She is such a wonderful skater and seems lost. Also seeing her and Kamila together at Skate Canada was telling. Every part of K.’s choreography, costuming is put together beautifully. And now A seems like an afterthought to her coaches. She was so beautifully packaged once upon a time. And then putting her coaching change in her introduction. It is like they are shaming her at every turn. I think she would be better off with Orser.
Practices were open at the arena yesterday from noon until they ended at 12.30. I wasn't there but the woman sitting next to me for the competition was and told me that Aleona was crying and very frustrated during this practice. For what it's worth.
The whole 'coaching change in her introduction' thing needs to stop being looked at as intentional shade. It's being read verbatim from her ISU bio, just like every other skater's intro was done.
Twilight has the same kind of audience that Eilish has so
.. but she was really feeling one program and she's not into the other nor does it work as well in my eyes.
She's probably qualified for the GPF as long as she can manage a silver at IdF (only real competition there is Shcherbakova), especially if Sasha skips NHK to heal her foot. It's pretty rare for a skater with a 2nd & 3rd place finish to not make the GPF. It's not a lock yet but she is looking pretty solid.
I would not say sabotage—I still go with afterthought. She is not a priority compared to other skaters. She is getting lost in the shuffle and it is a shame because she is so watchable.The whole 'coaching change in her introduction' thing needs to stop being looked at as intentional shade. It's being read verbatim from her ISU bio, just like every other skater's intro was done.
And I don't buy that she's an afterthought now, because these programs were supposedly made prior to her moving to Plushenko-- when she would've been just a few months out of missing the Worlds where she was the favorite to win. What reason would Eteri & co have to sabotage her at that point, or even now? Bad results are going to look bad on Eteri, too.
Twilight has the same kind of audience that Eilish has so
Well, if the Roganov off-ice gossip is to be believed, in addition to getting a really bad case of YKW, then there are some external factors that kept Aliona from going for good technical content last season. I do take that stuff with a grain of salt but I don't think Plushenko or his team (apart from Roganov) were the reason why Aliona's tech content was watered down and I don't necessarily think going back to Team Eteri has magically restored it. It probably would have come back through hard work and training on its own, whichever camp she was in, if she was inclined to put in the work.
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LOL - yup. He seems to have disappeared this season (not a bad thing, if the gossip is to be believed).I presume you folks are talking about Sergei ROZANOV
I noticed the wrap as well. Don't remember it being there before.
It all depends in NHK, If Trusova doesnt withdraw then she will need the help of Sakomato and You.
The tiebreaker after total Grand Prix points and highest placement is the total combined score from both events.
In that case Kostornaya needs Usacheva to be 4th in NHK, silver for Sakomato and bronze only for You. She will need the help of Alysa too. Kind of a tall order.
Well, it really all depends on who turns up for NHK. If both Trusova and Kihira are there then it is very possible that Usacheva winds up 4th (or lower).
From large caliber weapon to a spotlight illuminating the path. The progression of Liza Tuktamysheva.
KV Anna and Sasha.
The new programs are working better for Aliona. let's see what happens in the next couple months because nationals isn't until January.
Russian Nationals is Dec 21-26 this year, same week as it has been the last several years. She has 3 weeks before her next GP though, so we should definitely sit tight and see how much progress she makes in the interim.
