From Russia with love [#27]: Summer 2017

[Maofan7]

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[barbarafan]

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so I found out later...

 

[alchemy void]

I think this just about sums it up

I wish this was her LP music! Can you imagine the possibilities!?

And Leonova skates because I think she has a shot, not really at Olympics, but perhaps Worlds? that I just typed that out!

 

[Aerobicidal]

Exclusive scoop!!! Leonova's LP is going to be a medley of songs from the greatest musical in film history, The Apple.

 

[TAHbKA]

TAT wrote Stolbova/Klimov began working. Well, 3 days about the test skate sounds like about time...

 

[nuge]

Can't wait to see S/Bukin .Hoping for a big move up for them this season

 

[Marta24]

Zahorski/Guerreiro flying to Sochi https://www.instagram.com/p/BYtBacFDhI0/?taken-by=tiffytaz

Thank god that her hair is again red

 

[AquaLady]

I'm 100% rooting for Stepanova/Bukin! Bobrova/Soloviev did a local competition recently and to be honest, their SD was horrible... Definitely NOT top 10 material. I even thought S/K, a team that I strongly dislike, did better...

Looking forward to seeing Elena and Anton! The Queen is still skating! The next couple of days should be interesting with the test skates and all...

 

[npavel]

Gold is on sale now. On C - behind the judges.

No the judges are usually in A.

Thank you. Right now I'm relieved I got a ticket. The competition tickets C2,row 8, seat 17, the practice on tuesday and the exhibition B2, row 10 (I don't know if I'm staying for the exhibition, but I bought one)

 

[Maofan7]

The line up for the test skates on the 9th-10th Sept 2017 in Sochi is:-

ICE DANCE

Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin
Tiffany Zahorski /Jonathan Guerreiro
Elena Ilinykh / Anton Shibnev
Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd
Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin
Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin

MEN

Dmitri Aliev
Sergei Voronov
Maxim Kovtun
Mikhail Kolyada
Andrei Lazukin
Alexander Petrov
Alexander Samarin

PAIRS

Kristina Astakhova Alexei Rogonov
Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov

LADIES

Alina Zagitova
Alena Leonova
Evgenia Medvedeva
Anna Pogorilaya
Elena Radionova
Maria Sotskova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

There are doubts as to whether some of those listed will ultimately end up participating (e.g. Maxim Kovtun)

 

[text_skate]

Thank you. Right now I'm relieved I got a ticket. The competition tickets C2,row 8, seat 17, the practice on tuesday and the exhibition B2, row 10 (I don't know if I'm staying for the exhibition, but I bought one)

Lucky you. I'm still struggling. For some reason the last bit of "buy" won't go through. Perhaps they don't like my German creditcard...

 

[Ka3sha]

Damn, Bazin and Bagin are two different skaters...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYthkAZDXIa/?taken-by=bugs_bazin

 

[AquaLady]

JGP RIGA UPDATE:
Boikova and Kozlovskii are currently in first place with a SP score of 56.12! I'm loving the costumes for this program. Everything was good except for their Throw Triple Loop, where she didn't land on her feet... But other than that, I thought they did pretty well. I feel like they have improved on their synchronization... GO FOR GOLD!

 

[hanca]

I was more impressed by Panfilova/Rylov. B/K were good, but it was expected, whereas with P/R I didn't expect it. Saying that, Panfilova does not have triples I think, so they will likely drop in the FS. Why can't Tiukovs teach the jumps? or get a jump coach attached to their school?

 

[Ka3sha]

Skaters post a lot of photos from sunny and warm Sochi on their social media, I envy them (it's cold and rainy in St Petersburg , as always)

 

[Ka3sha]

Valentina Chebotareva on Mikhail Kolyada's preparations for the new season
http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/3109-va...adeyus-chto-vse-zaplanirovannoe-vypolnim.html

- His SP to Mozart, FP - potpourri of different s songs (as we know from St Pete Cup event, he is skating to Elvis Presley medley)
- They're planning two quads in the short and three different quads in the free
- in April Mikhail's back hurts a lot and Saint Petersburg Federation sent him (and Stanislava Konstantinova) to Hungary
- After that, in June, he spent two weeks in Switzerland working with Lambiel

 

[Ka3sha]

Few photos from the test skates (Tarasova with some ice dancers)
http://t-tarasova.ru/photoalbums/ghjrfns/
Tarasova with

 

[SmallFairy]

Lots of great photos of the young Tarasova on her page also:

http://t-tarasova.ru/photoalbums/detstvoroditelisemya/

 

[npavel]

Lucky you. I'm still struggling. For some reason the last bit of "buy" won't go through. Perhaps they don't like my German creditcard...

Strange, my Swedish one had no problems

 

[Seerek]

Hope Makar Ignatov considers ice dance if singles doesn't work out.

 

[Jeschke]

Hope Makar Ignatov considers ice dance if singles doesn't work out.

It's his 1st JGP and he sits in 2nd for god's sake!

 

[caseyedwards]

I think Ignatov could win.

 

[kinoriH]

Does anybody know if Stolbova/klimov will take part in the test skates?

 

[Ka3sha]

Does anybody know if Stolbova/klimov will take part in the test skates?

They are taking part at the closed skates for specialists and federation in Sochi right now but won't skate at the open test skates on Saturday and Sunday

New interview with Fedor Klimov
https://www.sport-express.ru/figure...ii-ostatsya-na-etot-olimpiyskiy-cikl-1306131/

 

[Ka3sha]

Alena Leonova will miss the test skates, she is in hospital due to renal colic. She is ok now and should skate in Bratislava
https://mrsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20170908/1125429257.html

Few photos from the test skates on Mikhail Sharov's Instagram page
http://instagram.com/mihail_sharov

 

[Wyliefan]

Per Jackie Wong, Anna will miss it as well. No reason given.

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/906255725470605312

 

[Ka3sha]

Per Jackie Wong, Anna will miss it as well. No reason given.

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/906255725470605312

Rsport didn't mention her in their list of participants but there is a chance that they just forgot to put her name in the list
https://mrsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20170908/1125438497.html

 

[oleada]

Mikhail Sharov has pics of Anna on the ice at the test skates.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, maybe they did just forget to list her, then!

 

[MK's Winter]

Oh, maybe they did just forget to list her, then!

Anna is listed. An English translation has her named as Anna Burning.