2023 Russian Junior Nationals - Day 2

[AlexBreeze]

Ooof, those TES dropped 5 or so points... Something invalid? Or some under rotations?

Grishin said her flip was called 'e'. It's not the first time I've seen her with such a big TES drop.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Personally, I'll decide if they were robbed after we see the rest of the skaters' scores. To me, scoring doesn't exist in a vacuum, and if they're going to be strict the whole competition through, that's fine by me, even if I might personally score skaters higher.

And I don't remember Titova scoring 146.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Grishin said her flip was called 'e'. It's not the first time I've seen her with such a big TES drop.

Yep, that would do it. And tbh, fair enough.

However, I also want to say that there are other skaters in this very same competition with less-than-ideal Lutz edges, and I'll definitely be very interested in seeing if they got edge calls. In recent years, Lutz calls have become rarer, while Flip calls have become more common, and that is at both national and international competitions, which is a very interesting phenomenon, so I'm wondering if that'll also be the case here.

 

[yume]

Tbh it looked a tiny bit soulless. It's not the right music for Veronika (or anyone else).

The singed version of Roxanne is the worst. That and her being 14yo and not a natural performer is a bad mix.
Loved the dress though.
The second 4T was gorgeous.

 

[elektra blue]

what made them think that Caruso was a perfect choice in this mix?

 

[Jumping_Bean]

It was a good skate, for her being so recently injured. Also, the 3Lz+3Lo seems to finally be pretty stable for Lyuba (and exactly in the one season she can't do a +3Lo combination in the Short).

She obviously hoped for more before her injury, but I'm sure she'll be satisfied with her skating at this competition. She did everything she could do.

 

[elektra blue]

no sorry, Liza, i quit

 

[Jumping_Bean]

I must say, Liza's jumps look really good this season. Mostly high and floaty, and nice extension and better flow on the landings. Well done Liza.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Huh, her TES also went down 5 points - Did she also get an edge call? Or just regular old URs?

 

[Mawwerg]

Huh, her TES also went down 5 points - Did she also get an edge call? Or just regular old URs?

Probably both.

 

[elektra blue]

explosive

 

[AlexBreeze]

Huh, her TES also went down 5 points - Did she also get an edge call? Or just regular old URs?

Grishin said something about 3Fe<.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Masha got 4Tq.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Tbh, Masha's long-term prospects worry me a bit. Apart from her 4T and 4S, her jumps are pretty squirrely already and she looks like she might grow fairly tall. Hopefully, she'll be able to navigate puberty better than some of her (former) training mates (Samodelkina, Liza Berestovskaia).

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Grishin said something about 3Fe<.

On the Flip? I thought that her Lutz edge was the more problematic of the two, but maybe I'm remembering wrong

 

[AlexBreeze]

It seems like Rubtsova's 4Lo in the planned content wasn't a mistake. She is working on it and wants to attempt in the final. She decided not to risk it today.

 

[AlexBreeze]

Agata

Her first fall this season?

 

[elektra blue]

this little bird didn't fly high

 

[elektra blue]

why ghosts never walk towards the light?

 

[elektra blue]

oh no poor girl...