Mad for Skating
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The best team to be on
I thought of you the minute he nailed that 4T+3T!
The best team to be on
I don't care what anyone says, that girl's got class.
From all the programs that you skated in your career, is there one that you’re very fond of?
[Loud and clear, without even thinking] Yes.
Which one?
Frida.
Kovtun came in 2nd in SP, and barely 1st in FS (with components and low techs), lost to Petr Gumennik overall.
Here are some videos
Petr:
SP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Soqp3lwZrY
FS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvgzRv8UGE4
Kovtun
SP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oD15nl9FM4
FS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi8xDbPZMEc
Team Voronov!!!!!
The best team to be on
As I was saying...
This likely means GPF right?
As long as Kolyada doesn't beat Hanyu and Samarin doesn't beat Chen. Most likely, he's safe, but I'll be praying for the health of Hanyu and Chen. Remembering COC last year, I hope Hanyu has a food tester in Russia...
Zabijako cutting her hair short, is she channeling Stolbova ?
she looks very fierce now and they are doing stellar this season
maybe they might even win GPF and russian nationals ?
crazy how this could ever happen.
Russian pairs right now is very deep field
we might see 3 or 4 in GPF
The biggest problem is Kihira isn't all that consistent with her 3A. The Russians beat her without a problem last season. And, the upcoming Russians have quads and 3As of their own. I don't think any skater is a lock for anything. Every competition is a single event.Now with Rika Kihira with many triple axels and Miyahara clean and confident the reign of russian ladies is probably in danger. I cannot see how Zagitova, Tukhtamysheva and even less Medvedeva can beat them.
... probably just got tired of being called a "nerd"... which she was....Zabijako cutting her hair short, is she channeling Stolbova ?
The biggest problem is Kihira isn't all that consistent with her 3A. The Russians beat her without a problem last season. And, the upcoming Russians have quads and 3As of their own. I don't think any skater is a lock for anything. Every competition is a single event.
Edited thanks to @SmallFairy
Blame Natalia's cool film-maker husband-to-be.. https://g2.nh.ee/images/pix/1000x654/555RM-E9gYY/natalja-zabijako-ja-danil-grinkin-84189827.jpgBut that tattoo is not very flattering.
Blame Natalia's cool film-maker husband-to-be.. https://g2.nh.ee/images/pix/1000x654/555RM-E9gYY/natalja-zabijako-ja-danil-grinkin-84189827.jpg
.... after all, he is so bohemian now that his film made the int'l film festival, and his future wife should match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5ScBTOrN0
Lest people forget, a 16 year old's body is going to change. Med could do 3-3-3-3 two years ago. Zag did a 3-3-3-3-3. Mao had a 3A until she didn't. So, projecting is a waste of time. Today, Kihira did great.AFAIK, Kihira is still young (U-16 skating-wise) and still has plenty of time to get consistent with her triple axels. Apart for Tukt, where are the other girls with consistent triple axels on the GP or JGP this year?
There is NO excuse for getting a tattoo, period... unless one is a member of some wild tribe..But that is no excuse for getting a not very professional looking tattoo.
Mao Asada? She doesn’t seem to fit your theory.I've noticed that all the ladies skaters who keep triple axels post puberty have a similar body type. They are the stronger girls with good power in the legs. Midori Ito, Tonya Harding, Liza Tuktamysheva, Mirai Nagasu all have powerful body types. Doesn't seem to be the kind of jump that works by just propelling a tiny little body about.
I've noticed that all the ladies skaters who keep triple axels post puberty have a similar body type. They are the stronger girls with good power in the legs. Midori Ito, Tonya Harding, Liza Tuktamysheva, Mirai Nagasu all have powerful body types. Doesn't seem to be the kind of jump that works by just propelling a tiny little body about.
Lest people forget, a 16 year old's body is going to change. Med could do 3-3-3-3 two years ago. Zag did a 3-3-3-3-3. Mao had a 3A until she didn't. So, projecting is a waste of time. Today, Kihira did great.
I mean, not to get too armchair puberty expert about it, but I had gone through puberty by 16 and have been the exact same size since then. And as icky as I feel commenting on these girls' bodies like this, Kihira looks pretty physically mature already. She certainly didn't look like she was landing those 3As by being skinny yesterday; rather, she earned them with fast rotation.
All that is to say, I wouldn't be surprised if she kept the 3A for a while, at least in terms of physical ability. Headspace is a different matter.
And last season is not this season... Your point still applies to the wonderbabies of Russia. What they can do today is not ne essairly an indication of ehat they’ll do later on. Chanelling Sotskova/Radionova/Pogo and the others. Being 15 and 20 is a huge difference in skating. Kudos toLest people forget, a 16 year old's body is going to change. Med could do 3-3-3-3 two years ago. Zag did a 3-3-3-3-3. Mao had a 3A until she didn't. So, projecting is a waste of time. Today, Kihira did great.
Y'all have to see this child's Harry Potter costume! I'm not sure who she is (the translate feature isn't being very helpful with her name) but I think she's going to be a very voidy skater. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9sPdnnmET/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1fx3r06sip15t