St Petersburg Championships Novices (Older Age) 9-11 March 2021

[LadyB]

Qualification for RusNats Novices (Older Age) Championships 2021

Home Page: http://fskating.spb.ru/news/pervenstvo-sankt-peterburga-sredi-devushek-i-yunoshej-starshij-vozrast-3
Time Schedule: http://fskating.spb.ru/images/Raspisanie_st_vosrast_21.pdf
Preliminary List of Participants: http://fskating.spb.ru/images/Entries_st_vozrast_21.pdf

Participants to watch:
Girls: Sofya Moroz, Valeriya Ovchinnikova, Anastasia Samofalova (there are probably more of interest. As you all know, girls are not my strongest discipline. Sorry).
Boys: Vladislav Dikidzhi, Andrey Kutovoy, Semen Soloviev, Nikolay Ugozhaev (and lots more familiar names)
Pairs: Watch Georgiy Kunitsa in his pair debut with Evgenia Tumanova!!!

 

[LadyB]

Here are the streams:
09.03 - https://youtu.be/JVCeTCQTcS4

10.03 - https://youtu.be/151vh0v0JKc

11.03 - https://youtu.be/SPI10rTWb1I

 

[LadyB]

Live results are up: http://fskating.spb.ru/images/result/2021/09032021Perv2021Cup/

Almost there !

 

[LadyB]

Now, Georgiy! Show your new skills!

 

[LadyB]

Straight into the lead, lovely!

 

[LadyB]

Girls are on any minute now. Watching in support of Karina Kornyushina from Kolpino.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Watching as well, but have to work too, so I'll be mostly quiet. Go SPB girls!!!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Which placement do they need to achieve to make it to novice nationals? Is it the same for girls, boys, and pairs? Why is there no novice ice dancing in SPB?

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Wow, never thought I'd say that but Sofia Moroz has a true and wonderful illusion spin!

 

[LadyB]

Which placement do they need to achieve to make it to novice nationals? Is it the same for girls, boys, and pairs? Why is there no novice ice dancing in SPB?

Not 100% sure, but I think it's the first six in all disciplines (at least that's how it works in the younger age group). First six goes for SPB and Moscow, other regions send less participants.

Dikidzhi, Kutovoy and Ugozhaev are no longer listed. Lutfullin and Ermolin will still be there.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Very nice skates from Lutfullin and Soloviov and finally a StSq3 in the boy's event.

 

[LadyB]

Solid performance by Lutfullin with Soloviev at his heels. Fedor Zonov keeps up his good form.

 

[LadyB]

Bravo, Zhenya and Georgiy! First-ever competition and straight onto silver! He seems to have mastered the transition from singles to pairs very well!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Wow, Maria Dmitrieva just landed a huge 3A with positive GOE. Go Masha!!!

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Missed a combo and a few levels though, but goes into first.

 

[LadyB]

And over to the boys! Looking forward to the last two groups. Gleb could be the next Mishin star! He used to have already quite impressive performances in the past. I remember him being on the podium a few times two seasons ago.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Totally unsuitable music choice for Tim. Wicked game.

 

[LadyB]

Totally unsuitable music choice for Tim. Wicked game.

I find that in many cases concerning the young lads....

 

[LadyB]

Molodyets, Maxim! There was a nice feel to the programme.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

So many redheads in SPB.