Russian figure skating news in 2023

[TAHbKA]

RusFed published who will be participating the show-competition at the same time as the worlds:
Valieva
Bobrova/Soloviev
Volosozhar/TRankov
Zagitova
Kondratuk
Medvedeva
Mishina/Gallyamov
Sinitsina/Katsalapov
Totmianina/Marinin
Tuktamysheva
Scherbakova
Yagudin
Akatieva
Vetlugin
Gumennik
Ignatov
Kaganovskaya/Angelopol
Kolyada
Mozalev
Pogorilaya
Radionova
Semenenko
Tarasova/Morozov
Khudaberdieva/Bazin


quite some blasts from the bast.

Pogorilaya out, Aliev in

 

[caseyedwards]

That’s clearly where the best pairs skating will be

 

[clairecloutier]

Apparently Eteri has a new interview out, and in addition to saying that Daria Usacheva is switching ice dance because of her injury, she also has this to say about Maia Khromykh (excerpt from Twitter):

https://twitter.com/hfolkIore/status/1635209094473854976/photo/1

It's at the stage where her coaching regime/practices are literally a threat to these girls' health.

How anyone can defend her at this stage ....

 

[Hedwig]

How anyone can defend her at this stage ....

Just look at people defending the war on Ukraine and how posing on Insta proudly with them kissing a picture of Putin is because these people are forced and secret underground rebels.

People see what they want to see

 

[Ananas Astra]

Jesus, what kind of an opening position was that that you end up with your toepick in your arm?!

 

[Karen-W]

Jesus, what kind of an opening position was that that you end up with your toepick in your arm?!

It's freakin' nuts. The age minimum increases cannot happen fast enough to keep at least some of these quadsters from ever competing on the senior level internationally.

 

[angi]

The complete lack of even a shred of accountability will never cease to be mind-blowing to me. This camp is responsible for the well-being of minors yet every single one of their minor skaters suffers a serious injury and at no point do they think they need to revisit their methods, even more, she's protective of her "methods" as if they are anything more than "stay as thin as you can, delay puberty as long as possible, pre-rotate as much as possible".
Usacheva came to them injured and she and her mom insisted she'll compete, Khromykh gained weight, Samsonov grew too tall, etc etc, it's never on the coaching team, it's always on the skaters. And still, not one skater lasted past 18, and not one retired without horrible injuries (only Zagitova comes to mind and I'm pretty sure she had a back injury in her last few months of competitive skating). Every camp has injured skaters, but only one camp has every single one of their skaters badly injured.
This coaching camp is a huge black mark on the sport, one that the sport will carry for years to come when people will question how no one stepped in and put a stop to it.
Now let's wait for the usual defenders who will come to tell us all how there's nothing wrong with that camp.

 

[PRlady]

Between the documented injuries and eating disorders and not one female skater lasting past 18, there are no arguments left.

 

[Vagabond]

WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that training with Eteri Tutberidze causes long-term damage to your physical and mental health, even if you do not inhale. Avoid at all costs!

 

[Wyliefan]

Be sure NOT to inhale, as excess oxygen molecules may cause weight gain.

 

[caseyedwards]

Yeah yeah all girls should have careers until they are 30

 

[fan]

Wait, khromyk had a head injury?

 

[Ena Grins]

What gets me isn't even the horrific sounding injury but that woman having the audacity in the same breath to say "unfortunately the weight went up." Have an ounce of perspective for pete's sake.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Just look at people defending the war on Ukraine and how posing on Insta proudly with them kissing a picture of Putin is because these people are forced and secret underground rebels.

People see what they want to see

They will say that every camp has injuries and list one or two injuries of other skaters. They will say it was an accident. They will say her honesty is refreshing. That every coach is like this. The excuse is the same every time.

 

[Bigbird]

Wait, khromyk had a head injury?

Pretty serious it sounds like. Sport in Russia sounds like a battlefield quite frankly...the entire lack of empathy shown by her coach is chilling...brr...

 

[Bigbird]

WARNING: The Surgeon General has determined that training with Eteri Tutberidze causes long-term damage to your physical and mental health, even if you do not inhale. Avoid at all costs!

Funny..not really. This is hardcore...

 

[Ananas Astra]

The show program competition is on right now and I am already waiting for the offended people to complain about Valieva's shaman program.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Matvei Vetlugin killed it at the show program competition .
He had several costume changes and imitated Zagitova, Tuktamysheva, Plushenko and Yagudin with their respective Don Quixote, Toxic, Sex Bomb and Winter programs. And there were TAT-voiceovers .

 

[PRlady]

The show program competition is on right now and I am already waiting for the offended people to complain about Valieva's shaman program.

It’s pretty offensive. https://youtu.be/Qk542SalXWQ

 

[TAHbKA]

Vetlugin was brilliant.
And then Radionova showing pretty much everything that is wrong and bad about figure skating
Organizers: you can use props
Mozalev: cool. Do 7 almost naked women count as a prop
Organizers: sure!

 

[marbri]

It’s pretty offensive. https://youtu.be/Qk542SalXWQ

I no longer have to wonder how she skates without grandpa's coffee.

 

[Trillian]

It’s pretty offensive. https://youtu.be/Qk542SalXWQ

Legions of skating fans: “It’s possible nothing will ever be as culturally insensitive as Domnina & Shabalin’s 2009-10 OD.”

Valieva: “Hold my grandpa water.”

 

[On My Own]

Why are there Chinese flashsigns in the background saying "k宝“？？Her Chinese fans are some of the craziest people, they were saying Vincent "deserved" COVID because he made that statement about the doping investigation. Did they somehow make it there to watch whatever this "show" is？

Anyway, it's about what I expected it to be. I don't think they see anything wrong with it.

 

[jamesy]

I can't wait for people to non-ironically call it a masterpiece.

 

[TAHbKA]

Host: Volosozhar said you are yet to put a big fat stop to your career
Trankov: think I was that big fat thing on the ice...

 

[On My Own]

I wish Anna had got some help with her skating skills, I don't think the rest of her body is moving so very terribly. Oh well. Enough of this "show".

Vetlugin was brilliant.

Yes he was!!

 

[caseyedwards]

I love this cultural representation

 

[TAHbKA]

Between Mishina and Voronov am not sure who wore it better

 

[Ananas Astra]

Complete results (in Russian): https://sports.ru/figure-skating/11...sta&utm_medium=figure&utm_campaign=2023-03-18

Top 3:
1. Yagudin (who also has his birthday today)
2. Sinitsina/Katsalapov
3. Shcherbakova

 

[TAHbKA]

Just as well Yagudin won - at least he can manage a couple of sentences (unlike the host, whoever that dude is)