch a long round of competition in free skating for the "older" young girls:
Stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4fG8g4EHY
Results here: https://www.fsrussia.ru/results/1819/mlvozr1819/SEG006.HTM
Score sheets updated here:http://freeskating.info:5500
All completed routines in good quality available here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFSRussia/videos

Again, this competition gives excellent insight into the state of figure skating from the whole of Russia.
But the superiority of the Moscow rinks is quite obvious, and within Moscow there is one stand out rink that has the very best of the best skaters and trainers.

 

[Azikin]

Last two groups.. the show begins..

 

[Azikin]

Good job, Dasha, should be 1st easily so far.. very nice group, everyone did quite well, except Dmitrieva who had 2 falls..