From Russia With Love - 2012 Off Season

[Vash01]

I am so happy to see all these new programs and skaters that I have never seen before. The end (of the off season) is in sight.

Has Liza skated yet or is she still injured?

[Jemestone]

Liza is back on the ice but don't expect to see her here. Julia will not be here either.

[love_skate2011]

I hope so, but I am always scared to put faith in I&K. The door is WIDE OPEN though, that's for sure. You could honestly take any of these teams and put them in any order. Nobody is standing out as the best.

same, just wish them good health, fast recovery in top form by GP

though I agree any of the Top 5 can vie to be nationalsl no. 1 any of I/K, B/S, S/Z, R/T, P/G, the judges seem to favor I/K now, though by technicality, I think S/Z can do much better, they have good speed and better twizzles.

well see in GP, I'm hoping for an I/K vs S/Z showdown in Rus, though very unlikely. R/T and B/S are still slow

[rfisher]

So many posts about silly ice dance. I have to scroll and scroll to find the important stuff.

[love_skate2011]

I am so happy to see all these new programs and skaters that I have never seen before. The end (of the off season) is in sight.

Has Liza skated yet or is she still injured?

on GS, they say Julia will only skate on Finlandia
Liza is back competing since september, I thinks she only took a rest for 1 week

[Sylvia]

Time to start a "From Russia With Love - Autumn 2012" thread!

[julieann]

I think S/K can medal in OG ( Kavaguti/Smirnov have the Pang/Tong syndrome, they are aging ), they can also pass Bazarova/Larionov this season if they really do well, with good programs and already can out-jump Bazarova/Larionov

It's way to early to say S/K will bypass B/L, they haven't won much yet and here she fell on a jump, put her hand down on a throw and had a messy double twist. Way to early to give them and Olympic medal unless it's in 2018.

I feel bad for K/S, I'm starting to think their Achilles heel is Moskvina.

[lulu]

So many posts about silly ice dance. I have to scroll and scroll to find the important stuff.

blasphemy

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

Stepanova & Bukin SD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejm6nUyjrbQ&feature=plcp

[Jemestone]

NVM

[love_skate2011]

It's way to early to say S/K will bypass B/L, they haven't won much yet and here she fell on a jump, put her hand down on a throw and had a messy double twist. Way to early to give them and Olympic medal unless it's in 2018.

I feel bad for K/S, I'm starting to think their Achilles heel is Moskvina.

I know its too early, I was just basing it their competitive track records
Bazarova's weakness has always been SBS jumps , S/K was their lift and twists
we'll see how the GP goes but like I said, If they can all skate clean they have a chance to surpass B/L by next season

[love_skate2011]

Stepanova & Bukin SD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejm6nUyjrbQ&feature=plcp

voidy fast skate and lovely twizzles but hate the pussy ....... part,
watching Stepanova makes me think of Domnina

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

I know its too early, I was just basing it their competitive track records
Bazarova's weakness has always been SBS jumps , S/K was their lift and twists
we'll see how the GP goes but like I said, If they can all skate clean they have a chance to surpass B/L by next season

You seem to be assuming that B&L won't have improved any...

[Cherub721]

I was so confused until I remembered Stepanova & Bukin stayed junior. I liked their take on the goose lift.

[love_skate2011]

I was so confused until I remembered Stepanova & Bukin stayed junior. I liked their take on the goose lift.

Stepanova/Bukin for Russia's No. 1

[Sylvia]

I've started a new thread: From Russia With Love - Autumn 2012

[dinakt]

B&S Free dance
Earned a 92.94

I like it! the music cuts are scary beyond all reason, the concept is vague and it's not clean. BUT!!!- and it's huge for me- the body language is much edgier, they show me they can so smth. modern ( and I hope they keep going into modern direction), and I finally- finally!- notice and appreciate Soloviev. Everything can be improved upon, and yet I can root for them in this incarnation. Dance for me cannot be completely enjoyable with a partner utterly in the background both physically and emotionally ( well... unless it's Navka) and her eye-candy Kostomarov). I really appreciate Zhulin giving Soloviev an expressive part on ice, and I feel he is capable of fully growng into it.
Looking forward to seeing more of the this year. Music is weird though. Wish they'd taken something modern- edgy. I dunno. Philip Glass. Or some comtemporary ballet score.