Russian figure skating news in 2023

[Miezekatze]

Is this guy for real? He's so obsessed with lgbt people and it's creepy.

Plus just because he didn't cry when he watched Brokeback Mountain doesn't mean others didn't,

 

[Gris]

Чайковская сообщила, что фигуристам Дэвис и Смолкину разрешили перейти в сборную Грузии

Главный тренер сборной России отметила, что заявления на переход от спортсменов не поступало

tass.ru

Davis and Smolkin have been released to represent Georgia.

 

[TAHbKA]

Russian team 2023 (aka they get the main funding)
Akatieva, Valieva, Zinina, Muraviova, Petrosian, Tuktamysheva (no Zhilina?)

Aliev, Gumennik, Kovalev, Mozalev, Samarin, Semenenko
(um.. no Kondratyuk?)

Boikova/Kozlovski, Kadyrova/Kolesov, Mishina/Gallyamov, Tarasova/Morozov, Habubullina/Kniazhuk, Chikmareva/Yanchenkov

Khudaberdieva/Bazin, Kaganovskaya/Angelopol, Mironova/Ustenko, Pasechnik/Nekrasov, Tyutyunina/Bagin, Shanaeva/Drozd

 

[rfisher]

Russian team 2023 (aka they get the main funding)
Akatieva, Valieva, Zinina, Muraviova, Petrosian, Tuktamysheva (no Zhilina?)

Aliev, Gumennik, Kovalev, Mozalev, Samarin, Semenenko
(um.. no Kondratyuk?)

Boikova/Kozlovski, Kadyrova/Kolesov, Mishina/Gallyamov, Tarasova/Morozov, Habubullina/Kniazhuk, Chikmareva/Yanchenkov

Khudaberdieva/Bazin, Kaganovskaya/Angelopol, Mironova/Ustenko, Pasechnik/Nekrasov, Tyutyunina/Bagin, Shanaeva/Drozd

Hmmmm, I'd have thought Luftfullin over Samarin. He'll have to look good at the test skates.

 

[TAHbKA]

Hmmmm, I'd have thought Luftfullin over Samarin. He'll have to look good at the test skates.

Luftfullin has Tuktamysheva and Semenenko in his club. Samarin is the only one (Trusova, Kondratuik, Samodelkina are not in the list). Am not sure whether it was a consideration though

 

[Karen-W]

Чайковская сообщила, что фигуристам Дэвис и Смолкину разрешили перейти в сборную Грузии

Главный тренер сборной России отметила, что заявления на переход от спортсменов не поступало

tass.ru

Davis and Smolkin have been released to represent Georgia.

Lol, that article is hilarious, at the end, stating that representing Georgia in the 2026 Olympics is unlikely because Smolkin probably won't get citizenship by then. So soon, the Russian media forgets how quickly Gubanova obtained her Georgian passport and represented Georgia in Beijing. I think that took 6 months tops, lol.

 

[Vagabond]

How pathetic that Tass relies on second-hand information from an anonymous source used by The Skating Lesson.

 

[Karen-W]

Gleb Smolkin just confirmed the switch to represent Georgia on IG - https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHuNjgu-E8/

 

[Jammers]

Who does Russia even have in Ice Dance now? They already didn't have much depth even before the Olympics IN 2022 but they would really have problems winning any medals if Russia is allowed back by the ISU.

 

[Vagabond]

Who does Russia even have in Ice Dance now? They already didn't have much depth even before the Olympics IN 2022 but they would really have problems winning any medals if Russia is allowed back by the ISU.

 

[Tesla]

Russia should stay banned for eternity.

 

[Vagabond]

Russia should stay banned for eternity.

Russia should transform itself so that it won't need to be banned. Germany did it. South Africa did it. Russia can too.

 

[caseyedwards]

The government is not Russia and no athletes should be banned

 

[Karen-W]

The government is not Russia and no athletes should be banned

The sports machine in Russia is very MUCH the government and, as such, should be banned.

 

[caseyedwards]

The sports machine in Russia is very MUCH the government and, as such, should be banned.

No it’s the state not the government

 

[Karen-W]

No it’s the state not the government

At this point, is there a difference between the state and the government in Russia? Not as far as I can tell.

 

[caseyedwards]

At this point, is there a difference between the state and the government in Russia? Not as far as I can tell.

it’s just that supporting sports isn’t a Putin project it’s been continuous since 1992 so it’s been the responsibility of the state regardless of who is charge of the government

 

[karmena]

You are lost in your own jungles.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

You are lost in your own jungles.

Splinters in the windmills of their mind.

 

[TAHbKA]

Who does Russia even have in Ice Dance now? They already didn't have much depth even before the Olympics IN 2022 but they would really have problems winning any medals if Russia is allowed back by the ISU.

Kaganovskaya/Angelopol who are quite interesting. I don't believe in SteBuk's 'comeback', so well, not them.

 

[Miezekatze]

Kaganovskaya/Angelopol who are quite interesting. I don't believe in SteBuk's 'comeback', so well, not them.

But... I'm sooo excited to see Zhulins interpretation of the 80's LGTBI Rhythm dance!

 

[Finnice]

But... I'm sooo excited to see Zhulins interpretation of the 80's LGTBI Rhythm dance!

I would be excited to not see Zhulin ever again.

 

[Bigbird]

I think Vasilisa has outgrown her partner, but hey they're just kids. I really am intrigued by Ira and David. If they continue and are allowed to progress, very interesting. They have mad skills and they're able to convey a theme without being overly dramatic. But please, is her body real? Tell me she's always been that way.

 

[irenemulindwairen]

I would be excited to not see Zhulin ever again.

Can't stand him either. Foolish man.

 

[irenemulindwairen]

I think Vasilisa has outgrown her partner, but hey they're just kids. I really am intrigued by Ira and David. If they continue and are allowed to progress, very interesting. They have mad skills and they're able to convey a theme without being overly dramatic. But please, is her body real? Tell me she's always been that way.

Yes she has I'm afraid.

 

[Bigbird]

Can't stand him either. Foolish man.

Pretentious man....like his students, mostly.

 

[irenemulindwairen]

Pretentious man....like his students, mostly.

And ALL of them including those who joined his group recently. All useless.

 

[Sylvia]

Минспорт внес Трусову и Щербакову в резервный список состава сборной России

Олимпийская чемпионка Анна Щербакова и серебряная медалистка Игр Александра Трусова вошли в резервный список состава сборной России по фигурному катанию на... РИА Новости Спорт, 16.06.2023

rsport.ria.ru

Anna Shcherbakova and Alexander Trusova were included in the reserve list of the Russian national figure skating team for next season, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Sports.
...
Also on the reserve list, dated June 9, were multiple winners of the European Championships in ice dancing Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, who missed the previous season. In women's singles, in addition to Trusova and Shcherbakova, the list included Maya Khromykh and Veronika Yametova, in men's - Gleb Lutfullin and Ilya Yablokov. Among sports pairs, Karina Akopova / Nikita Rakhmanin and Daria Boyarintseva / Roman Pleshkov are included in the reserve.

Main team, posted on June 5:

Russian team 2023 (aka they get the main funding)
Akatieva, Valieva, Zinina, Muraviova, Petrosian, Tuktamysheva (no Zhilina?)

Aliev, Gumennik, Kovalev, Mozalev, Samarin, Semenenko
(um.. no Kondratyuk?)

Boikova/Kozlovski, Kadyrova/Kolesov, Mishina/Gallyamov, Tarasova/Morozov, Habubullina/Kniazhuk, Chikmareva/Yanchenkov

Khudaberdieva/Bazin, Kaganovskaya/Angelopol, Mironova/Ustenko, Pasechnik/Nekrasov, Tyutyunina/Bagin, Shanaeva/Drozd

 

[Dobre]

Also on the reserve list, dated June 9, were multiple winners of the European Championships in ice dancing Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, who missed the previous season.

Ah. Well, I'm going to take Sinitsina & Katsalapov's absence from the list as being confirmation that they are done (at least for now) then.

 

[Kateri]

Is Kolyada not on the national team? What's his current status?