TUTBERIDZETEAM (Kanysheva, Trusova, Khromykh, Chistyakova) & Zheleznyakov - Dance (03/2019)
https://youtu.be/_eh3Zjh4BLU
https://youtu.be/_eh3Zjh4BLU
Well one thing is sure, I'll be much more excited to watch her next season.. and I'm pretty sure she'll be more exciting to watch..I hope she's settling in well with the rest of Team Tutberidze! :yes:
I am excited to see the programs Alena will get.
Today Alyona is 14 y.o.
Happy birthday!
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Happy birthday Alena!
Can she skate seniors in 2020-21 season?
It's really not that simple. First of all Panova had no problem seeing Sotskova through her junior and into her senior career. Sotskova changed coaches in her first senior season, but she was already set at that point. Second, Eteri skaters don't get any free rides either. Huge scores locally only start happening after huge scores internationally.Honestly I don't see this move as falling out with her old coach over any incident but more as Alena and her family deciding to take a more aggressive approach to her career. I'm sure they want to avoid falling into a Gubanova situation where all the skating skills in the world can't save you from being overlooked because you came up through a small camp with no political power, where your best junior years are wasted without being able to build up the reputation to successfully transition to seniors. Even if nothing else changes from what she would've gotten from Panova, she will likely gain some more consistency, and just the fact that she is in Eteri's camp will bring her more attention/consideration from the fed and internationally. Even being Eteri's #4 junior brings more attention than being #1 in a smaller group because of Eteri's reputation of bringing up the best juniors. And she is far better than being Eteri's #4.
It's really not that simple. First of all Panova had no problem seeing Sotskova through her junior and into her senior career. Sotskova changed coaches in her first senior season, but she was already set at that point. Second, Eteri skaters don't get any free rides either. Huge scores locally only start happening after huge scores internationally.
Panova did an admirable job with a number of skaters. She and her team do pay attention to all aspects and cultivate good fundamentals. And to that end Alena has grown into a good junior skater. However the reality of current situation is that being just good is not enough. To emerge among many capable peers you need to go above and beyond. This is what Tutberidze is known for. For polishing and streamlining every little detail and leaving nothing to chance. For digging deep into each skater's ability and finding something extra special that can differentiate they from the rest.
And finally, Alena going to Khrustalny is not like abandoning your parental nest and going into the wild. It's actually more like homecoming. After all Alena started at Khrustalny with the same coach that brought up Shcherbakova, Akatieva, and Usacheva (Oksana Bulycheva). It's not only Panova that Alena has to thank for her good fundamentals.