Russian figure skating news in 2024

[irenemulindwairen]

Not more than during Soviet times

It is worse now than before. At least during Soviet times, Russians were able to cemetery internationally. That door had been slammed shut indefinitely.

 

[irenemulindwairen]

It is worse now than before. At least during Soviet times, Russians were able to cemetery internationally. That door had been slammed shut indefinitely.

Sorry, compete.

 

[barbk]

Sorry, compete.

I am amused at how often spellcheck comes up with an unlikely word rather than a more common one.

 

[Wyliefan]

Given what Russia's up to these days, "cemetery internationally" feels appropriate.

 

[irenemulindwairen]

 

[Alilou]

Interview with former skater Sofia Baranova about the culture in Russian FS. She doesn't hold back.

“After competitions or at camps alcohol flows freely. One official banquet after international competitions even ended with calling in strippers.” Sofia Baranova about pills to lose weight and athletes’ parties

Translation of the interview with Sofia Baranova who unveils the truth about behind-the-scenes of Russian figure skating.

fs-gossips.com

 

[Tesla]

Interview with former skater Sofia Baranova about the culture in Russian FS. She doesn't hold back.

“After competitions or at camps alcohol flows freely. One official banquet after international competitions even ended with calling in strippers.” Sofia Baranova about pills to lose weight and athletes’ parties

Translation of the interview with Sofia Baranova who unveils the truth about behind-the-scenes of Russian figure skating.

fs-gossips.com

Wow! You go, girl. Burn it down.

 

[Vagabond]

Interview with former skater Sofia Baranova about the culture in Russian FS. She doesn't hold back.

“After competitions or at camps alcohol flows freely. One official banquet after international competitions even ended with calling in strippers.” Sofia Baranova about pills to lose weight and athletes’ parties

Translation of the interview with Sofia Baranova who unveils the truth about behind-the-scenes of Russian figure skating.

fs-gossips.com

Much of what she mentions seems to hold true of figure-skating culture in other countries as well. The only thing that perhaps should have been touched on but wasn't is concussions. Major props to not only Baranova but also the interviewer, Dmitri Kuznetsov.

 

[Dobre]

Coming in here to ask if Youtube is down in Russia? I've been reading that it's been down (or running slowly) at some point during the last few days? (Via the posters covering the events in Kursk, so the implication is that it's been shut down). But the posts I've seen on this were from previous days so I didn't know if it was still down. I thought maybe people might be discussing this on the skating boards elsewhere?

 

[Karen-W]

Coming in here to ask if Youtube is down in Russia? I've been reading that it's been down (or running slowly) at some point during the last few days? (Via the posters covering the events in Kursk, so the implication is that it's been shut down). But the posts I've seen on this were from previous days so I didn't know if it was still down. I thought maybe people might be discussing this on the skating boards elsewhere?

I've seen some reporting about it - the Russian government does seem to be throttling access to YT with the intent of eventually shutting it down.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Could be. My aunt hasn't been able to watch a couple of YT videos for a while.

 

[TAHbKA]

Piseev died

 

[Yuri]

Piseev died

I remember my one encounter with Valentin Piseev in Fall 1994 when he and his much younger wife Alla Shekhovtsova (then 30 years old) visited the University of Delaware to check in on Linichuk & Karponosov's Russian ice dance couples Grishuk & Platov and Krylova & Ovsyannikov (Lobacheva & Averbukh wouldn't arrive until the 1995-96 season).

Although I then understood very little Russian, it was obvious that Natalia & Gennady (Olympic Champions themselves) were quite intimidated by Mr. Piseev, along with all the rest of the skaters (even the non-Russians like the Ukrainian and Swiss teams), not to mention me hanging out in the hockey box wondering whether he was going to banish me to the Gulag! I must admit that Alla was a stunning beauty in person, but still kind of intimidating herself, as the dancers performed their "test skates" for them (a Soviet/Russian concept that I didn't understand until much later).

I am not sure that Piseev & Shekhovtsova were thrilled that they had to travel to America to check up on the Russian-American training centers--I assume they probably headed up to Simsbury CT on the same visit--as so many of the Russian coaches and couples had relocated to the USA after the collapse of the Former Soviet Union. I never saw them at U Delaware again but recognized them when traveling to the World and European Championships.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Piseev died

Rip in rest.
You're not supposed to say anything bad about the ones who have passed away but when I told my mom that he is gone, she only said: "I am not really sorry about that one."
I think barely somebody is, even among the Russian figure skaters and coaches.

 

[TAHbKA]

Trusova and Ignatov got married

 

[4rkidz]

Trusova and Ignatov got married

Some lovely pics of them out there

 

[rfisher]

She made a beautiful bride. I wish them every happiness in trying times.

 

[Wyliefan]

I believe the times are a good deal more trying for Ukrainians than they are for Russians.

 

[Amy L]

The pictures of them in those hair colors may not age that well. It could be worse though, I've seen plenty of iffy wedding pics from the 70s.

 

[Wyliefan]

I've seen plenty of iffy wedding pics from the 70s.

Ruffled baby blue tuxedo shirts ... yikes.

 

[Frau Muller]

It’s now Ignatova & Ignatov!

There is no more athlete Alexandra Trusova in Russian figure skating: EADaily

EADaily, August 17th, 2024.

eadaily.com

 

[caseyedwards]

I believe the times are a good deal more trying for Ukrainians than they are for Russians.

And what are they doing to make life difficult for Ukrainians?

 

[TAHbKA]

Russian junior test skates start on Wednesday with pairs. Berezhnaya's kid participating

 

[Andrea82]

ISU obituary for Piseev

https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/obituaries/34147-valentin-piseev-rus/file

 

[Finnice]

Russian junior test skates start on Wednesday with pairs. Berezhnaya's kid participating

Is s/he as graceful as her/his mother?

 

[Frau Muller]

Is s/he as graceful as her/his mother?

Her two children with ex-husband Steven Cousins are a 17-yr old son, Tristan, and 15-yr old daughter, Sofia.

Elena Berezhnaya - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Both were baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church.

 

[Bigbird]

Is s/he as graceful as her/his mother?

Sofia is lovely, both vivacious and graceful. She has lots of work to do on her jumps, but her partner seems weak to me. Hopefully just growing pains.

 

[Amy L]

Sofia is also a clone of her mom, you will have no problem recognizing her when you see her:

Елена Бережная on Instagram: "@sofiakasins"

1,473 likes, 24 comments - berezhnayaofficial on June 27, 2021: "@sofiakasins".

www.instagram.com

 

[rfisher]

Sofia has nice posture in her lifts, but the jumps and twist are a work in progress. She has a long way to go to rise to her mother's level. But, they are new to juniors so we'll see what happens.

Two junior pairs to watch this season are Moskaleva/Rodzyanov who have a really nice mature look and Filimonova/Pylnev who have an excellent 3Tw. He gets so much height and distance on his throws that she has trouble landing them right now, but that should work itself out for them.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Angelopol has a new partner. Some girl named Daria.
Anyone wanna bet how long this partnership is gonna last?
I throw in 10 € and say: One season, if that.