The truth is that Stepanova is a weak skater and this does affect the team, even though Bukin is good and they might look fresh.
They are at the 4th Worlds, considered Russian no,1, and finished on 7th and lost the TES to Tiff and Jon who are a new team on the international arena.
I just hope that the Russian Fed will promote the couples who really deserve, not as they did with Konstantinova in the ladies.
Tiff and Jon have everything to become a really excellent couple: good basics, chemistry, spicy. They need work, work, work and better programs.
Next year, they'll have 2 other strong couples: S/S and S/A and even Betina and Sergey look promising.
They are at the 4th Worlds, considered Russian no,1, and finished on 7th and lost the TES to Tiff and Jon who are a new team on the international arena.
I just hope that the Russian Fed will promote the couples who really deserve, not as they did with Konstantinova in the ladies.
Tiff and Jon have everything to become a really excellent couple: good basics, chemistry, spicy. They need work, work, work and better programs.
Next year, they'll have 2 other strong couples: S/S and S/A and even Betina and Sergey look promising.