2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

[Spirals for Miles]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6SyIX1JuJI
Preview to RusNat
How many people would know all skaters there only by image, I wonder )

I did

 

[Shayuki]

Sofia Akatieva (10 years old), Team Tutberidze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAc429XnBM
Landing 3Lz+3T, 2A+3T(rippon) and other triples. Visibly tired in the end, but what a content for a 10 year old!

7 triples on the second half.

Rotates her triples faster than Trusova rotates her quad, also.

Only the combo 3Ts needed to make use of the 90 degree leniency, the others were all fully around and some she actually needed to stop rotating early in order to not go over.

 

[Totentanz]

I am really sad that all the "Buyanova's influence on federation" and "CSKA effect" talk has been overshadowing Maria's success in this thread. Please try to see her success, and stop talking like her place at the olympic team only depends on her team or coach's power. Maria is clearly one of the most successful skater in the world right now. She doesn't need anything but skate like her usual self to get into the podium at Russian nationals this week!

 

[vorravorra]

I did

The only two skaters people should have any trouble recognising are Tarusina and Yakovleva. The rest have competed at least at JGP. It's an amazing lineup.

 

[moriel]

I am really sad that all the "Buyanova's influence on federation" and "CSKA effect" talk has been overshadowing Maria's success in this thread. Please try to see her success, and stop talking like her place at the olympic team only depends on her team or coach's power. Maria is clearly one of the most successful skater in the world right now. She doesn't need anything but skate like her usual self to get into the podium at Russian nationals this week!

She does not need any influence to get into the Oly team for sure.
I think at this point, most of the Buyanova influence discussions are randomly produced when people say that Buyanova could pick Elena over Maria to get into the Olympic team (which makes no sense)

 

[tars]

Sofia Akatieva (10 years old), Team Tutberidze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAc429XnBM
Landing 3Lz+3T, 2A+3T(rippon) and other triples. Visibly tired in the end, but what a content for a 10 year old!

Take a look at Shayuki's edit: https://streamable.com/xiffd :shocked:

100% quaddist next season or season after imo.

 

[AshWagsFan]

Who is Tatiana?

As for team Buyanova, I´m pretty sure that Buyanova will put all her influence to send one of her girls to Olys, and it will be Masha, since she has better prospects. Whatever Buyanova's personal preferences are, I´m sure she will send whoever has better chances to bring a medal home.

Tbh I think Buyanova wants Sotskova to go to the Olys now, and is working with Lena for long term success. Good luck to both!

 

[Shayuki]

Tbh I think Buyanova wants Sotskova to go to the Olys now, and is working with Lena for long term success. Good luck to both!

Radionova over Sotskova for long term success? I'm kind of confused, I just can't see the logic in that. Sotskova even is younger.

Well, I guess you meant that she's working with Radionova as well... I see.

 

[AshWagsFan]

Radionova over Sotskova for long term success? I'm kind of confused, I just can't see the logic in that. Sotskova even is younger.

No I mean she wants to work with Radionova for long term because she knows Maria is already long term ready

 

[Shayuki]

No I mean she wants to work with Radionova for long term because she knows Maria is already long term ready

Aah, that makes sense, I guess. Though in Russia's landscape, Radionova is just about ripe for retirement... Which is pretty crazy to think about. I still clearly remember her senior GP debut as a 13-year-old.

 

[tars]

Small RusTV report from Tutberidze group.

(notice fine Shcherbakova's axel at the beginning, she's back! :gclap

 

[vorravorra]

It's interesting that Eteri says "Sasha" and "Alina", but "Tsurskaya" and "Kostornaya". I wonder if it's accidental or means something about the degree of closeness.

 

[atsumiri]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRVxeM3X4AAlvao.jpg:large Team Tutberidze

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

It's interesting that Eteri says "Sasha" and "Alina", but "Tsurskaya" and "Kostornaya". I wonder if it's accidental or means something about the degree of closeness.

Alyona may sound too close to Alina or Anna. And maybe when Polina joined it was too soon after Shelepen left and she didn’t want to go there I don’t know...just throwing things out there.

 

[vorravorra]

Alyona may sound too close to Alina or Anna. And maybe when Polina joined it was too soon after Shelepen left and she didn’t want to go there I don’t know...just throwing things out there.

Alina and Alyona sound quite different to the Russian ear, Anya even more so. But it may be nothing. I know Eteri and Evgenia have a close relationship, the rest of the girls maybe are about the same to her.

 

[tars]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRVxeM3X4AAlvao.jpg:large Team Tutberidze

I think I know, who's Zhenya's biggest fan inside the group. #lovestare :agree:

 

[russianfan]

It's interesting that Eteri says "Sasha" and "Alina", but "Tsurskaya" and "Kostornaya". I wonder if it's accidental or means something about the degree of closeness.

may be it has something to do with the fact that Sasha and Alina are winning everything this season, but Polina and Alyona are not
Eteri is so evil, she doesn't even want to call you by name if you don't win everything

 

[vorravorra]

may be it has something to do with the fact that Sasha and Alina are winning everything this season, but Polina and Alyona are not
Eteri is so evil, she doesn't even want to call you by name if you don't win everything

I don't think Eteri is evil :dev3: but she does prefer winners and simply spends more time on them. Although Kostornaya is new and Polina has been sort of on the periphery due to her illness (and were they ever close?). So that may be the reason. If it's not just accidental as I have said. Other Russian coaches seem to refer to their students by their first names, that's why it made me wonder.

 

[madison]

I think I know, who's Zhenya's biggest fan inside the group. #lovestare :agree:

Who is the blonde girl near Polina?

 

[puremagic]

Who is the blonde girl near Polina?

At what minute is Diana Guseva here? :think: