From Russia With Love (No 32): Spring to Summer 2019

[barbarafan]

How does the weight deviation thing work when you have a whole group of kids that are growing?

My other fear is one that it is too early to even know the results. As they get older will they all be able to produce children or will the minimal intake do damage to nature's plan of producing....damage to organs needed to make that happen. The oldest graduates are still young. We already know certain diets put off puberty so it does affect the plumbing.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Shuboderova is a nice skater, but her jumps are at best "average" if not "sometimes weak".

It doesn't really matter. She is not "trashing" Eteri, just speaking very matter-of-factly about her personal experience.

 

[clairecloutier]

Dmitri Soloviev posted a short video of him in training with Elena Ilinykh: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM8H4RAhst/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1wi4fw7k45bud

My impression, based on that last interview with Elena, is that right now she could be pursuing a partnership with Soloviev, to skate either professionally (or possibly eligibly?), but that instead she's choosing to appear in a ballet/dance tour with new boyfriend Polunin, while keeping Soloviev on hold. (Am I interpreting this wrong?? Please correct me if so.)

 

[giselle23]

Well, you can't argue with success, I suppose, but the interview's description of some of the Eteri group's training methods is disturbing. Daily weigh-ins and limiting weight gain to 200 grams is a recipe for eating disorders. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some of her skaters are already bulimic in order to meet the daily requirements. This also seems to explain why the skaters might limit their water intake. What is the effect of this on girls so young? No one knows.

 

[DobrinFan]

New interview from Erokhov
https://fsrussia.ru/news/4389-aleksej-erokhov-srazu-nastroil-sebya-chto-prosto-tak-ne-sdamsya
“I set up myself right away, that I will not give up just like that”
google translation

World champion among junior 2018 Alexei Erokhov in the commentary to the FFKKR website told about what happened after the final of the Russian Cup, why he couldn’t speak at the junior world championship in Zagreb, what mode they are training now and what task the skater sets himself .

The last start of Alexei Erokhov this season was the performance in the Russian Cup final in Veliky Novgorod, the Athlete rolled only a short program and withdrew from the competition due to injury.

“After the final of the Cup of Russia, we returned to Moscow, turned to doctors, who said that I had a relapse of a previous injury - a stressful fracture of my leg. Because of this, they forbade me to ride, and it is clear that I could not go to Zagreb, the junior world championship.

Do not ride a month and a half. Engaged only in physical therapy and in the gym. It seems all healed. Out on the ice. Week slipped. A couple of days jumped. But he felt pain again. Did an MRI. It turned out that the injury did not heal. I had to be treated.

Now I can give a little exercise, but it is undesirable to jump until June. Just before the start of our collection in Novogorsk.Therefore, while doing only slip and in the gym.

In this situation, we have not dealt with new programs. I do not know what the coaches will offer, but I would leave the free program of this season. I like her, and I didn’t ride it many times because I missed the start due to injuries. So, if the coaches agree, I would change only the short program. I have a relatively short idea, but I will not speak in advance. This needs to be discussed with the trainers. Now the main thing for me is to recover, so that nothing will bother me, so that at the training session I can already begin training in full.

Of course, this season was not easy for me.When I learned about the injury, I immediately set myself up that I simply would not give up. This is just a trauma. Many people had injuries, and more serious, but they still returned to the sport and continued to compete. So there was no thought of ending a sports career at all. If I had done this, I would have remained innuendo, and then I would very much regret that I did not realize all that I can. And I want to go to the end.

As for studying, now I am recovering at the institute, because I missed this year, was on academic leave. Before the June gathering I close the session, turn to the second year, continue my studies. The task for the next season is to select the main team for the national team and fight for vouchers for the main international competitions. We start the season, most likely, with the "B competition." This year, I probably will not have the Grand Prix, so we need to start at other competitions, ”said Alexey Erokhov.

Olga YERMOLINA, Tatyana FLADE

 

[Bigbird]

Dmitri Soloviev posted a short video of him in training with Elena Ilinykh: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM8H4RAhst/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1wi4fw7k45bud

My impression, based on that last interview with Elena, is that right now she could be pursuing a partnership with Soloviev, to skate either professionally (or possibly eligibly?), but that instead she's choosing to appear in a ballet/dance tour with new boyfriend Polunin, while keeping Soloviev on hold. (Am I interpreting this wrong?? Please correct me if so.)

For this one we'll never really know in full. But based on comments Elena has made on her instagram, it's not as clear cut as we'd like to think. There is some resistance to giving them a chance as a couple. Certain persons have placed all bets singularly on Katsalapov and Sinitsina only with S/B as the spare. And in all honesty I don't sense that dance is really the priority as it was decades ago. And maybe quite frankly she's personally just tired of the politics.

 

[levineismine]

New interview we did with Evgenia Medvedeva during Stars on ice Canada (+ some photos from the show)
Link

 

[hanca]

Dmitri Soloviev posted a short video of him in training with Elena Ilinykh: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM8H4RAhst/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1wi4fw7k45bud

My impression, based on that last interview with Elena, is that right now she could be pursuing a partnership with Soloviev, to skate either professionally (or possibly eligibly?), but that instead she's choosing to appear in a ballet/dance tour with new boyfriend Polunin, while keeping Soloviev on hold. (Am I interpreting this wrong?? Please correct me if so.)

How do you know that she is keeping him on hold? It can also be the other way around. He could have offered Bobrova that she can come back and skate with him, and Ilynikh might be waiting for Bobrova to make up her mind. After all, Ilynikh did say that she is waiting for something before she is able to confirm whether they will be skating together. We don’t know if she is waiting for something to happen from her side, or if it is from Soloviev’s side (e.g. waiting fot Bobrova to decide). In such case, I wouldn’t really blame Ilynikh that she also pursues other things including various ballet/dance shows.

 

[Sylvia]

ANNOUNCED 5 FINALISTS RUNNING FOR BEST WINTER EUROPEAN YOUNG ATHLETE (8 May 2019): http://www.eurolympic.org/announced-5-finalists-running-for-best-winter-european-young-athlete/

The European NOCs have expressed their preference naming the 5 finalists who will run for Best Winter European Young Athlete. Girls are again favoured with 4 names: Magdalena EGGER (AUT) Alpine Skiing, Annika Sophie MORGAN (GER) Snowboard, Alexandra TRUSOVA (RUS) Figure Skating, Petra RUSNAKOVA (SVK) Short Track. The only boy is Attila TALABOS (HUN) Short Track.
The winner of the 4th Winter Piotr Nurowski Prize will be announced during the 40th EOC Seminar in Vienna (Austria) next 18-19 May. All five finalists will be awarded with a financial support for training and educational purposes. The winning athlete will receive an amount of €15,000, while the second and third-place finishers will secure €8,000 and €5,000 respectively. The fourth and fifth place athletes, meanwhile, both will receive €3,000.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Ladies Team @ Tutberidze’s group – season 2019/20
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvl5S6NH4OS/

Two new ladies came to join the Team and passed the probation term (i guess....)
Polina Shesheleva – born 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yZxIvTxSng

Sofia Sarnovskaya – born 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qas9irw4oFU


There are few more girls recently transferred to the group:

Yana (Jana) Liventseva – from CSKA (Davidov/Buianova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otuj6MwV-5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQseevW0Do

Adeliya Petrosyan – from “Moskvich Rink”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVjaJQ2cPzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFcA8xBmsHU

Elizaveta Kulikova – from “Snow Leopards” (Panova/Moiseeva)
(she is also known from “Ice Age – Children)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujo3kjupww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxOY07MFIPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMefy8r-u6o

Arina Parsegova
She is absolutely adorable and talented, and from what is written on social media everyone loves her at Sambo-70; she is a “diva” and a “show girl”. Looking forward to see her skate. She was at Pluschenko’s school until recently.
https://www.instagram.com/arinaparsegova/
Her skates from about 1 year ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxwiz-bW1cA

 

[rfisher]

Looks like juniors will be owned by Tutberidze's girls again with both Valieva and Kanysheva and who knows how the newbies will do. I do hope Panova has some good girls to put forth because I dearly love her in the KnC since we're bereft of Tsareva.

 

[WillyElliot]

How does the weight deviation thing work when you have a whole group of kids that are growing?

That was my immediate question too. These weigh-ins are harmful to growing kids. So I suppose it's like wrestling where the guys dehydrate themselves right before weigh-in whether by exercise or sauna, and when they get that "ideal" weight they get off the scale and drink a gallon of liquid to rehydrate? Ridiculous.

 

[WillyElliot]

Alena Kanysheva - learned and just landed 4T on the ice.
https://twitter.com/yuzu_yuzuru21/status/1125785394094592000

(She moved from "Snow Leopards"/Panova to "Chrystalny"/Tutberidze few months ago, and has been working with Dudakov on improving her jumps).

You have to admit, Eteri is amazing in terms of getting results. And now Kany after just a matter of weeks is landing a quad. Incredible.

 

[Japanfan]

I guess they're only allowed to grow by 200g a day... What happens if a skater fails a weighing, are they sent home?

I remember reading that in China - where skaters live in a dormitory - skaters were punished for gaining too much weight by being required to eat in the coaches' dining room for a certain period of time.

 

[rfisher]

If you are an average female skater, there is no place for you in Tutberidze's group.the Russian system is such that she doesn't have to take all skaters in order to pay the bills. The men and boys have had mote latitude, but that's changing as well.

 

[Finsta]

New interview we did with Evgenia Medvedeva during Stars on ice Canada (+ some photos from the show)
Link

Thank you. She is living her best life now. She seem happy. She loves Canada and Russia. No shame in this. Many of us have deep appreciation for many countries and not only one

 

[Bigbird]

Thank you. She is living her best life now. She seem happy. She loves Canada and Russia. No shame in this. Many of us have deep appreciation for many countries and not only one

She's enjoying not being treated like a piece of meat on the Eteri conveyor belt.

 

[hanca]

Looks like juniors will be owned by Tutberidze's girls again with both Valieva and Kanysheva and who knows how the newbies will do. I do hope Panova has some good girls to put forth because I dearly love her in the KnC since we're bereft of Tsareva.

Not only Valieva and Kanysheva, but also Usacheva and Khromykh. In the past Tutberidze had one or two decent girls in juniors, but last two years it is suddenly three. With so many girls trying to get to Tutberidze’s group, Tutberidze can pick who she wants to and get rid of those who are not progressing fast enough. I wouldn’t be surprised if in another few years her junior students will take over Russian spots at junior grand prix events. If she manages to have top five or six junior girls, that’s ten or twelve junior grand prix spots gone out of 14. That doesn’t leave much space for other coaches.

Let’s see how that translate to her seniors. What will happen when all those become senior eligible. Will she get rid of the weaker ones and keeps the strongest? After all, only three can take the podium. If she keeps extra two as spare ones (to make up for any injuries and keep competition within them - fighting for survival), she can be getting rid of the rest.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Let’s see how that translate to her seniors. What will happen when all those become senior eligible. Will she get rid of the weaker ones and keeps the strongest? After all, only three can take the podium. If she keeps extra two as spare ones (to make up for any injuries and keep competition within them - fighting for survival), she can be getting rid of the rest.

It's the Hunger Games. And it's happening in real life for Eteri's girls.

 

[Rina RUS]

May 9

Now this day seems to be the Raising of the world, it seems all the streets are full of love... I do enjoy it.

These are only those posts which were posted this year - today:


adelina_sotnikova14: Congratulations on the Victory Day, friends!! We thank for the peaceful sky above our heads, for the quietness, for joys we have in our lives! WE BOW DOWN BEFORE THE VETERANS!
This is my great grandpa. Alexander Vasilyevich Kochetov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, a fighter pilot, a participant in the Great Patriotic War.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPJkKkJm4j/

tatiana_navka: Congratulations on the Victory Day!!! Today we remember the Great deed of soviet people, their stamina, strength of spirit, courage and nerve!!! We guess there is no such a family which has no heroes to remember: soldiers, or nurses, or homefront workers... They beat out this victory all together, so that now we have peaceful sky above our heads!!! I tell my kids about my grandpa (their great grandpa) - Red Navy sailor Peter Petrovich Navka who participated in the liberation of Sevastopol, was awarded the Medal For War Services, the Medal For Courage, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of The Patriotic War of the 2-nd Class, the Medal For the Defense of Caucasus. We Do Remember, We Are Proud!!! Congratulations!!! Wish you peace, happiness and love!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPCxApgsZN/

slutskayaofficial: Congratulations on the Victory! ))) Thanks to the heroes for the peaceful sky and clear days!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPhOlFnXGq/

t.a.tarasova: My husband's mom Rachel Moiseyevna Gershoig had been working as a military surgeon all war long. She was a medical service major. She had lived 97 years. We remember forever and we are really grateful to all the soldiers for the Victory. We do remember!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPAq2PHeNC/

plushenkoofficial: Congratulations on the Great Victory Day! Nobody is forgotten! Nothing is forgotten! We are proud!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPegRHBfbW/
(I guess he chose this video because of the song)

a video with Sasha Plushenko:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPN9kXgp72/

alexei.yagudin: As if they were not buried in soil, but turned into white cranes. Congratulations on the Victory Day!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQHkprBdgS/


The Cranes
it is a beautiful song
(with subtitles - you can switch the subtitles on in lower panel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THeGsS_Skew

 

[caseyedwards]

I think America should adopt that “talk about a relative who fought” on Veterans Day or Memorial Day

 

[Rina RUS]

I think America should adopt that “talk about a relative who fought” on Veterans Day or Memorial Day

It is beautiful, that people want not only to talk, but to go to the streets with the portraits. It takes places in many cities, in different countries...

New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUO8CUZppI&t=7s

it is beautiful, that people are happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQsfc3XENQ

 

[Tinami Amori]

t.a.tarasova: My husband's mom Rachel Moiseyevna Gershoig had been working as a military surgeon all war long.

Gershoig (Гершоиг) is "an Eye of a Deer" in german-yeddish, a nick-name given to a "wise scholar of Tora"....
Now i know where TAT gets her loud wise-mouth shtetl style of talking...

---
Zagitova gives an interview. she learned last year of her family members who fought in WWII.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJpVatJiuY

Medvedeva posts her "Victory Day Message".
"remember, we are proud" https://i.imgur.com/X2b2rIV.jpg

 

[Rina RUS]

Gershoig (Гершоиг) is "an Eye of a Deer" in germany-yeddish, a nick-name given to a "wise scholar of Tora"....
Now i know where TAT gets her loud wise-mouth shtetl style of talking...

??
It is funny, that you don't even notice they are not relatives.
"husband's mom".

 

[Tinami Amori]

??
It is funny, that you don't even notice they are not relatives.
"husband's mom".

you can pick up a LOT from your mother-in-law... Actually, now that i know this, i am going to be much "softer" on TAT's outbursts..... half of my relatives are like that.

 

[Rina RUS]

you can pick up a LOT from your mother-in-law... Actually, now that i know this, i am going to be much "softer" on TAT's outbursts..... half of my relatives are like that.

No wonder, that you badmouth even your relatives.
As for Rachel Moiseyevna Gershoig, you know nothing about her nature.

 

[Ka3sha]

Evgenia Medvedeva for Golden Skate on her Stars On Ice experience, last season , new programs
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4W9OeTsp9-w&feature=youtu.be

 

[BittyBug]

Love her, love this moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9OeTsp9-w&feature=youtu.be&t=426

 

[Sylvia]

Evgenia Medvedeva for Golden Skate on her Stars On Ice experience, last season , new programs
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4W9OeTsp9-w&feature=youtu.be

Thanks! I posted this article in the CSOI thread yesterday (it was cited in a Russian article): https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/a...ent/arts/she-knows-butterflies-509572852.html

In the midst of rehearsals ahead of her debut tour with Stars on Ice — which lands at Bell MTS Place on Wednesday night — Medvedeva confirmed a little-known fact.
For as long as she can remember, the 19-year-old Russian star has suffered from lepidopterophobia — the unrealistic fear of butterflies and moths.
"Everyone else is afraid of spiders and I’m afraid of butterflies. (If a butterfly comes near) I will start laughing and crying, both at the same time," the Olympic silver medallist revealed.

 

[Wyliefan]

Just as long as she's not afraid of pigeons!