2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

dante · Nov 12, 2017

Spirals for Miles said:
Let's see...
Empress Evgenia
Empress Dowager Elena
Duchess Daria
Marquess Maria
Princess Polina
Tsarina Tarakanova
Archduchess Alina
Archduchess Alena Kostornaya
Archduchess Alexandra
Sultana Sofia
Sultana Stanislava

In fact, tsar, kaiser, etc are all derived from the name of Caesar, which makes them equivalent to the title of emperor, and the only difference is nationality.

Considering that Alina is the only senior knyaginya, the proper titles should be:
Tsarina Evgenia
Tsarina Elena
Duchess Daria
Duchess Maria
Knyazhna Polina
Princess Tarakanova
Knyaginya Alina
Knyazhna Alёna Kostornaya
Knyazhna Alexandra
Velikaya knyazhna Sofia
Velikaya knyazhna Stanislava

Grin · Nov 13, 2017

atsumiri said:
interview
Evgenia http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/3356-evgeniya-medvedeva-katatsya-bez-oshibok-dorogogo-stoit.html
Pollina http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/3354-po...rosali-dazhe-kogda-ya-sovsem-pala-dukhom.html

So, Evgenia has minor ankle injury. Hope she'll have enough time to recover before GPF

russianfan · Nov 13, 2017

oh my, i finally came back and... can anyone explain what the heck is happening? :laugh:

Medvedeva falls in each competition, our boys are winning GP events, like, what the hell, seriously? :biggrin:

thx god my beloved Zagitova won her event, what a girl!

PS i have so much to read and watch right now!

Grin · Nov 13, 2017

russianfan said:
oh my, i finally came back and... can anyone explain what the heck is happening? Medvedeva falls in each competition, our boys are winning GP events, like, what the hell, seriously?
thx god my beloved Zagitova won her event, what a girl!

PS i have so much to read and watch right now!

Yep, it's conspiracy theories time. Kolyada and Voronov borrowed some consistency from Alina and Evgenia )

russianfan · Nov 13, 2017

now that i'm back it will continue as it was! no more falls from Evgenia

Tolstoj · Nov 13, 2017

randomfan said:
I honestly don’t think Polina’s FS is as bad as people say it is. Sure, it’s a little one-note and the voiceover at the beginning needs to go, but it’s not terrible.

Yes and if you have watched the Cup of Russia, you know that what she did at NHK is already better artistically so we're seeing improvements in such a short time-frame which is promising. Personally i called her out from the Olympic team last week because i wasn't expecting to see her this ready, but now things might change. (it would be funny to see three spots for Eteri at the Olympics, but their skaters are clearly way more competitive than the rest)

My hope is that just like Evgenia will work with Stephan Lambiel before the Olympics, Polina will do the same with Ilya Averbukh, and now that he has only Polina's free skate to push for the Olympics, he will maybe add more unique iconic movements in this program as he did for Julia in 2014.

Things like this.
https://youtu.be/ke0iusvydl8?t=141

silverfoxes · Nov 13, 2017

Grin said:
Yep, it's conspiracy theories time. Kolyada and Voronov borrowed some consistency from Alina and Evgenia )

Kolyada is a long way from consistent.

Lily flowers · Nov 13, 2017

Tolstoj said:
Yes and if you have watched the Cup of Russia, you know that what she did at NHK is already better artistically so we're seeing improvements in such a short time-frame which is promising. Personally i called her out from the Olympic team last week because i wasn't expecting to see her this ready, but now things might change. (it would be funny to see three spots for Eteri at the Olympics, but their skaters are clearly way more competitive than the rest)

My hope is that just like Evgenia will work with Stephan Lambiel before the Olympics, Polina will do the same with Ilya Averbukh, and now that he has only Polina's free skate to push for the Olympics, he will maybe add more unique iconic movements in this program as he did for Julia in 2014.

Things like this.
https://youtu.be/ke0iusvydl8?t=141

Wait, Averbukh choreographed Polina's free?

Tolstoj · Nov 13, 2017

Lily flowers said:
Wait, Averbukh choreographed Polina's free?

Apparently.

That's why the voice at the beginning.

Grin · Nov 13, 2017

silverfoxes said:
Kolyada is a long way from consistent.

Kolyada skated clean SP. Alina fell in SP.
Voronov skated clean FS. Evgenia fell in FS.
So..

silverfoxes · Nov 13, 2017

Grin said:
Kolyada skated clean SP. Alina fell in SP.
Voronov skated clean FS. Evgenia fell in FS.
So..

Yeah...the girls had one fall vs a fall and 2 popped jumps in his LP at CoC. And consistency means not just one competition but the pattern overall. He hasn't skated 2 clean programs anywhere this season.

Shayuki · Nov 13, 2017

silverfoxes said:
Yeah...the girls had one fall vs a fall and 2 popped jumps in his LP at CoC. And consistency means not just one competition but the pattern overall. He hasn't skated 2 clean programs anywhere this season.

Bolded part is unnecessary.

Tolstoj said:
Apparently.

That's why the voice at the beginning.

Averbuch is...

I realize he's a famous choreographer and all but he really has this strange obsession with miming. I think that the only miming performance that I've truly enjoyed in his choreos is Sofia Bogdanova's.

moriel · Nov 13, 2017

Shayuki said:
Bolded part is unnecessary.

Averbuch is...

I realize he's a famous choreographer and all but he really has this strange obsession with miming. I think that the only miming performance that I've truly enjoyed in his choreos is Sofia Bogdanova's.

Well, tbh quite a few skaters do the miming, even not being Eteri students or getting choreo with Averbukh.
Kostner totally had a part where she would just stand there doing weird gestures in her FS =D

atsumiri · Nov 13, 2017

Tolstoj said:
Wait, Averbukh choreographed Polina's free?
Apparently.
That's why the voice at the beginning.

NO!!!
She said it already a couple of times.
Daniil choreographed Polina's FS
Polina and Alina and other younger girls have never worked with Averbukh.

moriel said:
even not being Eteri students or getting choreo with Averbukh.

AGAIN!!!!!
Averbukh has never worked with any other Eteri's girls except of Evgenia and Yulia.
All other programs have been choreographed by Daniil!

You can read the latest Polina's interview.

atsumiri · Nov 13, 2017

russianfan said:
Medvedeva falls in each competition, our boys are winning GP events, like, what the hell, seriously?

Welcome back! :agree:
about Evgenia.
She confirmed the rumors about her ankle.. so... now we just can hope it's not too serious as she said.
from her least interview

- Everyone noticed the tapes on your feet. Do you feel well?
- In fact, there are minor problems with the right ankle, but we are managing, coping with it. There is nothing bad/serious. All is well.

full translation http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...ia-Medvedeva&p=1848207&viewfull=1#post1848207

madison · Nov 13, 2017

atsumiri said:
NO!!!
She said it already a couple of times.
Daniil choreographed Polina's FS
Polina and Alina and other younger girls have never worked with Averbukh.

AGAIN!!!!!
Averbukh has never worked with any other Eteri's girls except of Evgenia and Yulia.
All other programs have been choreographed by Daniil!

You can read the latest Polina's interview.

To be honest, I'm a little bit worried about what Alina might receive next season, after this year gala... I mean it certainly is original, but can be also controversial and I don't think it's something for the judges.

Tolstoj · Nov 13, 2017

atsumiri said:
NO!!!
She said it already a couple of times.
Daniil choreographed Polina's FS
Polina and Alina and other younger girls have never worked with Averbukh.

AGAIN!!!!!
Averbukh has never worked with any other Eteri's girls except of Evgenia and Yulia.
All other programs have been choreographed by Daniil!

You can read the latest Polina's interview.

oh ok thanks for clarifying that, someone should update her wikipedia's page.

millie · Nov 13, 2017

russianfan said:
now that i'm back it will continue as it was! no more falls from Evgenia

Are you counting the fall in the Gala Finale?

winky97 · Nov 13, 2017

Grin said:
Yep, it's conspiracy theories time. Kolyada and Voronov borrowed some consistency from Alina and Evgenia )

I like Kolyada, but not sure I would call him consistent.

andromache · Nov 13, 2017

madison said:
To be honest, I'm a little bit worried about what Alina might receive next season, after this year gala... I mean it certainly is original, but can be also controversial and I don't think it's something for the judges.

People frequently do weird / bad things in show programs. It almost never transfers over to the competitive programs.

2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

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