That's not what I meant. Of course there are fishy circumstances all around this, but can we just please wait for the investigation results before we make any decisions? These things travel like truths around social media before the trial has even begun. I just don't think that's fair.
I wouldn't take Polina E's words for the truth though. She was only speculating and that is always dangerous to do in these circumstances. Clearly, the Russians have different training methods, and who knows, maybe they have some "vitamins" others don't have. But we shouldn't make conclusions...
I have mixed feelings about this Channel Cup thingy. The girls need some rest! I remember last year, Anna had her last ok skate at the CC and then was completely out of form at Worlds. It didn't matter though as everyone seemed off at Worlds.
But this jumping contest instead of a short program...
That is not what I meant.
In 2018 a 4Lz was worth 13.60 points. If you fell, you still had after fall deduction 8.60 points.
Now, with the +5/-5 GOE system, a 4Lz is worth 11.50. If you fall you score 4.75.
A good 3Lz with GOE+3 will get you 7.67 points. So a fall on a quad nowadays is worth...
This is very true. A lot of people (including Sasha herself) think that if you do one quad you get 10-15 points extra. It doesn't work that way. Sasha needs to take out other elements to do those quads. And the 4th and 5th quad actually don't do that much. She has to take out high valued triples...
Some wonderful vlogs from Anna Shcherbakova about how it is in Beijing
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZbrDllpTVE/
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZjNSkEpOCM/
Junior nationals short was a drama. A lots at stake here for some skaters. Will they get National Team selection next year? Will they get GP spots? Many of them turn senior next year, will they be left behind or enter the big guns?
Only two falls, the rest of the 16 girls were about clean...
What are you talking about? I was checking closely during the replays and couldn't see no URs whatsoever. I thought in real time the 4F was at least a q but in replay it was clearly all around.
Liza Berestovskaya skips Junior Nats due to health problems
Anna Frolova skips Junior Nats due to recovery from a broken leg
Ksenia Tsibinova has switched to Pairs.
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