Yulia Lipnitskaya | Page 327 | Golden Skate

Yulia Lipnitskaya

Sam-Skwantch said:
The way things should always be.

http://cs543107.vk.me/v543107160/3b2b/e1kxTdhfPWg.jpg

I can only imagine the thoughts going thru her head. Inspite of the fear and uncertainty of it all she managers to look so calm and at peace. It's very inspiring for me.
Click to expand...

Courageous without a doubt. But it's possible she wasn't thinking of anything. In a recent interview she said that she goes into auto-pilot when in competition. She said that performances suffer when she has to think.

This automatic mode could be a partial explanation for her puzzling inconsistencies last year.
1. Megapolis was complete and well-rehearsed, so she was able to be automatic and successful (there was little difference in sabinfire's video of 4 performances on the same screen http://vk.com/wall-31036833_17531 ).

2. R&J was solid in practice (where she didn't rely on auto-pilot).

3. She changed R&J layout three times (credit Alba for that statistic). R&J was too unstable for the performance to become automatic.

This is the only explanation I've come up with that ties together the consistently successful Megapolis, good practice sessions of R&J, and failure of R&J in competitions. It even suggests why the reliable R&J step sequence failed in the Russian Nationals, as if a switch had been turned off.
 
Last edited:
sjid said:
Courageous without a doubt. But it's possible she wasn't thinking of anything. In a recent interview she said that she goes into auto-pilot when in competition. She said that performances suffer when she has to think.

This automatic mode could be a partial explanation for her puzzling inconsistencies last year.
Click to expand...
The main reason for poor FS was stupid idea put StSq in early FS. I don't understand why she has not changed the program.
 
Last edited:
Nagval said:
The main reason for poor FS was stupid idea put StSq in early FS. I don't understand why she has not changed the program.
Click to expand...

That's not true. StSq don't cause those problems just because you have them in the first half, quite the opposite actually. She made mistakes even in the StSq despite being early. Besides, most probably they didn't change that element because she knew she couldn't handle it in the second half and would've caused her more troubles.
 
Apparently, Julia just shy of that everyone in Tutberidze group had StSq in early.

Alba said:
That's not true. StSq don't cause those problems just because you have them in the first half, quite the opposite actually. She made mistakes even in the StSq despite being early. Besides, most probably they didn't change that element because she knew she couldn't handle it in the second half and would've caused her more troubles.
Click to expand...
Lol, just ask skaters.
You'll see it in next season.

Yulia. :drama::love:
https://instagram.com/p/4FDHTeivKR/
 
Last edited:
Nagval said:
The main reason for poor FS was stupid idea put StSq in early FS. I don't understand why she has not changed the program.
Click to expand...

Navgal, your comment sent me back to compare timings of the StSq's in SL and R&J performances. They seemed about the same, but I had never actually timed them. Here are the timings: step sequence in SL is from about 1:15 to 2:00; step sequence of R&J is from about 1:15 to 1:55. Nearly identical in placement and length. Even the choreo going into the StSq is quite similar (although R&J changed throughout the season so in some performances they were more alike than in others). To see this, watch from 1:12 to 1:36 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJcD8B20ndU , and compare to 1:35 to 2:02 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke0iusvydl8 . Will that structure change with Marina?
 
I got very ambivalent attitude towards Ilya Averbukh.
Many of his quotes regarding Julia irritates me, I don't like his "business first" attitude, but I have to admit that his three programs for Julia were true masterpieces. They suited her, they suited us and what's also very important - they scored well.
To be honest I'm a little bit scared of how Marina's programs are gonna fit Julia's style.
Will they be something completely different from Julia's characteristic, as Ilya said, "ethereal skating"?
And if so - are we, fans, ready for non-ethereal Julia? :rolleye:
 
Last edited:
witcher said:
I got very ambivalent attitude towards Ilya Averbukh.
Many of his quotes regarding Julia irritates me, I don't like his "business first" attitude, but I have to admit that his three programs for Julia were true masterpieces. They suited her, they suited us and what's also very important - they scored well.
To be honest I'm a little bit scared of how Marina's programs are gonna fit Julia's style.
Will they be something completely different from Julia's characteristic, as Ilya said, "ethereal skating"?
And if so - are we, fans, ready for non-ethereal Julia? :rolleye:
Click to expand...

witcher, I won't go after Ilya again, I already upset enough people. In fact, I deleted my Ilya posts that offended others, I'm not here to be divisive.

So about Marina: the following is an excerpt from the most complete interview I've seen from Marina. Notice especially Marina's emphasis on "her" when talking about working with Yulia (as opposed to Ilya's "my"). Marina says that she feels a special responsibility with Yulia. In addition, there is no last-minute desperation over programs. Yulia has chosen two, and Marina offered another that was accepted(!). All these things represent desirable levels of collaboration, compatibility and respect that was absent last year. She wants to collaborate with Yulia "in the creative process." Marina welcomes Yulia and her method.

Q- You explain what is expected of you as a director of, or you were given complete freedom of action and expression?
A- Julia herself very actively involved in the creative process. She is good! And the music and movement ... She is very talented and thoughtful people. She was only sixteen years old, but she perceives mature serious music, very wise approach to setting, the choice of music is very thin feels the musical material, sense of style and can work in all styles! She led me to the United States just a week, and during that time we have put the program in three different styles, and it is primarily the merit of Julia - that we were able to do such work. He played the role of her talent, her motor abilities, her desire to express himself.

A-- Usually - Yes, so in productions for the Yulia Lipnitskaya I felt a special responsibility.

The complete interview is at http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/808787

Marina has shown that she is very capable of working in and being inspired by Yulia's style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9wP8-D63o In this video we see the same symbolic-motivic style that is the foundation of Yulia's method (I posted a few details about this earlier). Marina and Yulia recognize each other artistically.
 
witcher said:
I got very ambivalent attitude towards Ilya Averbukh.
Many of his quotes regarding Julia irritates me, I don't like his "business first" attitude, but I have to admit that his three programs for Julia were true masterpieces. They suited her, they suited us and what's also very important - they scored well.
To be honest I'm a little bit scared of how Marina's programs are gonna fit Julia's style.
Will they be something completely different from Julia's characteristic, as Ilya said, "ethereal skating"?
And if so - are we, fans, ready for non-ethereal Julia? :rolleye:
Click to expand...
As long as Yulia gets back her consistency she will be fine whoever the choreographer is. Some skaters have meh programs but they still get medals because they're consistent.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Y
Any interest for past Olympic rewatches?
2 3
Replies
44
Views
2K
yfan1
Y
labgoat
2025-26 Kazakh Championships
Replies
0
Views
688
labgoat
labgoat
Walt FSHunter
2026 Ukrainian Junior Championships
Replies
0
Views
514
Walt FSHunter
Walt FSHunter
R
What are your 5 favorites programs of the season so far?
2 3
Replies
45
Views
5K
cocteautwin
cocteautwin
Walt FSHunter
2026 Hong Kong Nationals
Replies
1
Views
513
labgoat
labgoat
Back
Top