#TeamTrainwreck 22: Every dark cloud has a pewter lining!

[rfisher]

Samarin doin' folklore dance!
All I need!

In his homage to shibari shirt. Which is going to make me laugh every time I see him skate thanks to @Kateri

 

[Jeschke]

I honestly thought Sokolovskaya would fool as all as she posted the folklore picture one day ago.
But here he is and I kinda like it (shocker ), especially last minute, the first one is skating through it.
Waiting for the final boot pants though

 

[alchemy void]

I wholeheartedly endorse Samodurova's voidy SP.

Voidier than anything Perkova has ever done. This program is going to slay the Challenger Series!

 

[Wyliefan]

I wholeheartedly endorse Samodurova's voidy SP.

Voidier than anything Perkova has ever done.

No higher praise!

 

[alchemy void]

No higher praise!

I don't make statements like that lightly!

 

[overedge]

I don't make statements like that lightly!

That program was all kinds of awesome. Although when I heard the harmonica at the start, I thought the music was going to be the potentially very voidy Rudy by Supertramp

 

[Colonel Green]

I'm all about the Canadian junior team Lim/Quan for their (well, mainly her) enthusiastic cat-ography in their Cats program. That's the kind of commitment to silliness that I want in ice dance.

 

[pinky166]

Alright guys I’m back now that things are somewhat returning to normal and skating is happening again.

Kolyada is back!!! That country western cover of let’s get loud is all sorts of WTF but I’m here for it! The jumps look so good!

I fully expect more of the same once competitions start but still, very excited he is back!

I also enjoyed LaTuk’s program and think it’s more of a program than usual for her (granted she didn’t land the hard jumps here so that could all change down the line). Still

Too bad for Zhenya, the jumps and spins and speed and power are not really there right now. Her outfit was fierce but that’s about it I’m afraid

 

[alchemy void]

PINKY! Welcome back

 

[pinky166]

PINKY! Welcome back

Thanks! Missed you and Perkova banter!

 

[NAOTMAA]

Watching the second half of Petr Gumennik's skate (overall very pretty and lots of potential!) is where you start thinking to yourself, "Sergey Voronov would have rocked this!" Petr isn't quite seasoned enough to bring the voidy drama just yet but it was a nice attempt

 

[Jeschke]

Test Skates and finally I am back in the mood for skating

Dance
Khuda is in and she will slay! Watch it!

MEN
Loved Savosin program and costume (without the glitter ITA flag ) Glad he is back.
Mozalev! So smooth! Love him.
Kolyada I'll leave for @rfisher
Ignatov so damn handsome!

Pairs
RUS pairs are insane. I really love all! Some more.
Stunning programs for B/K, and M/G - not sure for them though tbh
Galiamov is a beast

Ladies
All this fuss for that? Meh.
Really like Tuk's program; wished she would have a less-distracting costume (which of course I love)
How exactly did Sofia#2 made it here? Where is Sinitsyna & Co?
Trus wins the girls battle for me.

Overall
Tat's face. Priceless.
Ilinykh/Mikhailov/Rozanov. Best minion-trio ever
P/K opening is bound for MESS sooner or later this season

Spins
Did something change with death spiral levels? So many good entrances here. Loved it.
Same for some solo spins: Samarin, Mozalev, Anna S,... really nice work here.

 

[Jeschke]

@pinky166

 

[Jeschke]

Samarin program has to end like that

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAAQClJSfs/?igshid=c55tgg93lz1p

#MEEPOTS

 

[rfisher]

I officially nominate Ignatov for membership. He's earned it after today.

 

[Jeschke]

Members Update

-Patron-Saint:
Pogorilaya, Anna

Ladies:
Glenn, Amber
Honda, Marin
Konstantinova, Stanislava
Leonova, Alena
Lim, Eunsoo
Nugumanova, Elizaveta
Peltonen, Emmi
Schott, Nicole
Tuktamysheva, Elizaveta

Men:
Aymoz, Kévin
Březina, Michal
Ignatov, Makar New
Litvintsev, Vladimir
Nadeau, Nicolas
Pulkinen, Camden
Sadovsky, Roman
Samohin, Daniel
Yan, Han

Ice Dance:
Khudaiberdieva, Elizaveta / Bazin, Egor New
Shpilevaya, Anastasia / Smirnov, Grigory

 

[SmallFairy]

I improve of new members. Poor Makar

Question: Why was Poster Girl not at test skates? What did I miss?

 

[Jeschke]

Question: Why was Poster Girl not at test skates? What did I miss?

Last season?

 

[SmallFairy]

Last season?

Yes, but still??

 

[Amy L]

You have to be on the national team to get invited to perform at the test skates.

 

[SamuraiK]

I know everyone is going crazy over RUS test skates this weekend but since I dont really like watching unfinished products Im taking the chance to finally watch RUS nationals from last season WTH happened to Mishina & Galiamov? ohh and Danielian is just too cute.

 

[SamuraiK]

I improve of new members. Poor Makar

Question: Why was Poster Girl not at test skates? What did I miss?

She did terribly last season so not a chance of getting considered among the top contenders this time.

 

[Colonel Green]

If we're discussing adding people to the team, whenever Japan holds its first senior events, Tomoe Kawabata deserves a berth. Because she can occasionally do this:

Tomoe Kawabata - 2019 Japanese Nationals SP

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【フジテレビ公式】全日本フィギュアスケート選手権2019＜女子フリー第3位･川畑和愛／演技+インタビュー＞

【全日本フィギュアスケート選手権2019】＜女子フリースケーティング第3位／川畑和愛 選手＞の演技+インタビューです！ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 第1位：紀平梨花（17歳･関西大学KFSC）229.20点...

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But mostly does this:

Tomoe Kawabata (JPN) | Ladies Free Skating | Gdansk 2019

16:16:30 - 16:23:40 1 Michaela VRASTAKOVA CZE 36 30.37 16:23:40 - 16:30:50 2 Sofia Isabel Victoria GUIDOTE PHI 35 31.72 16:30:50 - 16:38:00 3 Anna LITVINENKO...

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Tomoe Kawabata World Junior Championships FS

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She's the Japanese national bronze medalist but has also finished fifth at every Junior Grand Prix she has ever attended, and has managed to lose to Alison Schumacher at two straight Junior Worlds. And she's that most precious of #TTW things, a peak-at-nationals skater, getting your hopes up at just the right time to have a second half of the season and bomb there.

 

[SamuraiK]

So now a crappy test skate gets you on the team... The team admition has become a pathetic joke .. oh well.

 

[Colonel Green]

So now a crappy test skate gets you on the team... The team admition has become a pathetic joke .. oh well.

Ignatov's previous season more than justifies his admission to the team.

 

[SamuraiK]

Ignatov's previous season more than justifies his admission to the team.

yet is the test skate what gets him IN... whats next a bad practice and then admission?? Sad bleeeh.

 

[Colonel Green]

yet is the test skate what gets him IN... whats next a bad practice and then admission?? Sad bleeeh.

With Aliev gone, we need another asthmatic Rukavicin man to fill the void.

 

[rfisher]

yet is the test skate what gets him IN... whats next a bad practice and then admission?? Sad bleeeh.

But he bled for his craft To Je Suis Malade no less.

He actually has the ability to make the Russian Euro/World/Olympic team. Which is going to get really crowded with Gummenk, Danielian, Moselev and Makar all trying to get that 3rd Euro spot. No idea what the numbers will be for worlds. Is it based on 2019 Worlds? That's assuming Aliev is on form since right now, it's all Kolyada.

 

[mjb52]

Well if the test skates and IAM event have done one thing, they may have put paid to all these rumors about skaters skating in secret, seems pretty clear they were all off ice for awhile.

 

[SamuraiK]

But he bled for his craft To Je Suis Malade no less.

Then get him a Most Bloody Bad Music Choice award or something