Russian figure skating news in 2024

[caseyedwards]

These are the two I wish could be the Olympic Exceptions. Ridiculous that they threw away the application on S/B.

Did k/n do better than s/b’s fifth place at an Olympics? No one knows who k/n are! They have never ever been seen outside of Russia

 

[caseyedwards]

Do I believe S/b could get fifth again? Maybe not but I wouldn’t send a team that didn’t even exist until 2 minutes ago.

 

[jägerbomb]

fifth at an Olympics?!?

They were fifth place at an Olympics.

dump a fifth place Olympic team

their fifth at an Olympics?

s/b’s fifth place at an Olympics

S/b could get fifth again

Stepanova/Bukin finished sixth at the 2022 Olympics.

 

[PRlady]

And no one knows who Petrosian and Gumnenik are, either. Their JPGs are far in the past.

 

[kwanfan1818]

The do after the Olympic qualifier.

 

[PRlady]

The do after the Olympic qualifier.

And if K/N went to Beijing it would have been the same for them.

 

[Bigbird]

Zhulin’s choreography for Stepanova/Bukin’s RD consists of too much arm flailing…above the head, to the left, to the right, and in front. Seriously, they should have been given 90’s Kylie Minogue like from the albums Rhythm of Love, Let’s Go Get It, and her self titled 1994 album. They hit the categories of cleared music rights, songs at 120 BPM, and upbeat 90s. Then put Stepanova in the 90’s black Versace dress with the gold clothespins and voilá.


Love K/N Prodigy and Massive Attack RD. Great choreography and 90’s vibes. Makes me think of the movie Hackers for some reason.

I have only one gripe with K/N: Krylova makes their choreography much too fussy; she needs to declutter just a smidge. As per S/B, Michael Jackson was where? Bukin cannot let loose; his job is to keep Stepanova on her feet. Her skating is disruptive. It's getting a tad lame.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Yes. Although they didn't come with the hype of the others, which is usually around "ultra C" elements, rather than dance moves.

 

[caseyedwards]

Stepanova/Bukin finished sixth at the 2022 Olympics.

Big difference

 

[caseyedwards]

And no one knows who Petrosian and Gumnenik are, either. Their JPGs are far in the past.

Is there a woman or a man competing for Russia who placed as high as 6th at an Olympics like s/b did?

 

[PRlady]

Is there a woman or a man competing for Russia who placed as high as 6th at an Olympics like s/b did?

Well, all the emaciated star women of the pre-ban era have retired with their injuries.

 

[caseyedwards]

Well, all the emaciated star women of the pre-ban era have retired with their injuries.

As is common and normal

 

[irenemulindwairen]

Stepanova really needs to do pilates and yoga exercises to help with her flexibility. I find her very stiff.

 

[Bigbird]

Stepanova really needs to do pilates and yoga exercises to help with her flexibility. I find her very stiff.

Truth, she is wooden, and there is an awful lot of rear end showcasing in this FD. Sigh. This was a very underwheming competition. When I heard Tarasova over hyping them, I should have understood. It was an absolute waste of time to get up for this.

 

[Ka3sha]

Stas Morozov managed to somehow fix Boikova and Kozlovskii after a hot mess of a season they had last year. She two-footed the quad throw, but the quality of the other events was amazing, and they are finally skating with confidence

 

[caseyedwards]

Final

1. Alexandra Stepanova - Ivan Bukin - 210.81

2. Vasilisa Kaganovskaya - Maxim Nekrasov - 204.54

3. Ekaterina Mironova - Evgeny Ustenko - 189.21

 

[Bigbird]

Final

1. Alexandra Stepanova - Ivan Bukin - 210.81

2. Vasilisa Kaganovskaya - Maxim Nekrasov - 204.54

3. Ekaterina Mironova - Evgeny Ustenko - 189.21

The mere fact that they could barely find 6 points to separate S/B from K/N speaks volumes.

 

[caseyedwards]

The mere fact that they could barely find 6 points to separate S/B from K/N speaks volumes.

6 points in ice dance is like 100 in singles

 

[hlp728]

I have only one gripe with K/N: Krylova makes their choreography much too fussy; she needs to declutter just a smidge.

Didn’t Benoit choreograph their FD this season? Both programs this season are so much better than last year’s.

Stepanova’s FD dress is gorgeous, the program not so much.

 

[Bigbird]

Didn’t Benoit choreograph their FD this season? Both programs this season are so much better than last year’s.

Stepanova’s FD dress is gorgeous, the program not so much.

Krylova still, could give the kids a little more breathing room and dial down the difficulty. Ice Dance is a marathon, not a sprint. Give them more room to improve and showcase their skating skills.

I cannot take them seriously, with Stepanova's hunching and flailing of arms it's just uninteresting at the moment.

 

[caseyedwards]

Kazan

Women

Short program

1. Dina Khusnutdinova - 72.60 (enhics - 42.47)

2. Sofia Muravyova - 72.60 (enhics - 39.08)

3. Daria Sadkova - 72.45

4. Anna Frolova - 72.17

5. Maria Zakharova - 65.86

6. Veronika Yametova - 65.54

7. Camilla Nelyubova - 65.06

8. Victoria Fedyanina - 60.74

9. Lyudmila Fursova - 57.41

10. Lyubov Rubtsova - 55.19

11. Ulyana Tretyakova - 50.03

Victoria Safonova (Belarus) - 61.90, out of competition

 

[rfisher]

Maria Zakharova is back after being out for a couple of years due to injury. For those of us who were Tsareva watchers during the Pogo era, she has the tongue of disgust just like her mother. She attempted 2 4T. She landed a clean one in the warm up and in her first outing finishing 2nd in the FS. She always had attitude as a junior and I'm glad to see her back on the ice.

And Maxim Marinin's son switched from ice dance to men's singles. How often does that happen? No quads, but he had a decent skate in a tough field. He looks like his dad.

 

[rfisher]

Boikova screws the opening SBS jump sequence, follows with a perfect 4S throw and then they do a cool crossing SBS jump to follow and the rest of the program is perfect. The reason I love pair skating.

Then disaster skate by Mish/Gal (double fall on the 2nd SBS jump and lift fail). Both are pissed leaving the ice.

I think being a pair skating fan is as difficult as being a pair skater.

 

[Ka3sha]

then they do a cool crossing SBS jump to follow and the rest of the program is perfect.

In post skate interview they said that it was Stars Morozov’s idea. Apparently he suggested it once to V/T before the 2014 Olympic season, but Tatiana and Max decided not to take this risk (didn’t know how the judges would react, and they had a consistent triple toe already).
Kozlovskii also wanted to keep the old traditional variation, but they tried this crossing variation and everyone liked how it looked on the video, so they kept it in the program

 

[rfisher]

In post skate interview they said that it was Stars Morozov’s idea. Apparently he suggested it once to V/T before the 2014 Olympic season, but Tatiana and Max decided not to take this risk (didn’t know how the judges would react, and they had a consistent triple toe already).
Kozlovskii also wanted to keep the old traditional variation, but they tried this crossing variation and everyone liked how it looked on the video, so they kept it in the program

The camera person really needs to pull back so those watching on TV can get the full effect, but this is a great FS program for them. I think when Mishina fell on the jump it startled both of them and Galliamov lost his concentration and fell and then the lift didn't go up which is usually a timing problem. She never falls and it seemed to throw them completely off their game unlike Boi/Koz because she falls on the SBS jumps somewhat frequently and it didn't impact that 4S in the slightest.

 

[caseyedwards]

Final position

1. Vladislav Dikidzhi - 279.12

2. Arthur Danielyan – 253,05

3. Gleb Lutfullin - 246.92