2022 Russian junior & senior (Sept. 24-25) test skates

[rfisher]

Khuda looking good.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Khuda's make-up is so gloriously OTT .
Not too overwhelmed by their FD, to be honest. "Sweet Dreams" gets quite monotonous after a while.

 

[Ananas Astra]

TAT is not holding back today .
Bashing one new young team after the other one.
She complains that there are no "new elements" coming from the youngsters and she is tired of seeing the same stuff all the time.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Trusova withdrew from the FS.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Valieva's program ending
Hoodography.

 

[Lana K]

Whoa, the black hood moment at the ending of Kamila’s new FS. Really not sure that level of shock value was necessary.

 

[zoe111]

Valieva isn't even trying the quads/3 axel. Has she lost them? She looks taller again

 

[TAHbKA]

Valieva's programme is... some nerve. I.e. she is depicting herself at the Olympics. Am not sure it's the smartest move...

 

[Ananas Astra]

Valieva isn't even trying the quads/3 axel. Has she lost them? She looks taller again

According to reports she is healing an injury right now and has decided not to show her quads and triple axel at these test skates.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Valieva's programme is... some nerve. I.e. she is depicting herself at the Olympics. Am not sure it's the smartest move...

Such a precious and wonderful moment to cherish and honor...

 

[TAHbKA]

Apparently Valieva's `decrypted' word in her SP is `faith'

 

[Ananas Astra]

The beginning of Akatieva's music gave me a tinnitus.

 

[rfisher]

Valieva isn't even trying the quads/3 axel. Has she lost them? She looks taller again

She's injured along with Trusova and they aren't doing the quads yet.

 

[zoe111]

Valieva's programme is... some nerve. I.e. she is depicting herself at the Olympics. Am not sure it's the smartest move...

Really? wow. Definitely not something i would suggest she be dwelling on...

 

[Lana K]

Akatieva’s new FS is lovely. Her skating looks a lot less junior-ish this year.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Akatieva's tissue box is Marie from "Aristocats"!

 

[rfisher]

Really? wow. Definitely not something i would suggest she be dwelling on...

I don't know. It may be her way of dealing with something that was a defining point in her life. People deal with things in different ways.

Tuk's FS is really good. I guess she's feeling better since she's skating. Mishin said she might not do it. I never cease to be amazed at how she can do a 3A with hardly any prep or speed.

 

[Ananas Astra]

I will never understand why people cannot just use the regular "Romeo and Juliet" soundtrack by Nino Rota (which is an absolute masterpiece), but have to resort to some horrible covers.

 

[Lana K]

I was not expecting that dramatic opening music to merge into Romeo and Juliet…

 

[Ananas Astra]

This whining is worsening my tinnitus I got from Akatieva's opening.

 

[rfisher]

Pick a Sofia. Here a Sofia. There a Sofia. I prefer Sofia S.

I was a little WTF at the start of Adelia's program, but by the end, I loved it. They are really going avant garde this season. It's the one to experiment.

 

[TAHbKA]

Trankov: I know there is a bit of you in every programme you skate. What is yours in this programme?
Muravieva: nothing.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Muravieva should skate to "Downton Abbey" because she looks like Lady Edith.

 

[TAHbKA]

Between Zagitova and Muravieva - two teenagers who feel awkward talking, have horrible speaking abilities and can't form a sentence.

 

[Lana K]

Not loving this über serious program for Adelia. It doesn’t let her personality shine through at all, IMO.

 

[TAHbKA]

Valieva: The SP the most important thing was to carry the story throughout the skate, think I did it. The coaches offered and asked me whether I want to touch that story. I thought it's something you have to live through, so I agreed.

The coaches are morons. They should had offered her talk to a shrink and a therapist, not spill her emotions in front of the millions to watch that....

 

[TAHbKA]

Trankov: the music is complicated, was it your idea or do the coaches troll you?
Petrosian: the coaches....

 

[TAHbKA]

Petrosian expresses herself better than Zagitova.

 

[Ananas Astra]

How on earth does Samodelkina practice to this atrocity every single day?!
Today is not a good day for my ears.

 

[TAHbKA]

I have a soft spot for Samodelkina. May be because she looks 15 and not 8....