From Russia With Love - Autumn 2012

[nylynnr]

He looks like Marat Safin's slightly dorky but even more adorable little brother. Bad choice, Elena, bad choice.

IMO no one in history is more adorable (and probably a few other things) than Marat Safin.

[Jeschke]

IMO no one in history is more adorable (and probably a few other things) than Marat Safin.

i agree that

interessting her 'nick' is 'shindlerslist'; this was the program they won junior worlds with, i really liked their skating back then and the program. would be great to see it again as seniors.

[Jemestone]

Julia Antipova/Nodari M. SP at Russian Cup IV scored 56.24

Not bad for her since she just started skating pairs. Needs more speed and flow. Hate his costume

[Rebecca_Russe]

First date with Elena? Although people have been saying they've been together for a year. Maybe his first date with the girl with whom he's cheating on Elena.

And why do you think it's with a girl and not a guy?

[Jeschke]

Julia Antipova/Nodari M. SP at Russian Cup IV scored 56.24

Not bad for her since she just started skating pairs. Needs more speed and flow. Hate his costume

thanks for the vid.

her solo jump was as bad as lubovs
but nice to see him again. pair looked good together, for this short time.
very slow, but they can work on that. i´d like to see what they can achieve in future.

[Jeschke]

so excited for the first clash of riazanova/tkachenko and pushkash/guerrerio this season.

this years fight fpr 3rd spot in ice dance is freaking awesome with monko/khaliavin, sinitsina/zhiganshin, starygina/volobuiev.

hard to see, that 4 of this 5 will have no international championship (unless number 3 three clashes az euros). every other country would be amazed sending those teams.

[casken]

Julia Antipova/Nodari M. SP at Russian Cup IV scored 56.24

Not bad for her since she just started skating pairs. Needs more speed and flow. Hate his costume

I hope that horrid 3 toe attempt from her was just a fluke and she can at least do it reasonably well sometimes, becuase I'm really impressed by the potential they have!

[hanca]

The pair has definitely potential, but unfortunately she doesn't have Lubov' quality of projecting the program into audience.
Julia keeps looking down all the time. For example in step sequence - every time some more difficult tun is coming (which is quite frequently), she looks down and then immediately her head goes up again. So she is constantly nodding (head down/up/down/up/down/up).

[IRIS1975]

Yelena Matveeva, an outstanding Russian(Soviet) choreographer began to work with Ilinych-Katsalapov. She choreographed programs for Moiseeva-Minenkov, Klimova-Ponomarenko, Slutskaya, Kondrashova

[DORISPULASKI]

Is there a hint she is replacing the horrible Ghost program, or is she supposed to be doing something to improve it (: like getting rid of the spoken lines)

[pinky166]

Sotnikova deleted her social media accounts...twitter, formspring. wonder if that was a demand from her coach in response to her poor peformances . Humans are social animals, cutting her off from ways to interact with others is unlikely to resolve the issues in her skating...In any event, I'll miss the cute pictures she always seemed to post on her twitter account, the skaters at CSKA all seem very close!

[Cherub721]

And why do you think it's with a girl and not a guy?

Anything is possible, but I have never heard of Morozov dating a man, only women (and lots of them).

Yelena Matveeva, an outstanding Russian(Soviet) choreographer began to work with Ilinych-Katsalapov. She choreographed programs for Moiseeva-Minenkov, Klimova-Ponomarenko, Slutskaya, Kondrashova

Thank God! At least someone recognizes there's a problem.

[hanca]

Sotnikova deleted her social media accounts...twitter, formspring. wonder if that was a demand from her coach in response to her poor peformances . Humans are social animals, cutting her off from ways to interact with others is unlikely to resolve the issues in her skating...In any event, I'll miss the cute pictures she always seemed to post on her twitter account, the skaters at CSKA all seem very close!

You don't know what was the reason. Maybe she was getting too much abuse from her so called fans...

[Fashionista]

Sotnikova deleted her social media accounts...twitter, formspring. wonder if that was a demand from her coach in response to her poor peformances . Humans are social animals, cutting her off from ways to interact with others is unlikely to resolve the issues in her skating...In any event, I'll miss the cute pictures she always seemed to post on her twitter account, the skaters at CSKA all seem very close!

Instagram still works though.

[hanca]

Does anyone have the link for Antipova-Maisuradze FS from russian Cup IV?

[love_skate2011]

awesome
Tuk Tuk in GPF ?

[Sedge]

Tuk has 22 points and edges out Gao with 22 points on total scores.

3 have already qualified ( Korpi, Lipnit and Wagner)

There are 3 people who can get 24 points next week ( Asada, Suzuki, Agnes) and 2 who can get 22 with a win ( Gedevan and Li) ...so Tuk has to wait and see if 22 gets her through the various placements at NHK.

[love_skate2011]

Tuk has 22 points and edges out Gao with 22 points on total scores.

3 have already qualified ( Korpi, Lipnit and Wagner)

There are 3 people who can get 24 points next week ( Asada, Suzuki, Agnes) and 2 who can get 22 with a win ( Gedevan and Li) ...so Tuk has to wait and see if 22 gets her through the various placements at NHK.

but shouldn't that mean Agnes has to finish 2nd in NHK ?

[Sedge]

but shouldn't that mean Agnes has to finish 2nd in NHK ?

Mao can get 24 or more with 1/2/3/4
Suzuki can get 24 or more with 1/2/3
Agnes can get 24 or more with 1/2..so Agnes could finish 1st or 2nd.

[Sylvia]

There are 3 people who can get 24 points next week ( Asada, Suzuki, Agnes)

And Nagasu (9 points) if she wins.

and 2 who can get 22 with a win ( Gedevan and Li)

And Haruka Imai (she also has 7 points).