Sofia Akateva

[flanker]

Sofia four years ago...

 

[McBibus]

Sofia four years ago...

Supercute!

 

[McBibus]

To go on with my hopeless protest of Sofia's relegation to Jr forever, many seniors can't engage with the audience the way she could at 11.

 

[flanker]

To go on with my hopeless protest of Sofia's relegation to Jr forever, many seniors can't engage with the audience the way she could at 11.

Random ISU delegate's answer: "We need more mature skating!"

 

[McBibus]

To hit the ice at that age requires infinite passion.
My respect to the ladies!

 

[flanker]

The thing is nobody is taking the ice from those ladies, who mostly skated as seniors in their 15-16 already, while Sofia will have to spend three more years in the environment, that by ISU format is not exactly developing and nothing is done to promote it's usefullness for the skaters. If they really want longer (junior) carees, they should do something useful and motivating for the juniors.

 

[McBibus]

The thing is nobody is taking the ice from those ladies, who mostly skated as seniors in their 15-16 already, while Sofia will have to spend three more years in the environment, that by ISU format is not exactly developing and nothing is done to promote it's usefullness for the skaters. If they really weant longer (junior) carees, they should do something useful and motivating for the juniors.

My level of trust on ISU to do somenthing good about juniors is on par with my trust on winning the lottery without buying a ticket.
They never did anything good to promote skating and let good skaters make an actual living out of it without depending on being select for the only 1/2/3 spots for world.

Last year we could consider Liza Tutkamisheva to be one of the best 5 skaters in the world right?
Let's say I wanted to sponsor her start of the season: ISU would give me the priviledge to see my investment skate on a international scene as much as 2 times (3 if the gp final would not have been canceled).

 

[flanker]

Tradition:

 

[McBibus]

Sofya spying the ISU summit on age limits

 

[Azikin]

Here's a bigger wallpaper version..

 

[flanker]

 

[streams4dreams]

Here's a bigger wallpaper version..

My first thought was: a Tomb Raider program next? Even though the scene looks serene now, it promises action and adventure!

 

[McBibus]

My first thought was: a Tomb Raider program next? Even though the scene looks serene now, it promises action and adventure!

naaaaa.
Tomb Raider is for more mature skaters : she has to wait

 

[McBibus]

And I bet she can fly on those inlines too

 

[streams4dreams]

naaaaa.
Tomb Raider is for more mature skaters : she has to wait

Wait, what's up with this reaction? I thought I was making a comment on translating the adventure vibes from that photo onto the ice, but this makes it sound like I was suggesting an age-inappropriate program? Apologies if it comes across that way, this was not my intention at all --- same as there is a young Indiana Jones series, I'm sure there could be a program for a 15-yo Lara Croft (or your favorite 15-yo archaeologist).

If instead this is about the raising of the age limit, I hope people start following juniors and watch Sofia skate. No matter what program, it will be a pleasure!

 

[McBibus]

Wait, what's up with this reaction? I thought I was making a comment on translating the adventure vibes from that photo onto the ice, but this makes it sound like I was suggesting an age-inappropriate program? Apologies if it comes across that way, this was not my intention at all --- same as there is a young Indiana Jones series, I'm sure there could be a program for a 15-yo Lara Croft (or your favorite 15-yo archaeologist).

If instead this is about the raising of the age limit, I hope people start following juniors and watch Sofia skate. No matter what program, it will be a pleasure!

nononononoo my friend.
It wan not at you.
Sofia could be ok in a tomb rider or any other action film program.
The bitter comment was at the age limits that will keep sofia in junior until the end of time (as you already wondered)

Junior or not once you saw Sofia on the ice there is no turning back: you just want more

 

[streams4dreams]

Junior or not once you saw Sofia on the ice there is no turning back: you just want more

 

[McBibus]

New for Fly

 

[McBibus]

And something from 2 seasons ago

 

[flanker]

Sofia is injured

Фигуристка Акатьева повредила ногу на сборе в Новогорске – источник

Двукратная победительница первенств России 2021 и 2022 годов в женском одиночном катании Софья Акатьева получила травму ноги в области колена на тренировке во время сбора в Новогорске, сообщил «Матч ТВ» источник, знакомый с ситуацией.

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