aftershocks
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It will be interesting to see how the young Russian teams who competed at GPF will regroup for Russian Nationals. They all seemed tired and/or nervous in their performances at GPF. I also felt that all three teams, Boi/Koz and especially Mishina/Galliamov and Pav/Kho skated extremely slow at GPF. Maybe it was partly due to being nervous and over-cautious.
None of these teams did anything to solidify the success they had at their GPs. In any case, with the pairs discipline in transition this season, the latter two young Russian teams were a bit over-rewarded in the marks for their generally above average tech talent and consistency that's coupled with a lack of connection and personality. OTOH, Boi/Koz I feel are the more promising team, especially with Moskvina guiding them. In addition, B/K came up to seniors last season, and had a chance to acclimate as the third Russian team on the international stage. This season, their scores I feel were deserving on the GP and in line with their performances. It's not clear what happened to B/K at GPF, except that perhaps the nerves and excitement got to them in their FP. They also appeared a bit tight and tired in their SP. Still, B/K have a lot of potential and presence on the ice that I find more engaging than what we've seen so far from M/G and P/K.
The battle with T/M and these three young teams at Russian Nationals will be intriguing to watch.
None of these teams did anything to solidify the success they had at their GPs. In any case, with the pairs discipline in transition this season, the latter two young Russian teams were a bit over-rewarded in the marks for their generally above average tech talent and consistency that's coupled with a lack of connection and personality. OTOH, Boi/Koz I feel are the more promising team, especially with Moskvina guiding them. In addition, B/K came up to seniors last season, and had a chance to acclimate as the third Russian team on the international stage. This season, their scores I feel were deserving on the GP and in line with their performances. It's not clear what happened to B/K at GPF, except that perhaps the nerves and excitement got to them in their FP. They also appeared a bit tight and tired in their SP. Still, B/K have a lot of potential and presence on the ice that I find more engaging than what we've seen so far from M/G and P/K.
The battle with T/M and these three young teams at Russian Nationals will be intriguing to watch.
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