Russian women news & updates, 2021-22 season

[Cachoo]

She did come in first in the FS. But she was in 5th from messing up the 3X in the short, so ...

There's absolutely ZERO private for these athletes anymore. Remember 2002 when the camera wasn't allowed behind the wall to see Michelle Kwan cry after her free skate? That doesn't exist anymore the camera is in their face everywhere. Like that stupid "let's see the current top 3 on the couch" shit. A few years back we never would have been able to see these meltdowns. They would have simply been described and we would have to make guessing what happened. The cameras backstage got to go

I remember Nancy getting irritated because Oksana was taking so long to ready herself for the medal ceremony. Trusova's honesty following the competition was a highlight for me. If only she would have been clean in the short program....

 

[reckless]

not if she gets banned which I think she will.

I doubt the ban will be 4 years

The maximum ban, given her age, is two years.

 

[annie_mg]

If I were Sasha, I'd be frustrated mainly because Nathan Chen wins gold for programs that are almost as empty as hers - just 'getting the job done' with quad after quad until the last 30 seconds when he lets loose - IMO very little 'composition' and 'interpretation', and little 'performance' until the very end. However while his programs are mostly praised, hers are criticized.

I almost expected her to pull a Surya

I'm sorry but no. Nathan also skates from one side of the rink to the other doing quads but he's got better posture, better technique (yes sorry, she leans on her landings and pre rotates), better spins, better interpretation (he actually looks UP), and he sells the heck out of his step sequences.

 

[Cachoo]

Will someone tell me what Eteri really said to Kamila coming off of the ice because no one but a bbeeeoottcchh would be anything but kind and understanding with that poor girl...no?

 

[scatteroflight]

The maximum ban, given her age, is two years.

Even if the ban is only two years, that's enough to take her out of contention for 2016, isn't it? I know she'll only be 19 by the next Olympics, but when you have younger girls coming up without the "baggage" that Valieva now has, she's more than expendable. Poor kid.

 

[Karen-W]

Will someone tell me what Eteri really said to Kamila coming off of the ice because no one but a bbeeeoottcchh would be anything but kind and understanding with that poor girl...no?

If you've read the translations, that's legit what she said. Several Russian speakers here have confirmed it.

 

[shah]

Really sweet post about Anna from Aliona: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFd0byIPC_/

But LOL at the tacked on " I also congratulate @avtrusova @kamilavalieva26 on your worthy results."

The shade .

Btw, oy, Sasha: https://bit.ly/34NvNQc

 

[Rafter]

If I were Sasha, I'd be frustrated mainly because Nathan Chen wins gold for programs that are almost as empty as hers - just 'getting the job done' with quad after quad until the last 30 seconds when he lets loose - IMO very little 'composition' and 'interpretation', and little 'performance' until the very end. However while his programs are mostly praised, hers are criticized.

I almost expected her to pull a Surya

I don’t deny Nathan does a ton of cross-overs setting up the jumps but to compare Chen to Trusova is….a stretch. Nathan had much better basic skating than Trusova, more transitions and much, much better musical interpretation than Tru.

 

[Cachoo]

Trusova has grown somewhat and still had her quads. If she could keep them and work hard on her other skills she could the favorite.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I don’t deny Nathan does a ton of cross-overs setting up the jumps but to compare Chen to Trusova is….a stretch. Nathan had much better basic skating than Trusova, more transitions and much, much better musical interpretation than Tru.

Nathan's first senior season looks a lot like Trusova's skating right now. He had quads sure, but his spins were terrible and his inbetween skating wasn't great either.

 

[Karen-W]

Nathan's first senior season looks a lot like Trusova's skating right now. He had quads sure, but his spins were terrible and his inbetween skating wasn't great either.

Yeah, well, by his 3rd senior season his skating had most definitely grown and matured. So, what's Trusova's excuse?

 

[NAOTMAA]

People around her have been trying to tell her she can't just rely on the jumps to win for a number of years now and she wouldn't listen. Maybe this is the thunderbolt that finally makes her realize it.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Yeah, well, by his 3rd senior season his skating had most definitely grown and matured. So, what's Trusova's excuse?

She's still 17 and her coaches suck?

 

[Maximillian]

I remember Nancy getting irritated because Oksana was taking so long to ready herself for the medal ceremony. Trusova's honesty following the competition was a highlight for me. If only she would have been clean in the short program....

Yeah, except Oksana wasn't the reason for the delay in the medal ceremony so Nancy just looked like a dick...

 

[Karen-W]

Yeah, except Oksana wasn't the reason for the delay in the medal ceremony so Nancy just looked like a dick...

Well, we know that now but that's what Nancy was, erroneously, told at the time. It's still one of the best/worst hot mic moments in Olympic figure skating history, lol.

 

[Twilight1]

I remember Nancy getting irritated because Oksana was taking so long to ready herself for the medal ceremony. Trusova's honesty following the competition was a highlight for me. If only she would have been clean in the short program....

I thought the delay was actually that they couldn't find the Ukrainian flag.

 

[Maximillian]

I thought the delay was actually that they couldn't find the Ukrainian flag.

It was, but Nance Romance didn't get the memo, so she just whinged about Baiul while the camera and mic happened to be on her.

 

[Twilight1]

It was, but Nance Romance didn't get the memo, so she just whinged about Baiul while the camera and mic happened to be on her.

That was back in the days when I recorded both US and Canuck coverage.

Lu Chen was like, can I just get my medal pretty please.

 

[barbk]

We actually don't know yet because we don't know what the rules for age eligibility will be. All the current age eligible juniors, but if the rules don't change the skaters will currently be 11, and we probably don't know who they are yet - Russian novice division I guess.

This all reminds me of the Meet Your Second Wife gameshow skit on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEAGd1bQuc
where the final contestant learns that his second wife to be is currently a fetus.

 

[Karen-W]

That was back in the days when I recorded both US and Canuck coverage.

Lu Chen was like, can I just get my medal pretty please.

She and Kaori can definitely bond over "just waitin' for my bronze over here, chillin' and mindin' my own while happy to have medaled at all!"

 

[tony]

The shade .

Btw, oy, Sasha: https://bit.ly/34NvNQc

Can't see it in the US so I used a different browser, but...

 

[NAOTMAA]

I thought the delay was actually that they couldn't find the Ukrainian flag.

No it was a tape of the Ukrainian anthem.

 

[Karen-W]

Can't see it in the US so I used a different browser, but...

Inquiring minds... I can't see it either and I've tried all three browsers I have with a VPN.

 

[tony]

Inquiring minds... I can't see it either and I've tried all three browsers I have with a VPN.

She's giving the finger the entire time she stands there on the podium holding the stuffed animal

 

[Cachoo]

No it was a tape of the Ukrainian anthem.

And maybe the camera shouldn’t have been there but I am glad it was.

 

[tony]

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It keeps displaying an error message when I try to put a video, and I'm not sure if the link to the photo works so I made it my photo <---

 

[Allskate]

She's giving the finger the entire time she stands there on the podium holding the stuffed animal

Was she wearing a platinum medal?

 

[Karen-W]

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It keeps displaying an error message when I try to put a video, and I'm not sure if the link to the photo works so I made it my photo <---

Sharpie took away the animated gifs for profile photos last month because it was giving some people headaches. But, that's pretty flippin' epic! I really wish she'd stayed with Plushenko last year, because I liked where he was trying to take her and I think I'd have maybe been rooting for her this season if she was still with him.

 

[tony]

Sharpie took away the animated gifs for profile photos last month because it was giving some people headaches. But, that's pretty flippin' epic! I really wish she'd stayed with Plushenko last year, because I liked where he was trying to take her and I think I'd have maybe been rooting for her this season if she was still with him.

No, I'm talking about the video as a gif in imgur. It keeps erroring out. But she wasn't being so subtle. It's funny!

 

[Spikefan]

I’ve had to deal with a sister that is like Trusova with similar meltdowns. I would say I wouldn’t wish that on anyone but I won’t say that for Eteri.

Of course knowing her, she just dumped Sasha off to Anna leaving Anna to deal with the mess.