Serafima Sakhanovich

[NaVi]

She landed the 2A(and 3Lo) in warm up...

http://imgur.com/a/7gYb6

I'd keep the rippon 3Lo but lose the rippon 3F.

 

[RemyRose]

May just be competition nerves. I'd rather her get rid of her 3 jump combo. I have to look at the protocols again but I think she got underrotation calls on the 1/2 loop and its not a pretty jump combo. She can keep everything else.

Overall I like the program! Can't wait to see it live :yay:

 

[berry8]

Her spins look so good
Hope she will have a gratifying season.

 

[sneakers]

They jumps just aren't there anymore.
did she move back to her former coach Pisarenko ?

 

[RemyRose]

They jumps just aren't there anymore.
did she move back to her former coach Pisarenko ?

No

 

[sneakers]

No

she is still with Rukavicin ?

 

[RemyRose]

she is still with Rukavicin ?

Yes.

 

[hugo]

I remember one international event she did last year her rippon jumps didn't help her at all so I don't know why she continues with them.

I remember what she said on the press conference after Junior Worlds 2015: I'am so used to jump with arms over head, that now I can't without.
I think this is such a trend among young russian girls, look at Panenkova, Guliakova or Zagitova

 

[RemyRose]

Serafima keeps her LP from last year (Man with the Harmonica/Amelie)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvOuSzjr3I/?taken-by=mudraya__sova
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvOyQ_Dl8G/?taken-by=mudraya__sova
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvO2KQjivW/?taken-by=mudraya__sova
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvPEQJDFNQ/?taken-by=mudraya__sova
Full(?) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PafO3iVyby0

And she won! Congrats for pulling up :agree:

 

[berry8]

wow... she will attempt 3F-1L-3F as her first jumping pass
I foresee an amazing season !!!

 

[adelia]

Congratulations!

 

[RemyRose]

Another video of the LP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qrNdxbfq8A

 

[NaVi]

Love Sima but...(and some people may hate me for what I'm about ot say)

1. The dress is trashy... that's kind of the point but there's nothing endearing about it whatsover. I'll be frank, if she wears that to Skate America there will be people who chuckle at it. The Artimeva hoochi-mama hand me down was better as it was both trashy and alluring.
2. The rippon jumps are dumb. They are 20 times more jarring than the bended arm tanos which I don't mind at all. People who fall on rippon jumps look really stupid. They take away the choreography... and in fact when you focus on this rippon jumps I can tell there's less focus in constructing programs with good choreography and transitional content. I can't see how they could possibly help her with jump stability. International judges are not going to reward her for doing these.

My biggest beef with the rippons is that they're horrible from a PR perspective... Serafima's biggest selling point should be her personality, not flailing at a stupid jump trick.

Overall though I think she's slightly better off now than she was last year...

 

[sneakers]

those stalked axels are still scary as ever.

 

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1. The dress is trashy... that's kind of the point but there's nothing endearing about it whatsover. I'll be frank, if she wears that to Skate America there will be people who chuckle at it. The

I think, that's her dress from last year FP. In SP she used the dress from My sweet and tender beast of 2015 season. I guess, her new dresses are simply not ready.

2. The rippon jumps are dumb. They are 20 times more jarring than the bended arm tanos which I don't mind at all. People who fall on rippon jumps look really stupid.

I agree with your last point - people falling on rippon do look stupid - it's like you come to a ballet and a dancer falls. I also agree that Sima's use of rippons is excessive. Zagitova set the standard how to use rippon jumps. But I cannot agree that she is just slightly better than last year. I think she is much better. 1 fall, 1 double, 1 stepout - and it is still just August.

I also have a theory that tanos will remain the visiting card of Medvedeva - she won't switch to rippons like everyone else seem to do now.

 

[hanca]

I think, that's her dress from last year FP. In SP she used the dress from My sweet and tender beast of 2015 season. I guess, her new dresses are simply not ready.



I agree with your last point - people falling on rippon do look stupid - it's like you come to a ballet and a dancer falls. I also agree that Sima's use of rippons is excessive. Zagitova set the standard how to use rippon jumps. But I cannot agree that she is just slightly better than last year. I think she is much better. 1 fall, 1 double, 1 stepout - and it is still just August.

I also have a theory that tanos will remain the visiting card of Medvedeva - she won't switch to rippons like everyone else seem to do now.

I don't think she is that much better, than last year. Yes, if you count it on landed jumps versus falls, her succes rate is higher, but all the jumps look so iffy that it feels it is a miracle when she lands it and watching it is quite stressful. I wish she was doing ice dance because then she wouldn't have to jumps, but I wouldn't want her to switch discipline because I think it may be too late if she wants to skate for Russia. I wish she could do something to improve the landings. More running edge, less bent forward, and the jumps to have more secure feel.

Saying that, it is still early in the season. Let's hope...

 

[sneakers]

I don't think she is that much better, than last year. Yes, if you count it on landed jumps versus falls, her succes rate is higher, but all the jumps look so iffy that it feels it is a miracle when she lands it and watching it is quite stressful. I wish she was doing ice dance because then she wouldn't have to jumps, but I wouldn't want her to switch discipline because I think it may be too late if she wants to skate for Russia. I wish she could do something to improve the landings. More running edge, less bent forward, and the jumps to have more secure feel.

Saying that, it is still early in the season. Let's hope...

well Sima said she cannot jumps without her hand above her head as she is used to it,
she should really try jumping without those rippons, its useless as she won't get any GOEs on it at all.

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Glad she got the win but when watching her half loop it's got me wondering if she's listening to our requests to keep Sima weird. That's one goofy technique :dance2:

 

[noidont]

Sima should try an easier layout and avoid 2a at all cost.

3F1lo2F 3F 3Lz 3s2t 3Lz2t 3lo 3t problem solved. If she feels up to one 2A then she can do 3s3t. Two 2A is just not pretty. The chance of her landing both is similar to Maria Artemieva skating clean. Those axels are stressing her out to the point that she can't land the triples either.

 

[RemyRose]

Sima should try an easier layout and avoid 2a at all cost.

3F1lo2F 3F 3Lz 3s2t 3Lz2t 3lo 3t problem solved. If she feels up to one 2A then she can do 3s3t. Two 2A is just not pretty. The chance of her landing both is similar to Maria Artemieva skating clean. Those axels are stressing her out to the point that she can't land the triples either.

Isn't she required to do at least one 2a in the LP?