From Russia with love [#27]: Summer 2017

[oleada]

Gubanova had a bad skate but the competition isn't even over yet...

 

[analia]

Tarakanova's program is so busy it makes my head spin. Every program I watched after that seems to be royal elegance. To be honest one Eteri soldier on field a week is a tiny bit too much.

 

[love_skate2011]

Gubanova had a bad skate but the competition isn't even over yet...

she is more than 10 points behind the 3rd placer in the SP. No medal or JGP Final for her this season. The Russian Fed may definitely take her second assignment out.

 

[Ka3sha]

she is more than 10 points behind the 3rd placer in the SP. No medal or JGP Final for her this season. The Russian Fed may definitely take her second assignment out.

But her personal best (133,8) is more than 12 points higher than Yamashita's (121,4) and almost 18 points higher than Eunsoo Lim's (116).
It will be extremely hard for her to medal but it's possible

 

[Eislauffan]

she is more than 10 points behind the 3rd placer in the SP. No medal or JGP Final for her this season. The Russian Fed may definitely take her second assignment out.

It's not over until it's over. 10 points is not so much. Two jumps can do it. She has to be brilliant, though and maybe has to rely on the mistakes of others, but she definitely has a chance.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Gubanova (aka Daenerys Targaryen's little sister) MAY be toast. MAY...let's see what the FS brings tomorrow.

 

[Maofan7]

Adelina Sotnikova will undergo treatment for her injury in Germany

Evgeni Plushenko has commented on [Adelina Sotnikova's] treatment......[He said] "I'm waiting for an MRI scan [to send to] doctors I know in Germany. Then I'll send Adelina for treatment there in Germany."

 

[lala]

Adelina Sotnikova will undergo treatment for her injury in Germany

The whole original rsport interview is interesting I wanted to read an english translation. https://rsport.ria.ru/interview/20170901/1125084175.html

 

[love_skate2011]

Gubanova (aka Daenerys Targaryen's little sister) MAY be toast. MAY...let's see what the FS brings tomorrow.

ergo, for now; puberty has killed Gubanova against an army of skaters in her home country.

 

[Ka3sha]

Diana Davis (Tutberidze's daughter) debuted as an ice dancer few days ago, she is skating with Fedor Varlamov
SD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqtr1rT-i1Y
FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP1U8urfQWs

Evgenia, Alina and Polina at the dance class
https://vk.com/wall158698169_1389

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Evgenia, Alina and Polina at the dance class
https://vk.com/wall158698169_1389

Wow, look at Evgenia go! She may not be the most refined dancer, but the passion! I love it, lol.

 

[barbarafan]

Diana Davis (Tutberidze's daughter) debuted as an ice dancer few days ago, she is skating with Fedor Varlamov
SD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqtr1rT-i1Y
FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP1U8urfQWs

Evgenia, Alina and Polina at the dance class
https://vk.com/wall158698169_1389

I see quite a bit of promise in Diana's ice-dancing...(no judge of skating skills) lots of moves very smooth. What level is she dancing at and who is coaching?

 

[Tinami Amori]

Looks like Ilynikh and Shibnev are working on Latin choreo..... maybe for Russian Nationals? .. just a guess, not a fact.

http://radikal.ru/video/poW1wneEiV3
http://radikal.ru/video/cNB53CXn8nH

 

[TAHbKA]

Kawaguti/Smirnov do not plan competing this season unless the RFSF will set high goals. They are not scheduled to participate any GP events, they see no reason participating those and missing the main competitions. Should they be asked by the RFSF to represent the country they will fetch 2 exhibition programmes that can easily be made an sp and an lp. They keep in shape.

 

[Cherub721]

I thought Ilinykh had said she planned to go to the test skates, though I don't see how that's possible or whether they are even invited.

I don't get the plan for K&S. they're basically waiting to see if everyone besides the top 2 bombs?

 

[clairecloutier]

^^ I'm wondering if the Russian fed might have asked K/S to stay "in reserve" just in case S/K (or T/M) suffer more injuries? (It's somewhat implied in the link above.)

 

[TAHbKA]

Am not sure it's the Russian fed asking them or Kawaguti/Smirnov explicitly telling the Russian fed they will not do GP/small competitions only to be left out of the Olympics when Mozer's pairs decide it's about time to get ready...

 

[Ka3sha]

Tickets for Europeans are on sale (only all-event tickets are available right now)
http://www.parter.ru/чемпионат-евро...detail&doc=erdetaila&erid=1977857&kuid=540367
All event ticket in the most expensive category is just 160 euros (11 000 rubles)


Maxim Kovtun will probably skip open test skates (he will be in Sochi for the test skates tho) as he was off ice for 7-8 weeks having and injury and a flu
https://mrsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20170904/1125243727.html

 

[text_skate]

All event ticket in the most expensive category is just 160 euros (11 000 rubles)

I only can find tickets for 2nd best category (6.200 rub.).

There will be tickets for training sessions I'm really thinking about going.

 

[Maofan7]

Maxim Kovtun will miss the test skates in Sochi on the 9th-10th Sept

 

[BittyBug]

ergo, for now; puberty has killed Gubanova against an army of skaters in her home country.

She landed a beautiful 3 lutz / 3 toe loop to open her program, so she can clearly still jump. She had a bad opening competition; I wouldn't write her off yet.

 

[Dobre]

She landed a beautiful 3 lutz / 3 toe loop to open her program, so she can clearly still jump. She had a bad opening competition; I wouldn't write her off yet.

I believe Gubanova had a good opening competition. At the St. Petersburg Cup, where she finished less than a point behind Liza and also finished ahead of Konstantinova, Sakhanovich, Kostner, and Leonova.

It is the second event which was poor (albeit her first JGP event).

 

[BittyBug]

Yes, she was good at SPb comp. When I said "opening" it's because I think of the JPG / GP as being the start of the season, with the preceding minor competitions being summer comps.

 

[npavel]

There seem to be no.website competition. The site is 90% not ready

Tickets on sale, I want to seat on the opposite site of the judges. Where do I have to take my seat?

 

[TAHbKA]

I think on A. If I recall correctly on CoRs and the Worlds the judges were in C.

 

[Elkmaria]

Right, it's A, but tickets in Sector A (I mean lower bowl) rarely go on sale, as they are usually reserved for guests and officials. It was also the case this time: only C, B and D were available, and the best seats are now gone. However, I think that Category 2 seats in B and D are quite decent too, especially given the low price. The upper bowl is VERY high up.
The tickets for individual disciplines will probably go on sale later. There may be a chance to grab Sector A, though a remote one.

ETA: Eek, it seems that only the upper bowl seats are left. The lower bowl all-event tickets are sold out. That was quick!

 

[TAHbKA]

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

 

[Ka3sha]

List of participants at the test skates
http://fsrussia.ru/novosti-federats...rolnykh-prokatov-v-sochi-9-10-sentyabrya.html

Ice Dance:
Bobrova/Soloviev
Evdokimova/Bazin
Zahorski/Guerreiro
Ilinykh/Shibnev
Loboda/Drozd
Annabel Moroozva/Andrei Bagin
Popova/Mozgov
Sinitsina/Katsalapov
Stepanova/Bukin

Men:
Aliev
Voronov
Kovtun
Kolyada
Lazukin
Petrov
Samarin

Pairs:
Astakhova/Rogonov
Efimova/Korovin
Zabiyako/Enbert
Stolbova/Klimov
Tarasova/Morozov

Ladies:
Zagitova
Leonova
Medvedeva
Pogorilaya
Radionova
Sotskova
Tuktamysheva

 

[zoe111]

No Tsurskaya?

 

[TAHbKA]

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