Thanks to this mess Kudriavtsteva/Spiridonov lost one spot and are down to #5 in line nowAll of the pairs were terrible and didn't want to win, so I don't think P/K were bribed. They just didn't want to be associated with the others.
| FPl. | Name | Points | KP | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ekaterina BELOVA / Dmitry CHIGIREV Moscow, RBM No. 4 named after A.Y. Gomelsky / - | 182.06 | 5 | 1 |
2 | Taisiya SOBININA / Nikita VOLODIN St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg SSHOR / - | 179.87 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Natalia KHABIBULLINA / Ilya KNYAZHUK Moscow, school №2 / - | 179.47 | 4 | 2 |
4 | Sofia BUZAEVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN Moscow, SSOR "Vorobyovy Gory" / - | 175.14 | 3 | 4 |
Wd | Daria PAVLYUCHENKO / Denis KHODYKIN Moscow, school №2 / - |
I don’t see it coming too
But yeah, who knows, thus the ‚if‘.
They have only themselves to blame. Not being able to land triple throw, I don’t think they belong at the senior nationals.Thanks to this mess Kudriavtsteva/Spiridonov lost one spot and are down to #5 in line now
If he has heart problems, it is a bit silly to risk it. Besides, I think last worlds they achieved their maximum, so why not to leave when they were on top.
6 triple throws at russian cup; they fell on 3.
And how many of them they doubled?
None.
Ok, you made me do it.
Your quote was 'not being able to land a triple throw', thus my reply.
Well, Belova/ Chigiriev managed to win one of their event. Kudriavtseva/Spiridonov have only two bronze medals. I agree this wasn’t a very strong event, but then again, the first Russian cup 1 wasn’t a strong event either. If Kudriavtseva/Spiridonov managed to beat Balabanova/Sviatchenko in their first Russian cup event, they would have higher placement for the nationals than Belova/Chigiriev. It was not an impossible task, B/S were a very new pair at that point, Balabanova hasn’t been doing pairs that long. K/S were higher than B/S after the SP. The falls on both triple throws in the FS in that event cost them their place at the nationals.
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Challenger season is over; she can't put herself on SB list anymore (unless she gets a euros or worlds spot)
But, she needs a better costume for her free skate. It is not flattering. I'd put her in a dark catsuit for that skate as it would really show off her extension and lines.
I expect Efimova/Korovin to keep dropping down in standings. every year more juniors pairs are moving to seniors, and E/K won’t be able to beat them. In the last two years it was Boikova/Kozlovski, Mishina/Galliamov and Pavliuschenko/Khodykin who overtook them, and after this season there is a few more pairs who are moving up and who have the jumps. I am pretty sure Balabanova/Sviatchenko will beat E/K without any problem, Sobinina/Volodin only if they are on (they have been a bit inconsistent and skating as badly their SP as they did at this last competition could put them last at the nationals). If Kostiukovich/Ialin resolved their jump issues, they should be able to beat Efimova/Korovin too.
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Come on Nastia. Win this thing and make them cry.
