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2018-19 Russian Ladies' figure skating
- Thread starter Spirals for Miles
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One big factor i do believe Eteri prioritizes is the idea of choosing a choreographer that is okay to travel to Khrustalny and stay there for quite some time, instead of forcing the skater to travel abroad and visiting him/her basically interrupting the training.
They tried few years ago when they sent Julia and Adian to Marina Zueva in US and Sergei Voronov to Jeffrey Buttle, it didn't work or it was just a one year thing, so since then they decided to do everything "in-house". It's not that different from what Brian Orser does at the Cricket Club with Tracy and David after all.
Other coaches in Russia also do the same, most of the programs for Mishin skaters are choreographed by Tatiana Prokofieva, Svetlana Panova has Rafael Arutunyan's wife and Nadia Kanaeva,...
I think Daniil is doing well so far overall, if they want to change in the future, remember there is also Alexander Zhulin (he choreographed a couple of SPs for Evgenia in the past) in Moscow.
Yes and i'm a bit worried about the possibility of Evgenia showing up at Russian Nationals and being soo behind technically compared to the other skaters.
When she was with Eteri, basically she had an eye on the state of russian ladies every single day not just looking at Alina but also other potential future competitors, what jumps and combo they have. Now of course she can watch Test skates like us but it's different watching skaters from an outside perspective.
We'll wait for the test skates to see her new programs then!
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The TCC way is to make the skaters focus on their own development, not on their competitors. That's why they separated Yuzuru and Javi in the run-up to the Olympics. As you probably remember, it turned out fine for both of them.
Yes. However it is a big transition, regardless of it having been Zhenya's preference and decision.
Zhenya had been in the role, as I understand, as the 'skater to catch' in Eteri's group.
At TCC, she will be experiencing a very different approach.
But when she arrives for test skate in Moscow with all the unconscious cues of familiar language, facilities and people, an emotional and psychological impact should not be unexpected.
We know however that Zhenya has great determination, and Brian Orser works with his skaters on motivation and sports psychology. My thought is that they will have prepared.
For those unfamiliar with it, here's a link to promotional material for a mental training App to help figure skaters that Brian partnered in.
http://www.peakperformanceskating.com
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But neither have the same amount of internal competition as Zhenya... although if there’s anyone that’s driven and intrinsically motivated, it would be her.
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Knowing all of the ins and outs of Eteri's camp and everything about her rival's training didn't help Evgenia beat Alina last season. This seems like unnecessary hand-wringing. Evgenia has goals and she's going to do whatever she has to to do to reach them - but she also has realistic limitations (like I don't think we'll see her doing multiple quads per program like Trusova) and knowing what the juniors are capable of won't help her overcome what she may or may not be physically capable of.
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I agree. I don't know if you saw Zhenya's interview with Yagudin right after Olys. They talked about how difficult it is to train alongside your main rival, and how the psychological stress of watching their development on a daily basis might push the skater to force themselves and end up with an injury.
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Evgenia has seen what the juniors are capable of, and I'm pretty sure she and her new team will be following the JGP to see what's going on there.
At the end of the day though, she needs to think about herself and her goals and figure out the best way to accomplish them. I doubt focusing on what her old training mates are doing on a daily basis would help her with that... she will do whatever she can to upgrade what she has and maximize her chances. It's not like seeing Sasha's 4Lz daily is going to suddenly make her able to also do a 4Lz too. She needs to work with what she has and play smart.
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People from Eteri's team have said that they compete during practices, doing jump battles, look at and motivate each other, but when it comes to a competition, they focus on themselves and don't even watch others' skating.
I'm pretty sure the federation pays for choreographers (especially Russian ones) when it can get them important victories.
It's not that common to set senior records either.
And with a medal.
I'm pretty sure the federation pays for choreographers (especially Russian ones) when it can get them important victories.
It's not that common to set senior records either.
And with a medal.
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Guys! The season officially starts next week! And there's not one but two competitions! I can't wait!!
Just realized JGP starts next week
Just realized I'll be there :shocked:.
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Hold up, everyone! Ksusha has ALL THREE of her combos in the second half :shocked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPoaj_ad5IM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPoaj_ad5IM
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that 3Lz-3Lo is a thing of beauty imo
sorry serephy, you posted waaaay before me
that 3Lz-3Lo is a thing of beauty imo
sorry serephy, you posted waaaay before me
