Recent content by Flora

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    Russian women news & updates, 2021-22 season

    Just watched her sp and cannot believe how bad her blade assist is on the lutz. She should work on it. It could be something that comes back to haunt her in the future should the isu choose to address it (and they should!).
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    2021/2022 Canadian Ladies: News and Updates

    I haven't seen her at the ice palace in a long time. I suspect she isn't skating anymore...
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    2019-20 Canadian ladies news and updates

    They must be basing it on Emily's scoring potential. After the last two events, how could they otherwise justify their decision. Or maybe Mcleod politiked really, really hard for her...
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    Zagitova announces a temporary suspension of her competitive career; will perform in shows, incl. 'Art on Ice 2020'

    Not a fan of her skating but she's a winner. After hearing her say she needed to lose at least 3kg to learn quads, I questioned her long term ability and desire to stay competitive. She's so young and her adult life is really just starting. Best wishes to her future!
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    Orser explains why Briand coached Hanyu at GP Final in Torino (Hersh article); also a Ghislain Briand article (in French)

    Following the order of events provided in the article, it really seems like there is trouble brewing. Orser was ready to go but they (federation and/or Hanyu) chose Briand. This is the GPF. It's likely a priority event for Orser to be at. Where there's smoke...
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    Ladies Grand Prix final standings analysis and other historical tidbits

    I don't see it mentioned much...or ever tbh but I really dislike Kostornaia's technique on the flip. It's so ugly. Also having seen Shcherbakova's blade assisted lutzes in slow-mo, I think that jump is questionable in addition to the edge calls. Medvedeva's lutz is very similar with the blade...
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    From Russia with Love [#34]: Autumn 2019

    I couldn't agree more. Came to here and first reaction is...again???
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    From Russia with Love [#33]: Summer 2019

    Just watched Anna and Kamila's LP back to back and Anna's looked like work. She needs so many crossovers to move around the rink. Her jumps look cranked and have little flow out. I think she's the most vulnerable out of the 3As. Kamila on the other hand has tons of power, better jump technique...
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    Kaetlyn Osmond retires from competition

    Oh wow. I'm totally shocked. She's always come across as a very happy person. Social media can be so horrible and I hope she stays away. I hope she gets the support and help that she needs.
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    From Russia With Love (No 32): Spring to Summer 2019

    If your weight deviates by more than 100grams and your jumps aren't working, there is something wrong with the technique being taught. Reading the whole interview is disturbing. Everyone is disposable to Eteri and the ones who aren't winning are tossed out like garbage. These are children we're...
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    Kaetlyn Osmond retires from competition

    All class. You can feel the love and respect between everyone that was involved in Kaetlyn's success. Couldn't help but tear up reading that.
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    Kaetlyn Osmond retires from competition

    I remember looking up Kaetlyn when she was coming up with Gracie Gold. They competed at quite a few competitions together (circa 2012) and I always thought Gold had the upper edge (e.g. packaging, jumps, spins, etc.). No way I would've thought back then that Kaetlyn would be a world champion or...
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    Vaytsekhovskaya's interview with Medvedeva

    Med can do whatever she damn well chooses. People can criticize and judge all they want but she has the right to decide how and what she chooses to say and do. Just the same way Eteri can do the same. She's young and in time may feel differently about what transpired between her and Eteri...
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    Vaytsekhovskaya's interview with Medvedeva

    Med lived in the Sambo 70 bubble where daily weigh-ins and eating very little was the norm. When she made those comments, I'm not sure she realized she could eat healthy and skate well. I think the accusations being thrown at her are ridiculous. She was 18! You gain perspective as you grow in...
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    ISU statement on Mariah Bell and Eun soo Lim

    My guess is things have taken place at the home rink and this "incident" was the last straw for Lim. I didn't see anything intentional in the video but if Lim or her people already felt there were problems before and it had been building up, then I could see how they would perceive what happened...
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