Serafima Sakhanovich

Noolan said:

But the fact that she's not on the senior team doesn't mean she can't go to senior GP, does it? As far as I understand, she's supposed to have at least one spot and she can always get another one on the Rostelecom Cup. No matter how you look at it, first experience in senior GP should be better for her than one more round in junior GP. And Russian JGP team should be okay either way, there's Tsurkaya, Sotskova, Proklova. It's a strong team.

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stryke said:

Sima confirms she will be skating in Juniors

http://www.team-russia2014.ru/article/figur/22114.html

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Sam-Skwantch said:

I hope to see video soon of her training but I suspect she is still on vacation or just recently started back. I don't mind a bit if she stays in Juniors because she has a good shot at winning a JWC next year.

I saw some chatter about her and Eteri as a team with people suggesting it wasn't successful but I don't buy that. Her spins really really improved. She was travelling all over the place in the 2013-14 season. Also I think her jumps smoothed out quite a bit. There is still a little hitch at times but the overall smoothness to the jumps improved. All of this stuff adds up to greater PCS. Speaking of her jumps (and music in this case ).... does anyone else think Sasha Cohen, apart from flexibility,and Sima have a similar technique?

https://youtu.be/z1gJ5H3ubfA?t=147

I definitely saw a difference between her last season and the season prior. Maybe less focus on on a graceful kind of elegance but the trade off was a more emphatic approach to her steps. I'm sure next season we'll see a third dimension emerge. Probably a bit of a hybrid. I hope her and Zhenia are still close. This sport needs to see more fun and friendship. We need more chocolate flavored pressers!

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icepenguin said:

Will she be allowed to incorporate the quad-salchow in her programs? (I heard that she is learning it)

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Sandpiper said:

Well, Miki Ando landed the first (and only) quad at the Junior World Championships, so...

The real question is whether Sima will feel like she needs it, if she isn't competing with the big guns in seniors. She's probably better off working on her lutz, smoothing out her landings, ect. which would be enough to (finally) win her JGPF + JW. However, if Wakaba brings 3A, Sima might go for 4S to challenge her.

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Roman09 said:

Sharov's new photos

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Sam-Skwantch said:

I hope to see video soon of her training but I suspect she is still on vacation or just recently started back. I don't mind a bit if she stays in Juniors because she has a good shot at winning a JWC next year.

I saw some chatter about her and Eteri as a team with people suggesting it wasn't successful but I don't buy that. Her spins really really improved. She was travelling all over the place in the 2013-14 season. Also I think her jumps smoothed out quite a bit. There is still a little hitch at times but the overall smoothness to the jumps improved. All of this stuff adds up to greater PCS. Speaking of her jumps (and music in this case ).... does anyone else think Sasha Cohen, apart from flexibility,and Sima have a similar technique?

https://youtu.be/z1gJ5H3ubfA?t=147

I definitely saw a difference between her last season and the season prior. Maybe less focus on on a graceful kind of elegance but the trade off was a more emphatic approach to her steps. I'm sure next season we'll see a third dimension emerge. Probably a bit of a hybrid. I hope her and Zhenia are still close. This sport needs to see more fun and friendship. We need more chocolate flavored pressers!

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[email protected] said:

I am not sure why people talk about her doing 4S. I think she just needs to build on the level she set at her first JGP skate last season - it was just gorgeous...with the exception of the last spin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRDaKJ9CMg

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- Why did you decide to stay in the juniors?
- I have not moved into the adult category for the Junior Olympics 2016! I do not want loud statements about the objectives, just try to do their job well (smiles). I will take part in the closed skating. But on the Grand Prix with the coach we have not decided yet. And, although the season starts for juniors will participate in the adult championship of Russia.

- You have changed the coach set of technical elements in the program?
- In the new season must jump from junior short program will be - with the flip of steps. Also in the short program, I have traditionally suffered all jump elements in the second part to get bonuses. In the long program two jumps left in the first half, the other five will do the second. Of the new products ... In the short program I execute rotation "tinkering." And we have a little changed arbitrary combination spin, it has become more aesthetic. Also changed Bilman to layback.

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