2021 Russian Nationals Ladies SP

[Sylvia]

This is the third event of 3 on Friday, December 25, scheduled for 19:20 - 21:45 in Chelyabinsk / 9:20 am Eastern start time.

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Ladies - Short Program Starting Order

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Ksenia TSIBINOVA Moscow MOS
2 Kamila VALIEVA Moscow MOS
3 Anna FROLOVA Moscow MOS
4 Anastasia TARAKANOVA Moscow MOS
5 Stanislava KONSTANTINOVA Saint-Petersburg SPB

Warm-Up Group 2
6 Sofia SAMODUROVA Saint-Petersburg SPB
7 Maiia KHROMYKH Moscow MOS
8 Anastasiia GULIAKOVA Saint-Petersburg SPB
9 Anna SHCHERBAKOVA Moscow MOS
10 Arina ONISHCHENKO Saint-Petersburg SPB
11 Stanislava MOLCHANOVA Krasnodar region KRA

Warm-Up Group 3
12 Valeria KOSTINA Tula Region TUL
13 Maria TALALAIKINA Saint-Petersburg SPB
14 Alexandra TRUSOVA Moscow MOS
15 Elizaveta NUGUMANOVA Saint-Petersburg SPB
16 Daria USACHEVA Moscow MOS
17 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA Saint-Petersburg SPB

Livestream (with Ted Barton): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-Au9kQJJ0

Russian Channel One website's livestream: https://www.1tv.ru/sport/chempionat-rossii-po-figurnomu-kataniyu-2021/pryamoy-efir

 

[her grace]

I am so ready for this. Most wonderful time of the year!

 

[umronnie]

Blue Girls Group

 

[ChelleC]

Welcome to the annual Russian Hunger Games, may the judges ever be in your favor.

 

[rfisher]

I am so ready for this. Most wonderful time of the year!

And this year the only thing we know is who won't win because they aren't there. Otherwise, there are 4 who could be on top of the podium tomorrow.

 

[her grace]

Tsibinova

-nice 3z (rippon)-3t
-2a
3r, without a lot of preceding steps

She looks tall. Some nice sweeping movements and good spins. Great start!

 

[alchemy void]

Top 10 for Talalaikina please!

 

[her grace]

The 3t in the combo looked a bit short. The lutz was excellent with great height.

 

[Hanna]

Tsibinova is great! Wonderful start to the comp!

 

[alchemy void]

Really nice and crisp from Tsibinova. Good attack.

 

[rfisher]

You've got to try it to land it Baby. I adore Valieva.

 

[ChelleC]

I gasped when Valieva went down on the 3A. Might have been better not to try it, but on the other hand she needs to try it.

 

[alchemy void]

Danny G's overdramatic exasperation when one of his skaters make a mistake has gotten old really fast and seems so immature. You're the coach, dude.

 

[tony]

I love this program. And Daniil probably made the best use of the music for the spins that I’ve ever seen.

I don’t think the Axel was far enough around, maybe even << but there’s always the ‘q’ option because it’s Russia

 

[her grace]

Valieva

This is the program I prefer of her two this season

-3f good
-2a long setup and fall ETA: oh, a 3a attempt, that explains it
-wonderful combo spin
-nice brief spiral
-excellent combo 3z-3t, both jumps were equally high
-fantastic final spin

I really don't think she has the mental toughness that some of the other Russians have. Not to say that she can't be very successful because if she hits in the right moment, she's the complete package, but that she's less reliable than say Med at her peak. ETA: well, 3a makes this paragraph less relevant. Good to attempt it.

 

[Colonel Green]

Axel splat, but since that's not particularly costly in terms of points in a ladies SP, it's just a question of whether the judges dock her PCS much.

EDIT: Almost 80 points, ha. Eteri would never let the judges dock her PCS.

 

[tony]

Actually I take it back, Axel was completely rotated

 

[rfisher]

I wonder if Trus will try the 3A now. I would if I were her.

 

[Wyliefan]

I really don't think she has the mental toughness that some of the other Russians have.

You never know. I used to think the same of Alina, and then she went and won the OGM.

But I'd feel a little better about Kamila if she didn't look like she was about to burst into tears every second.

 

[Hanna]

This is a great program for Kamila, much better than the too ponderous (for her) Bolero. Decent try on the 3a.

 

[skipaway]

Why, when you’re trying a triple axel, do you make it more difficult with hands over head?

 

[alchemy void]

very conservative of the judges not to go for an 80 there

 

[tony]

Matilda

 

[Colonel Green]

And the No-Combo Fairy curses Frolova.

Probably not the last of those we'll see today, with all the backloading.

 

[ChelleC]

Why, when you’re trying a triple axel, do you make it more difficult with hands over head?

That's why I thought it was a 2A at first until it came up on the tracker.

(((Frolova)))

 

[mjb52]

Why, when you’re trying a triple axel, do you make it more difficult with hands over head?

I think... although I am not going to assert that I am sure... that I read a quote from her saying it was actually easier to do it that way.

 

[her grace]

Frolova

There's something quite calm about her skating.
-3z
-small whippy 2a
-3f fall no combo so leaving a lot of points behind
and a mistake in the step sequence

Not her day

 

[rfisher]

I like Frolova and think she's underrated, but bless her heart today.

 

[Vash01]

How did I miss Valieva? She was supposed to skate After Tsibinova?

 

[alchemy void]

Awwww too bad for Frolova. I think she's improved her interpretation quite a bit this season. Nice music.