The Sofia Samodurova cheer thread

[Vash01]

Good luck to Sofia in the LP. I hope she skates clean. Let the chips fall where they may.

 

[annie_mg]

In the competition thread, we had a bit of a discussion of Sofia's SP -- clean but slow -- and whether she can improve her speed and ice coverage under Mishin. I think he's a great coach and she's thriving with him, but unfortunately, those things are not his strengths. She strikes me as a smart and ambitious girl who knows what kind of competition she's facing, so I truly hope she can figure this out and find a way to get there. Everything else she does is so good, I just hate to see her lack of speed holding her back.

She also seems to admire and love Mishin though, which of course is understandable. So I don't see her leaving him in any way....

 

[Wyliefan]

No, and I wouldn't say she should. But she does need help in this area. Wish they could bring in a speed coach!

 

[Vash01]

I didn’t get to see her LP performance. I just couldn’t do without sleep anymore but I will watch the videos. I also missed Bradie’s and Satoko’s. I wake up for the whole final flight.

I think it is a great accomplishment for Sofiato make the world team and finish in the top 10.

 

[Wyliefan]

So proud of this little star. She turned on the personality -- she even skated faster today! -- and had a great skate. If I remember correctly, she went an entire season without ever falling -- just that one singled jump in her 3-jump combination (which I think she may have done once before as well). A terrific intro to the senior scene. She has enormous challenges in front of her on the Russian scene, but I think she's in this for the long haul, and I can't wait to see more from her.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sofia's thoughts on the season: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvYePygngP4/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=11m0wt1klxi3w

And a picture of her at the closing banquet (pic #6): https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZMALuH3Js/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ig3cies95iyw

She always seems to favor a business casual look for these events.

 

[Vash01]

I didn’t get to see her LP performance. I just couldn’t do without sleep anymore but I will watch the videos. I also missed Bradie’s and Satoko’s. I wake up for the whole final flight.

I think it is a great accomplishment for Sofiato make the world team and finish in the top 10.

Stupid autocorrect changed ‘Sofia to’ to ’Sofiato’ but it has done much worse.

 

[Marco]

Kudos to her for delivering again and again at these major events. The Russian ladies field is insane, and to have competed a full season having attended all the major competitions is in itself something to be proud of.

Both she and Miyahara are disadvantaged under the +/-5 GOE system due to their smaller jumps. Unlike Miyahara however, she gives an impression of skating small and that does not help her PCS.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sofia has a new puppy, Kiara! Check out her Instastories.

 

[Ladida]

A major kudos to Sofia for this season
Not a single fall during all her competitions!

 

[Wyliefan]

Meagan Duhamel pays tribute to the queen of consistency! https://twitter.com/mhjd_85/status/1116989376611913728?s=19

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm notoriously bad at ID'ing jumps, but in her Instastories Sofia is doing what looks like a 3 lutz-3 loop.

 

[Sylvia]

2 photos of Sofia in Courchevel, France by Olivier Brajon (Coach Mishin's current camp location):

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ETA one more with Coach Mishin from Patinage Magazine's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/221165258034068/photos/a.221226454694615/1244928948991022/?type=3&theater

 

[Wyliefan]

And a cute one with Mishin!

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[Wyliefan]

. . . And one with Richaud, the busiest man in figure skating! https://www.instagram.com/p/BymbtoQJ0l2/?igshid=1bjcphdt40tj6

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

I have loved this skater from the first moment I saw her compete on the Junior Grand Prix Series circuit.

Last year, Samodurova maximised every competitive opportunity, and really made the 2018/19 season count.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sofia's in Florida! Wonder what that's about. I don't keep the best track of these things -- what singles choreographers/coaches/camps are in St. Petersburg? https://www.instagram.com/p/BzMTInRpqxv/?igshid=1bv9t2m0cb4vc

 

[Ladida]

I just saw the interview with Liza, there is a summer camp with Mishin.

 

[Wyliefan]

Sofia's been at Disney World today. She's got dozens of Instastories up.

 

[floridaice]

Sofia's been at Disney World today. She's got dozens of Instastories up.

I'm going to Disney Springs tonight, will have to keep an eye out for skaters!

 

[Wyliefan]

From the Programs and Choreographers thread (thanks, @Ka3sha!), Sofia's new short to "Bamboleo." https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=gVwVglfjNkw

 

[Sylvia]

SOFIA SAMODUROVA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by John Wilson Blades (2 minute interview in English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0qwaSz_74

 

[Wyliefan]

Thanks, @Sylvia. I kept hearing there was an interview, but I hadn't heard it was in English, so I just kept waiting for someone to translate it. I've never heard her speak English before -- she did well!

 

[Wyliefan]

Sofia has turned 17 and is pretty excited about it, judging by her dozens of Instagram stories. A very happy birthday to her.

ETA: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jdSLwo-8_/?igshid=1j0clxmv3qmol

 

[Wyliefan]

GoldenSkate has a new interview with Sofia. Excerpt:

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The European Champion wants to add technical difficulty to her programs, notably the triple Axel. Although it is not ready yet, it is on her mind.
“I just know that it is necessary,” Samodurova speculated. “I need to overcome my fear the first time and then I’ll do it. We’ll first start with the Axel and then we’ll see.”
Meanwhile, the skater has also been focusing and experimenting on her spins.
“We found a very interesting position, and nobody has been doing it like that so far, we’ll see if it works,” Samodurova revealed. “Tatiana NikoIaevna (Prokofieva) has thought of it. At the beginning of the (past) season in practice, we were working on spins and I was spinning in an unusual way and so we found it."
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Full interview: https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/08/sofia-samodurova/

 

[Wyliefan]

First look at Sofia's Tango de Roxanne:

Влад Жуков on Twitter

“Произвольная программа Софьи Самодуровой на сезон-2019/20 (1/2) https://t.co/fRXxQn3CsI”

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Влад Жуков on Twitter

“(2/2) https://t.co/UOLPIQNgzY”

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It's hard to tell, since she doesn't do the whole thing, but I think (I hope!) her ice coverage is looking a little better.

Also, here's her latest interview with subtitles (thanks, @Eislauffan!):

Sofia Samodurova Interview August 2019

2019 European Champion Sofia Samodurova discusses her programs and her plans for the season. Brought to you by www.fsrussia.ru (Russian Figure Skating Federa...

youtu.be

 

[alchemy void]

First look at Sofia's Tango de Roxanne:

https://twitter.com/VladZhukovTASS/status/1164892949160878081?s=19
https://twitter.com/VladZhukovTASS/status/1164896693315407875?s=19
It's hard to tell, since she doesn't do the whole thing, but I think (I hope!) her ice coverage is looking a little better.

I like the music edit. Minimal lyrics.

 

[Wyliefan]

Tea or Coffee with Sofia: https://youtu.be/6HUNw2aXZfo

 

[Vash01]

SOFIA SAMODUROVA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by John Wilson Blades (2 minute interview in English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0qwaSz_74

She is such a sweetheart! Good luck to her.

 

[Wyliefan]

Clip of Sofia's new exhibition. She looks like she's having fun! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4sDKoFpvWZ/?igshid=eb09zqjjm28j