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I wasn’t sure how to describe it; the way your skating leg should get drawn back with the pick assist in toe loops/flip/lutz. Are there any exercises that helped in making that pull back easier? My coach has told me that I don’t pull back enough before vaulting in the air, but I tend to feel a little unstable(?) If I wait/pull back a lot. Is it a muscle thing? I did notice that it’s difficult for me to do the on ice toe loop exercise where you go in from a right inside 3-turn, pick and just swivel in a full circle. Any advice?

Why do Russian Figure Skating Comps mix up Seniors/older Juniors (who dont qualify for worlds etc..) together? Does this happen in other feds too? Kind of sucks for the actual Senior competitors who don’t win a medal because the Juniors are too good. Is it to give the Juniors more experience? Are there any competitions in Russia where they are clearly divided?

I was thinking about this after watching TSL’s latest video, and the top 10 at Worlds for the Men seems really up in the air? I feel like the ladies side is much clearer in the rough order of the top 10, but I don’t get that same impression for the men. I’ve used the SB list from 19/20 as a guide, but obviously there have been some rises and falls since then, in addition to the skaters actually chosen for Worlds.This is a list of potential top 10 men - what order would you have?#1 & #2 -obviously Nathan and Hanyu, in either order.# 3 - #6 - this is where it gets interesting I guess! Potential here for:KolyadaShoma UnoVincent ZhouBoyang Jin?#7 - #11 Also potential for the following to sneak into bronze if the above faltered:Jason BrownKevin Aymoz (no idea how he is doing at the moment)Junhwan ChaYuma KagiyamaKeegan MessingIn addition, there’s the two Italian men, and Morisi Kvitelashvili.I’m quite excited for the men - Feels like there could be a real shake-up depending on how they skate.

Junior Russian Cup Final 2021 Short Program Thread

Two-time Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko talked about coaching.“In Russia, I am under pressure from the press, judges, federation, fans.Everyone is waiting for a miracle: new programs, more quadruple jumps, new costumes. And I like it, because I myself liked to do something unusual when I was an athlete.I have a very strong team, strong athletes. Of course, they want to stand on the podium. My goal is the Olympic Games for two magnificent girls, Sasha Trusova and Alena Kostornaia. Of course, I want to lead them to the medals. We’re working on it.Sometimes I have to stop them because they would like to jump 200 jumps per training.Sasha wants to jump five quads. Of course, we’ll try to do it. That’s her goal, her idea. She’s a very strong sportswoman. I think she’s the strongest in the world.Alyona is strong in choreography, she has charisma, good spins, sliding. If she adds a triple axel to the programs, of course, she will be on the podium,” Plushenko said in an interview with the Olympic Channel.Article

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I remember when Zhenya got silver I was devastated but it’s insane to think that only 1 of Valieva, Scherbakova, Trusova, Kostornaia, Usacheva, and Kromykh will even get the honour of an Olympic silver.It’s crazy that all these talented skaters may never even have a title to their name.

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I bought a pair of Riedell Diamonds about a year and a half ago, and, as you can guess due to the global pandemic, I didn’t get a chance to use them much before the rinks shut down. But in that short period of time, I had figured out that they were just not right for me.I bought a new pair of Jacksons today that fit like a dream, but now I have these lightly used Riedells that are just going to sit around collecting dust. I don’t want to just toss them out, because they’re still perfectly good!Anyone know where I could sell them? Or even donate them? I just want to find them a good home!

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I was watching the Russian Cup final ice dance live stream, and I was really confused after the second pair’s score when the first pair’s score was completely removed from the placings. I later learned that the first pair was a German pair, so their scores won’t count towards the placements for Worlds. I know the Russian Cup is a domestic competition, so I’m wondering why there was a pair from another country competing there. Is it because of the circumstances of this season, or is there another reason? I’m honestly just curious.

Before this event, it was pretty clear Shcherbakova, Valieva, Trusova, and Usacheva would make the team based on nationals. But now that Tuktamysheva will likely go to worlds, she will definitely be on the team, and that only leaves one spot for Khromykh and Kostornaia. Khromykh beat Aliona here by 25 points but Aliona is still reigning European champion. There are also Medvedeva and Zagitova who may join the team for financial reasons for Rusfed.So who makes the team? My bet at this point would be Khromykh and Kostornaia both make the team with only two reserves - Medvedeva and Zagitova. This sucks for Sinitsyna and Nugumanova who certainly could use the funding more than Zhenya or Alina, but since Zagitova won’t actually compete GPs I could see them still each getting one of her spots after the seven team members + Medvedeva get two.

In less than 3 months the Russian Figure Skating Federation will announce their National Team for the next - Olympic season!It is going to be a really though decision, especially in the women category. These are the main candidates:Anna Scherbakova, Alexandra Trusova, Aliona Kostornaya, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva + Kamila Valieva, Daria Usacheva, Maiia KromykhIn total, there are 8 candidates. But! Big but! Don’t forget Evgenia Medvedeva, who said herself she wants to compete next season and also don’t forget Alina Zagitova, who haven’t competed this season too, but she is the reigning Olympic champion (and also World champion), which guarantees her spot in the National Team, which makes it total of 9 candidates.There are 6 main spots in the women category (+3 spots in the reserve).These are the requirements for making the main team:performance shown during the seasonthe complexity and prospects of competitive programspositive dynamics of the results shown in the season and in the years of the Olympic cyclestability of performances and competitive reliabilitythe level of special technical and physical preparednessthe level of choreographic readinesspsychological stabilitythe level of motivation and focus on achieving maximum resultspromising perspective of the athleteLooking at this past season, I think that only Anna, Sasha and Kamila have their spots guaranteed. We will have to wait and see who of the two - Aliona and Liza - will go to the Worlds and which place will they take.Also, Aliona is the reigning European and GPF champion, so she will probably have a spot in the main team, but with her results of this season it’s not for 100%, since there are also Daria and Maiia, who have shown very good results, given the circumstantes.So what is your opinion? Who do you think will be on the MAIN team and who will be in the reserve?