Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov

[happycamper2554]

First medal for both of them at Europeans. And it's GOLD. Congrats!

Nikita has 2 silvers and a bronze from skating with Ilynkh. Congrats Vika though she now just needs the Olympic medal for the complete set.

 

[Eisfee]

Congratulations to my beloved Vika and Nikita! I'm still speechless!! So happy and proud!!

 

[RemyRose]

New interview, translated on FSU https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...s-interview-with-sinitsina-katsalapov.106873/

 

[RemyRose]

Art on Ice Ex https://youtu.be/GASRu44dK-Y

 

[Orlov]

Here is a link to the video of the russian TV evening show (with eng sub), to which Victoria and Nikita were invited as part of the team of European gold Champions.

 

[flanker]

Some fun with Vika:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-4qv1boGbt/

 

[happycamper2554]

And Nikita

 

[elektra blue]

i understand you, Vika, in time of quarantine none can get a decent wax i hope they're actually considering to skate to Venus

 

[flanker]

So much ado about hairy legs

 

[flanker]

Happy birthday, Vika
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_j_USBDC79/

 

[elektra blue]

happy birthday!!!

 

[dorispulaski]

Happy birthday

 

[RemyRose]

Zhulin says they are undecided about going to Novogorsk for training during the pandemic...
https://sport.business-gazeta.ru/article/255338

 

[RemyRose]

They will miss camp in Novogorsk. Decided not to risk anything.
https://tass.ru/sport/8560169

 

[RemyRose]

“There is ice on Moskvich, where we have already agreed on training. On Monday, tests passed, if the results are in order, let's start skating. It is clear that there will be some restrictions, but we are ready for them. They concern the number of people on ice, age, too. Only those athletes who are over 18 years old will be allowed to train, ”Zhulin told RT.

https://russian.rt.com/sport/news/751693-zhulin-moskva-ogranicheniya

Interview with Zhulin:
"I want to try a different style"
https://russian.rt.com/sport/article/694323-zhulin-pryzhki-pandemiya-memuary
Google translation link https://translate.googleusercontent...emuary&usg=ALkJrhie2YllWPSZgLXZUte0iqswFVuYhw

 

[RemyRose]

FP: ‘Smile’, ‘Come Together’ by Michael Jackson for the FD
(Geoblocked) https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/m..._Sinicina_Kacalapov_gotovatsa_k_novomu_sezonu
Includes fragment of program

 

[RemyRose]

FP: ‘Smile’, ‘Come Together’ by Michael Jackson for the FD
(Geoblocked) https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/m..._Sinicina_Kacalapov_gotovatsa_k_novomu_sezonu
Includes fragment of program

Non geoblocked link https://youtu.be/66V2Sy687Eo

 

[peepsquick]

Thank you@RemyRose!
Could you give us the gist of what is said during the segment, please?

 

[RemyRose]

Thank you@RemyRose!
Could you give us the gist of what is said during the segment, please?

Oh I'll see what I can do. I don't speak Russian, but maybe there is a text version or cc on the video.

 

[RemyRose]

So what I got from the CC (translated to English) in the video in summary:

Match went to visit the guys during their preparation for the season.

Host: "Smile" and "Come together" was chosen even before quarantine. "Smile" will be slightly longer than the 2nd piece "Come together." The second part will be brighter as you can see from the draft version of the steps (shown in the video). Skaters were able to capture the mood of the music and convey it.

Nikita says they are trying to capture the image of MJ. Know the pattern, the movement, feel it, try what he thinks, how he walks, how he moves. That they found a choreographer to help them with the movements.

Zhulin said he wanted to give the guys some fresh air, to slightly change the style and for them its interesting, for him its a challenge because it's only a year before the Olympics.

Host states that the SD will remain the same, only the costume will change. Victoria stated that at the end of the season, she was still hoping that they would change the program, get something different. But they said that the program would remain.

Host: Only a month has passed and Nikita and Victoria went out to the ice in excellent shape with burning eyes but it is not clear what the season will hold in a pandemic. Now it's easier to work than in March because in March the World Championship was supposed to be and it was canceled. The pandemic prevented them from moving forward. They decided in small steps immediate goals and that the main source of motivation is test skates.

Moser and host discussed their chances at Worlds and if they could upset the French. Moser said in essence that the guys can compete with any rivals and that dance is subjective and it depends on the panel of judges, some like some skaters more than others.

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