She said in her interview that she had been sick and only had three days of training before the competition, and that she ran out of energy by the last 3Lz. Considering this, she did very well.
Even more impressive considering her short preparation time.
I prefer her SP. She's actually probably the only Russian junior who understands what she's skating rather than going out there and doing what she's been shown. She talked about coming up with some moves herself, for Mikhailov to decide where they worked or not. She also has good jumps with proper technique. Basically a high-quality all-around skater. No real weaknesses except her shoulders, but she's improving on that. Apparently she's even more impressive live than on TV. I hope they put a lot of thought into her packaging for her first senior season, she deserves it. And of course conquering that quad won't hurt.Well done Sofia!
She is my absolute favourite of the current Russian crop of young ladies from a performance and basic skating point of view. And I just adore her free skate, sound effects and all!
No, seriously, her SP especially at JGP Linz was incredible. Fast, emotional and with barely any preparation into her jumps.
I think they will leave it out. They probably good spooked by so many quadsters at this competition and that Sonya's 2 3As won't cut it. Who knew there would be so many messy skates (there is talk of the ice being too cold).She is
I'm very happy for her. She seemed so devastated after the FS. Now I hope she recovers fully and gets her spot at Junior Worlds. Also - please leave out the 3A+3T in the SP, it‘s not worth it for juniors. She needs a medal at JWC and a good score to be considered for two senior GP spots next season
Also hope she doesn't read media.
Which is some BS because she's an exquisite skater, a PCS skater. Even without "big tricks" her programs are some of the most intricate.because out of all the ladies it seems she has the least leeway to make technical mistakes without being criticised as overscored in PCS
