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Eteri Georgiyevna has proven time over again she is master of interpreting the rules to maximum benefits, sometimes even forecasting and setting trends for others to follow.
2019-20 Russian Ladies' Figure Skating
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Eteri Georgiyevna has proven time over again she is master of interpreting the rules to maximum benefits, sometimes even forecasting and setting trends for others to follow.
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Here a photo of the injury. She tore her tights and bled a little due to the fall
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5z2e_-ouNH/?igshid=1uo8nk2gn4fq6
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She withdrew? Was it confirmed? Oh no
https://sport24.ru/news/other/2019-...kh-vystupleniy-v-finale-gran-pri-iz-za-travmy
not the best source but i think it's true
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I could see her dropping the 4S if she can't get it stable.
She's experimenting at the moment and not focused on victory every time. She's aware of the risks she takes and was still very happy with her GPF Bronze, she might have a different plan for Nationals where it will be imperative for her to place in the top 3 and to not risk a non-podium finish.
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If she has withdrawn from the gala then it probably is, or why would she not skate?
Poor Alina.
It went all wrong before the fall and then to injure herself during it is even worse.
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She jumped 4S at Gala to shut up us i think
Well we all know she can do it, she just seems to struggle with it in actual competition.
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I really wish the Alina injured talk would stop. It’s always the same. She skates fine in the SP. The injury narrative is getting old. She didn’t skate well. Has she skated both programs clean this season? Has she been injured all season? She’s struggling this season. Just as other skaters have struggled before her.
Again, we saw this from her last season. Bad showing at GPF- then it was due to a trip on a chord. She struggles with pressure. I’m sure she’s under a lot of pressure- but all these girls are under that same pressure. Last season there was a lot of drama after GPF, Europeans and Nationals with talk of Alina not dealing with the pressure. Maybe she doesn’t like to compete?
If coaches and commentators are saying she is considering retiring then perhaps it’s time for her to consider what her goals are and if she’s capable of improving and achieving them. She’s the only one that knows what’s going on in her head.
Again, we saw this from her last season. Bad showing at GPF- then it was due to a trip on a chord. She struggles with pressure. I’m sure she’s under a lot of pressure- but all these girls are under that same pressure. Last season there was a lot of drama after GPF, Europeans and Nationals with talk of Alina not dealing with the pressure. Maybe she doesn’t like to compete?
If coaches and commentators are saying she is considering retiring then perhaps it’s time for her to consider what her goals are and if she’s capable of improving and achieving them. She’s the only one that knows what’s going on in her head.
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Not to mention Sasha is visibly growing and already taller than Anya and Aliona. Instead of trying to save jumps she's learning 2 new ones. Also every single FS of her senior career has been over 160 points so far, higher than the free-skate world record of 2018-2019 every time! And then all of the 3A scoring over 160 this competition. What we're witnessing is just incredible.
I wonder what the team will do, because Aliona in all her events is going 235+ in total and most likely given Anna and Aliona the score needed to win has to be 240+ from now on. If Sasha gets 75 in the SP, she needs at least a 165 FS....and 175 to be sure.
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Damn shame. Hope the injury isn't bad and the pain is minimal and will go away soon. But we don't usually see figure skaters with blood on them during a competition. Alina really set herself up perfectly after the SP. She should not skate Nationals if she's not 100%. With all she's done in this sport by the age of 16 she can be very careful with her health and she should be.
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Alina will hold a speech at the gala instead of skating..it is marked on the gala schedule
https://twitter.com/whiteligat_/status/1203686951972458501?s=20
https://twitter.com/whiteligat_/status/1203686951972458501?s=20
its scary
i hope she is going to apologize for not skating today and that's it
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She cut herself during the fall. I don’t know. Rika is skating on an injured ankle. It all seems so strange to me.
At any rate, Was hoping for Alina to win. Let’s see what the future brings for her
At any rate, Was hoping for Alina to win. Let’s see what the future brings for her
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I wonder what the speech will be about. Probably thanking fans?
Also, I'm all up for skaters doing something else at galas other than skating. Like singing?
much like yuna and adam rippon did. but yuna's singing is beautiful unlike adam's LOL
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Please don't compare Sasha to Nathan. She does not have the testosterone he does that allows him to do these incredible things with ease. What Sasha is doing is amazing and awe-inspiring. But is it the right thing to do for her career at 15 years of age? The answer is no. I can see it now Sasha will try to be the female version of Nathan Chen and she will keep losing to Aliona. And we already wonder about the physical toll all of this is taking on Sasha while Alyiona just floats around the ice watching her main competitors beat the hell out of themselves with quad attempts after quad attempts after quad attempts. As I said in an earlier post Its risk and reward for Sasha both risk and reward are immense for her. I certainly commend her for what she's doing for the sport but I'm also concerned about her.
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The injury happened during her FS and after it had started off poorly enough so the injury was only a result of her rough skate and not the cause of it.
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I feel like you shouldn’t assume that Alina is faking her injury. Injuries happen all the time in figure skating and Alina isn’t immune to them. If you actually saw any of the pictures or her injuries from last years GPF or Nationals, then you would know that Alina was actually injured. There was a picture of her jump roping from the grand prix final were she had swelling in her ankle and then pictures of the burn on Alina’s ankle were leaked at the end of the season last year as well. I highly doubt that Alina would fake her injury. She is a humble girl and seems to have high moral standards. Which makes me believe that she wouldn’t fake it. She could get in trouble and her reputation would be discredited if she got caught faking it. It would not be worth the risk. I am sorry if I am being a little too aggressive, I have a soft spot for Alina.
Also about the pressure part- Every skater has a different mentality. I don’t think that other skaters were under the same pressure as Alina either. She was the reigning olympic champion and everyone expected her to win every competition. In addition there was the drama that the media made up about her and Zhenya. She was also not used to having the spotlight on her as it had previously been on Zhenya.
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I wonder what the speech will be about. Probably thanking fans?
Also, I'm all up for skaters doing something else at galas other than skating. Like singing?
Sofia has an unbelievable singing voice we need to hear her sing more.
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We all know Sasha compares herself to the men and jokes that she would love to compete with them.
No she isn't Nathan but she herself seems to want to achieve something similar rather than win every time she goes out there.That seems to be her desire at the moment and who are we to try to tell her any differently? Even her coaches struggle to reel her in!
