Team Russia Test Skates: Junior (Aug. 1-9) and Senior (Sept. 7-8)

[oleada]

I’m offended I have to leave just when it’s going to get good.

 

[Wyliefan]

If any guy ever decided to skate to a Harold Lloyd or Buster Keaton program instead of Chaplin, he'd probably take the world by storm.

 

[TAHbKA]

Yay, now to the interesting stuff

 

[Amy L]

Pavlyuchenko's costume doesn't fill me with hope.

 

[oleada]

Pavlyuchenko's costume doesn't fill me with hope.

Please elaborate!

 

[Amy L]

Please elaborate!

Navy blue bodysuit with random white stripes. Like an untiffed crossing guard.

 

[TAHbKA]

Efimova/Korovin are trying to depict James/Cipres. He is even wearing the same costume. A shame - they just look like kids who are trying older siblings' clothes

 

[ChelleC]

Who is the idiotic commentator who will not shut up?

 

[clairecloutier]

Every time I think Korovin's lifts have improved ....

 

[Amy L]

Skated like the future 10 time National champions of Finland.

 

[TAHbKA]

Who is the idiotic commentator who will not shut up?

On the official geoblocked channel? Grishin, but he doesn't talk during the skates and he is, imho, quite good between.

 

[TAHbKA]

Goooooooooo boikova!!!!

 

[ChelleC]

On the official geoblocked channel? Grishin, but he doesn't talk during the skates and he is, imho, quite good between.

On the ok.ru stream? There's Grishin who sounds normal, but there's this other guy talking over him too, and it's so annoying.

 

[Mad for Skating]

Every time I think Korovin's lifts have improved ....

Alisa, it’s time to find you a new man!

 

[TAHbKA]

On the ok.ru stream? There's Grishin who sounds normal, but there's this other guy talking over him too, and it's so annoying.

Whoever stole the stream

 

[clairecloutier]

B/K definitely look stronger and faster than last year. But some of the choreo in that program felt a little disconnected from the music. Maybe just because it's a new program.

 

[TAHbKA]

Loved Boikova - a James bond music, fall from a throw3loop, good throw3f, 3t2t2t clean. Am not sure I liked the music - it's a bit annoying/tedious and the programme is still very unpolished, but all and all Tarasova - watch out

 

[rfisher]

Boikova is not going to be happy with that.

 

[Amy L]

That ending was hella messy, it just shows they aren't 100% ready. It's kind of a quieter ending than I would expect from them. If they don't end in a giant crescendo then it won't be as exciting when Dmitri jumps up and down like a crazy man.

 

[oleada]

Skated like the future 10 time National champions of Finland.

I don’t understand why they didn’t skate for Finland! They’d have done to worlds like 5 times already

 

[Mad for Skating]

B/K definitely look stronger and faster than last year. But some of the choreo in that program felt a little disconnected from the music. Maybe just because it's a new program.

I like what I’m seeing so far, I think they just need to get into it a bit. They just looked a little nervous/uncomfortable with the new choreo, plus the jumps weren’t perfect so maybe they were distracted.

 

[TAHbKA]

Pavluchenko/Khodykin: am sure there was music somewhere. Actually am not sure. Was there? First minute it's a dude talking and them skating to the talking. Then in the middle there is a silent and they were just skating.
I have an impression she never took a single ballet class. She is like all these OES junior ladies skaters. Or male skaters. some cool moves, some cool lifts, but am not a fan

 

[TAHbKA]

Pavluchenko/Khodykin tried a sbs3f, she made a mistake, 3t2t2t, a throw3loop, a throw3f. All good

 

[ChelleC]

Whoever stole the stream

Clearly. I gave up on the stream, and I'm using a VPN now. So much better.

But I missed Boikova.

 

[clairecloutier]

I don’t understand why they didn’t skate for Finland! They’d have done to worlds like 5 times already

They need to do this!!

Some creative lifts from Pavliuchenko/Khodykin and the LP is definitely better than last year's (okay, not hard to do ).

 

[rfisher]

Mishina skating with the big girls now. Show no fear.

 

[Mad for Skating]

Not a fan of this program for P/K; the music cuts weren’t great. It’s slightly better than last year’s, but that’s not saying much. They’re talented but you can’t give them this rubbish and expect them to keep up with the likes of B/K and the Mozer seniors.

 

[Amy L]

Did Mishina change her hair color from yesterday? Or is it just my bad video from my sketchy VPN?

 

[wickedwitch]

I'd enjoy this whole process more if there were fewer shots of Morozov.

 

[TAHbKA]

apparently Stolbova offered Samarin his LP music. She heard it `on the radio' (guess she was following James/Cipres on the radio?)