Does Maxim still want to keep going?!Kovtun moves from Goncharenko to Buyanova
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skating/1061939140.html
Does Maxim still want to keep going?!
Is Erokhov going senior?
He was, so he is returning homeWasn't Kovtun with Buyanova before?
Yes, he said he was in his post-JW interview here https://goldenskate.com/2018/03/jw-men-2/
Well, what do people think of the current juniors? Anyone promising?
Erokhov is certainly a good skater, and he can develop. And from the current crop of juniors, I'm watching to see how many of them will get the quads.
Erokhov is certainly a good skater, and he can develop. And from the current crop of juniors, I'm watching to see how many of them will get the quads.
I wouldn't hope so…I just want all Russian men to have nice choreography and nice steps connecting elements…is that too much to ask for?I hope Samarin will improve his ss and consistency.
Artur Danielian also said the same thing. I think whole Russian will give the same answer that men just need to work harder to improve themselves…“Right now nobody (in the Men’s) in Russia shows consistent skating. I think that our senior guys are competitive, but they are not consistent enough.”
Here Erokhov really has a point...
From the juniors, I really like Rukhin (he is in Tutberidze's group); he skates beautiful, for me his programs are mesmerizing, but he still needs to improve his technical elements. Anyway there's a lot of room to improve for him [emoji106]
“Right now nobody (in the Men’s) in Russia shows consistent skating. I think that our senior guys are competitive, but they are not consistent enough.”
Here Erokhov really has a point...
From the juniors, I really like Rukhin (he is in Tutberidze's group); he skates beautiful, for me his programs are mesmerizing, but he still needs to improve his technical elements. Anyway there's a lot of room to improve for him :thumbsup:
“Right now nobody (in the Men’s) in Russia shows consistent skating. I think that our senior guys are competitive, but they are not consistent enough.”
Here Erokhov really has a point...
I like Rukhin too, I was a bit afraid he wouldn't get JGP next year because he didn't have a 3A yet but he showed it in his last 2 competitions, which is great.
My personal hopes for next season (juniors):
- Makar Ignatov to land the 4T he's been trying. And stop dying halfway through the free skate. And stop randomly losing spins. He has decent packaging, his jumps are decent, his spins are good when he does them, his SS are great, he just needs some polish and to deliver when it matters.
- Kunitsa and Vetlugin to get 3As over the summer, since they have good skating skills and artistry to fall back on and the tech is the only thing holding them back from getting JGP spots.
- Artem Kovalev to rotate his 3A.
- Gumennik to make a successful international debut. He wowed me with that 3A3Lo combo, but currently the one with the most potential is probably Danielian since he is younger and with similar content. Both of them can be inconsistent (hmm, much like many of the Russian men, junior and senior...)
- Danielian to make a splash on JGP. He's capable of saving a program after making mistakes, which is pretty rare for Russian men standards.
- Skirda to make a comeback and regain some consistency. Last year he had a lot of troubles because he got so much taller. It would be a shame to let 2 JGP silvers go to waste.
There are lots of boys around the same level technically, most without 3A and or consistent quads, all competing for JGP spots. Fingers crossed they can push each other to be better.
As for the seniors, I hope Erokhov can overtake Samarin and get the 3rd spot for next year. Beyond that, que cera, cera. I don't see anyone challenging Mikhail or Dima for their spots on the team. Though I actually really liked Kovtun's SP this year, so if he can get past the issues with his back, best of luck to him.
Well, Sergei is consistent as any other male skater...is he "nobody"?
I wouldn't hope so…I just want all Russian men to have nice choreography and nice steps connecting elements…is that too much to ask for?
I think that by "consistent" Erokhov here meant as "constant". In a figure skating world where, for the men competition and not only, the level is set really high, especially in terms of technical elements (see Nathan Chen or Yuzu with their quads) you really need a strong and constant pallete of elements to be on top. And here I am speaking as a fan of Sergei Voronov and his great skating technique, he has a great personality and somehow makes me involved in his programs, I really love watching him. But what hurts me is that in our days, that is not enough, and without being constant, you can not mantain yourself in the top positions. Sergei had a great program at GPF (just a wobbly 4S but otherwise fine), but at the Russian Nationals he made many mistakes, fall on 4T, 2A insted of 3A etc. and that compromised the next part of his season. (and I was really sad about that)