Such a beautiful skater. She should have gotten the highest components by far.
She was so amazing today!! I am bit sad that she didn't win but Alina was in a class of her own here.
I almost cried. She was amazing. Thank you, my angel. Sensational skating.
Alina was in a class of her own, but so was Nastya. Alina skated to the notes of ostentatious music designed to display a dancer's physical prowess. Nastya skated to the soul of emotional music arranged to evoke mystery of the most profound human experience. Alina is to be admired, Nastya is to be felt. Try to imagine Alina skating to Nastya's R&J, and vice-versa. Nastya the poet musician, Alina the player piano. Scores are like footnotes to prejudice, judges think like athletes. Alina thinks like an athlete, Nastya thinks like a composer. They don't belong on the same score sheet, maybe not in the same arena, and certainly not with the same judges. You're right, puremagic, Nastya is an angel, as is Yulia Lipnitskaia. Quads are looming, the final nail in the coffin of soulful refinement and sensitivity that could have been ladies figure skating.
https://youtu.be/hzRpAtJvDDY
Here's my edit for princess Nastya. Wish her good luck for her first Russian Nationals!
https://youtu.be/hzRpAtJvDDY
Here's my edit for princess Nastya. Wish her good luck for her first Russian Nationals!
Love the new costume tho.
Her air position is very wild... it's scary. Not to mention her landings. She leans forward too much. I really enjoy her. I hope they can do something with her issue. She is quite athletic so I don't worry about the spring in her jumps.It seems like Nastya is now far behind Alina.... But she's not eligible for Pyeongchang anyway so she and her coach should think about the long-term strategy. Hope she can fix some of her jump techniques, especially those Lutz issues. Then I could say she belongs to the future.
I hope they send her to a jump coach. She does have physhical ability for triples so it's not worry but her jump technique...
It seems like Nastya is now far behind Alina.... But she's not eligible for Pyeongchang anyway so she and her coach should think about the long-term strategy. Hope she can fix some of her jump techniques, especially those Lutz issues. Then I could say she belongs to the future.