Hi Guys! I lost my voice over the weekend and I didn't want to re-records as it would delay the video more. Sorry if it feels rushed as I was trying to finish before my voice completely gave out and/or my camera died. It's a bit ASMR today but hopefully you'll still enjoy!
GIRL "Yuzu said he wants to land the quad axel at the NHK Trophy" - litterally two days later "Yuzu has to withdrawn from the NHK Trophy due to ankle injury". It makes me so sad and I really hope he is going to land his quad axel in competition later this year but also that he won't rush back onto the ice and will let his body properly recover so he can be at his best for the japanese nationals and the olympics.
I agree, this moment everything i wanna it's he have a good recovery and be able to compete at japanese nationals, and catch thar spot for the olympics, and jump the 4A there, i'm pretty sure i'll be watching and crying
I believe in Liza more and more with every competition. She is so solid and consistent. Jason was perfect in short. I saw a lot of people talking about how he should give up quad attempts but I don't agree. Obviously he can do well without one but It seems like it's personal goal? It's probably his last season he should go for everything. Aliona - I love her but for me with every competition it's more obvious that she's not going to Olympics. She's better with this new programs and I love that she was so happy - that's all I want for her, but I just don't see her on that team. Wakaba was my absolute favorite! That lion king free skate was so original and beautiful, she has probably best 3a out of ladies, it was amazing. Roman is my inconsistent, nerve-wracking favorite. He has amazing skating skills, good lines, musicality and he can absolutely splatter all over the ice. Roman, please just stay vertical for just one program and I'll be overjoyed!
I’m pretty sure someone already said it but Yuzuru Hanyu just withdrew from NHK because of a fall so we’re not getting that quaxel yet and ngl I had a lil crisis there when I read it
KOSTO TWILIGHT !!!!!! she clearly loves that program and it’s like she comes back to life when she performs it, truly don’t see why they can’t bring that out for the fs if she gets her 3A back consistently
I LOVEEED Kosto's new programs & dresses--they suited her way better. also super happy she got on the podium!! on another note, I felt so bad for Karen, you could tell this was not her best performance :(
@@Ardit-kq4bt She hasn’t been done choreographic justice since her 2017-2018 season tbh😭 We honestly just have to accept the scraps she gets from Danny at this point.
Information about Alyona's transition from Plushenko to Eteri and apologies is written in the notes in the biography on the official ISU website and it does not say that she is the European champion. The announcement on skate Canada was most likely taken from Alyona's biography. ISU's strange attitude towards Alyona.
You’re not the only one who shuddered at the Kosto announcement - I swear they’re trying to actively sabotage and it’s really sad. I want Alena to have her Olympic moment so badly - not only for her confidence, but so they can get off her back
i don’t understand why alena is taking all the heat when sasha did the same thing too? is it just because sasha was still doing good under plushenko while alena couldn’t exactly flourish? granted no one should be getting hate, but alena is seriously taking so much unnecessary heat
@@orange_leaf4913 I guess Sasha isn't the one who made the decisions on switching coaches, it was her father both times. Aliona, on the other hand, was the one to conflict with the coaches (while her mother was against that decision which makes me wonder if the poor girl gets any support at all), and to openly speak about the reasons why she went to Plushenko. What she said was quite reasonable and made Eteri look bad, so now tries to make Aliona look like a bad guy in this situation
@@orange_leaf4913 Trusova's decision was reasonable. She came in 3rd , aka last between the 3A, in every major international competition. She wanted more. I think Eteri respected that. She also left with grace- didn't comment, was always dimplomatic and let the adults handle everything. Meanwhile Kostornaia dominated everything, was Eteri's absolute best at the time. She didn't leave because of unsatisfactory results, she left cuz of her arrogance and bad attitude. She also made some really bad statements... I think that Eteri's stance was absolutely justified.
Oh Kostonira we love you. I feel like they need to just let her do her thing stop micro managing her she got that 3A she has personality and she’s beautiful. Jason brown deserves more medals despite not having a quad!
I think they overscored Kami in some of her jumps but I do believe she would have still won. I am still surprised she lands her jumps with how off her axis looks and her landing looks unsteady sometimes....
I mean she’d still win even with her base value and 0 GoE. Her Base value is 6 points more than Liza’s total technical score after all GoE. Imagine competing with a girl who has 86.07 technical points as her minimum. And she’s just not only great at landing complicated jump passes, quads and trixels. She’s also artistic, flexible, and her strongest point is the spins
Oh god thank you, I thought I had imagined that her jumps are off axis bc nobody mentions it. I legit always get scared bc I think she's gonna fall but then she lands it.
@@nikitashaitan9984 but that’s the point, she would still win if not overscored, and that’s what makes many of us mad. Why so blatantly overscore a skater when she is winning anyways? I want this sport to be fair, I want the judging to be fair.
kamila is a great athlete but her axis and her ankles whenever she lands on inside edge makes me cringe, not to mention her deep inside edge on the lutz and her prerotation def overscored but her consistency even while jumping quads is insane
@@flowerpuffff but how is it blatantly overscored … she had it all, it was as clean as it could be besides 3A. Even her PCs is in low 9s, high 8s. Is it not right? It could be a bit overscored here and there overall by what? 3-4 points in total? Her score is for sure somewhere near it should have been. For sure not underscored, but not blatantly overscored either. Like, let’s count: 124 base value, 8,8 on each PCs = 105,6 PCs total, and usual +30 GoE (that’s what male skaters get for clean programs with 3 quads and trixels) = 260 TS if we even skipped watching it.
16:43 for the record Liza Tuktamysheva won skate Canada 2018 , so it´s not so far from now, and also got bronze at NHK that same year, and ended up 3rd at Grand prix final that same year. I don´t know why people tend to forget her achivements that season, that is why she was so upset when she didn´t get the spot to Saitama 2019.
I'm new to competitive FS, why is everyone so obsessed with Yuzuru landing a quad axel for the Olympics? is that what it takes for him to win another gold?
Elizeveta is so much fun to watch like when she skates you can see all ten years of work. The maturity, the performance, the cheekiness in how she plays with the crowd is in my opinion leaps ahead of all the others. And shes consistant! Slow and steady wins the race and all that. This is definitely my bias speaking here but i feel like it would make sense for russia to send valieva, trusova and miss elizaveta, right? Two record breakers and one super consistant skater they can rely on? I feel like they could easily get a russian sweep if they do that but again, I know this is incredibly biased -I just need her to go to the olympics. And Kostornia my poor baby kostornia... is definitely being played in something and I dont like it. It really feels like shes being made an example of? Like that introduction is SHADY, the post she made is worded oddly, and knowing everything else... idk it feels a lot like shes still being set up for failure even with the new programmes -which she skated beautifully. Idk why but it doesnt feel like they actually want her to make it to the olympics, i dont know how to explain it :C
My personal winner is Trusova, I understand and agree with some of the criticism she faces, but to me she is so badass and empowering - just doing her own thing which is less feminine and artistic and more powerful and athletic, and I feel like the judges dislike her for that. I really hope that she recovers and gets gold, she has been in the second spot for tooooo long
I absolutely loooovvveeee Sasha! Watching her skate brings me so much joy! Her courage, passion, and athleticism are so inspiring to me, I really hope she medals at the Olympics
I agree! Why can't more powerful and athletic routines be considered good PCS? I think some think PCS is only good if a skater is lyrical and graceful.
@@mollykissel9553 I think that's especially true for women. Like don't get me wrong I loveeee artistry but I think someone like Sasha holds her own artistry - I think bc figure skating tends to have so many old conservative ppl in it, they prefer women to be closer to this weird female ideal from the 19th century.
@@s_orax I don't think it was conservatism. I mean, I don't see how you could justify going a full rink's worth of space to load up for a quad every time and call that "powerful artistry", I mean, can you at least make it seem like you are trying with artistry? Even through some extra movement in there would have been great for her. Look at her short program, it wasn't overly feminine and I'm pretty sure most people think that her artistry was decent in that program. If sasha can take less time loading up for quads and do more movements in between, even powerful movements, and make it seem like it belongs in the powerful/goth (?) music, then she would get more pcs. It's about how well she matches up with the music, and let me tell you, music with that type of energy doesn't match well with someone skating backwards for a full rink length to do one jump. I think most of the "old conservative ppl" (not all bc, yk why) would actually appreciate the fact that she has some substance outside of spins (impressive lvl 4's ngl) and jumps (also impressive ngl, shouldn't get pcs tho) and not a few moves every 50 secs. (Don't remember much more than like 4 times, with each time being like 5 secs, that she really connected to the cruella music, not including jumps, bc I think they were placed correctly, because like I said, taking that long to load up for jumps doesn't really match the music, and it is a pretty non-feminine music, so idk what the issue is there.)
Wakaba was CRIMINALLY underscored. If she had gotten the GOE she deserved (give that axel more GOE) and the PCS and if in turn the Russians weren't so blatently overscored and showered in PCS, she could have medaled here. Same goes for Miahara. I feel so bad for my girl Kosternaia. She must be under so much mental stress with the Russian media hammering her. That annoncement was pure sabotage, that would have shaken me to the core. I mean, she is raining GFP and European champion, why was that not mentioned?! Also her coaches decided to change her programms after Finnlandia, so it wasn't her decision. I'm not here for the Tuktameshava PCS-overscoring. Yes, she is likeable and has a good on-ice persona/presence but that does not make good skating skills. She is much slower on the ice compared to the rest, her spins aren't that great, she has almost no choreo exept for hand-movements (not her fault but still). And she gets more PCS than Karen Chen in the short (who is one of the most gorgeous skaters) or Wakaba or Miahara? Like what?
Wakaba and all the Japanese women were so underscored, it's so infuriating! Its so sad when you see the skater do so amazing and then you know that when the scores come in it's going to be low just because they don't have the right flag next to their name. Liza overscoring for some reason makes me less angry? We all know Eteri girls are going to get team tut bonus. Liza is better than Sasha in PCS imo (or at least not worse).
Yes, both Mai and Wakaba deserved more PSc. Were russians overscored? Sure, by a few PSc points. Who would beat Liza’s score though even with a few more PSc there? Only Kami. So the question is the third place. Was Alena’s FP score not 140 worthy? It was scored as not biased as could be. She got her lowest PSc. Her Junior level PSc. Was Wakaba underscored? She was. But it was still not enough to medal if she got her scores right. The content is not there. 2lz? 3lo-2t? She has 3A but her base value was 59.89. Even Alena’s was 65.05 with all her underrotations. Mai could perhaps swip Alena’s medal. Perhaps. But Alena was drastically underscored in SP.
@@nikitashaitan9984 Mai should definitely have been on the podium. I love Aliona, but she wasn't even close to her best here. I don't like the new FS any better than the last one, I want to see her go back to Twilight too.
@@erikhai1 being close to her best does not mean she was worse than the 4th place in summary. Alena was at her worst. She barely hit 210 mark. But relatively she still was a lil better than Mai at her best. It’s Grand Prix. It’s a complex competition. They’re choosing girls for finals. Who’s has a chance at doing good in finale? A girl who gave performance of her life and hot 210? Or a girl who gave her worst and also hit 210? Bruh.
Liza triple axel was the best of the day, she clearly deserved that second place, and Kami deserved the first, sorry troll but Russians ladies are the best, cry how much you like. The ONLY lady who has a chance against them is Rika Kihira.
@@Melissa-gy9dp Unfortunately it's been years and her SS still have not improved, so it's blatant robbery her PCs were higher than the JPN girls who have proper SS. However, her jump technique is as stunning as ever and it'll be interesting if she makes it to the olympics over a eteri girl
@@Bella-po8vh her techniques I think are better than Eteri girls, especially when it comes to lutz. In that sense I think she should go but who knows hm
I adore the empress , I will be heart broken if she doesn’t get to the olympics . I love watching a grown woman ice skating at the top level , she connects to the music that a teenager can’t , due to life experience . I am mesmerised when watching her as she delivers the way only a grown woman can , she is truly divine 👍❤️
I think Mai Mihara was underscored. She should have been third overall. Wakaba Higuchi was also underscore in PCS. I hate the fact that JapFed does not help its own skaters at all!
Diana and Gleb are not Tutberidze skaters. They represent Russia but train in Michigan. Their coach is Igor Shpilband. Furthermore, they placed 5th in Skate Canada so I doubt they'll be going to the 2022 Olympics.
i really want to see Kostornaia at the Olympics she’s a beautiful skater and she’s been given the shit end of the stick, I can’t imagine how it feels having your team treat you as less, her team seems so unprofessional
Glad to see Nathan back on top and Jason is such an artistic skater. Very saddened for Kostornaya. So many are already discounting her chances to compete at the Olympics. Valieva appears to the front runner but I'm not dismissing Anna Scherbakova. As she has demonstrated to be the most viable competitor to challenge Valieva.
Mai Mihara won my heart. Her renaissance is just heartwarming. Medal or not, she stood out for me. And I know people there those who might hate me for this but I never understood the hype for Aliona or this Kosto depression you keep saying. Yuna Kim and her generation just ruined my standards for ladies/women’s figure skating. These tutberidze girls can have their quad fest but they are nowhere near the artistry of the greats of the previous generations. Nor even Aliona is close even though she’s dubbed to be the most artistic of the lot. Case in point: Liza. Her artistry and expressiveness is just a cut above the rest. It’s almost insulting that Liza’s PCS is comparatively the same as these tutberidze girls.
i think one of the reasons that aliona doesn't score as high anymore is because she's clearly not into any of her programs. they're better now since the ones we saw at test skates and finlandia but she is not feeling them and she is not selling them and the judges can see this. liza, on the other hand, can sell the sh*t out of her programs and knows how to get the audience going, so that's a huge effect on the judging panel. if aliona was still performing like she was in 2019 then we can have a different conversation about her placing below liza but since she is not, her being in third place is rightfully (or as rightfully as it can be with the russians because they're all overscored lmao) deserved.
If Rika doesn't make to the Olympics I'll never get over it 😭😭😭 Sui and Han NEEDS that gold. I hope Nathan gets mental strength because he will go against Shoma, Vincent... My Empress is proving herself again. Kosto depression is here 😭😭😭😭. Also it's so sad that men is their 20s are still young to skate meanwhile woman over 18 they consider them really old.
You are a real gem :) I love figure skating and I love listening to you , you have a great voice and you are well informed , a huge thanks for the time you put into these videos , I love every one of them :)
Oh god Roman 😭 I love him so much, but he's such an inconsistent mess. Please get it together and go to the olimpics! And never bleed on the ice again, my nerves can't take it!
Lizas performances are getting better and better if its posible and she deserves a gold!!! What an extraordinary woman!!!!. About aliona..well every GP its a new drama but i still have hope for her. Anddd i cant wait to see the baby baby russians tomorrow in Italy (thank god a competition in which i dont need to be awake at 5am) hahahaahahahah
Don't believe, there will be NO manipulation about Russian Olympics team- the Rus skating Fed will definitely want to send the best skaters- it's in their interest . Why would they send Diana and Gleb, if Tiffani and Jonathan are better !?
Love you Paola! Thank you for your continued perception, its no shit, right in line with me thought process on this season. The suspense leaves me with sleeping with one eye open! I won't rest until after February!
You should have waited a day!!!! Whew! Today made the Russian Olympic team even more of an unknown to me! I know many want to say it’s Valieva followed by Trusova and that Liza is fighting with Anna. However, Valieva is all that seems fairly safe in my mind! I almost feel like Liza is safer than the others. I’ll have more faith in Sasha once she actually lands 5 quads in competition.
Actually Diana Davis might get a gold medal. If they get her to he olympics they might let her do the rhythm dance (short program?? The bom bom pow one) for the team event and if they (or Misha) don't completely bomb this time there might be a gold waiting for her.
I love you, Paola! You are so funny with your comments! You always make me chuckle. But you are also very knowledgeable! I always look forward to your reviews!
Wakaba is a queen, I love Liza, I love Kosto's new programs, Keegan's fall terrified me, I'm so happy for Jason, I hate Nathan's fs costume and it needs to change before the Olympics
Can kostronia catch a brake with the coaching thing!? Honestly with the way these adults act like literal children how is she supposed to focus on the olympics-
Phi's Random Honky Blurbs 1 month ago @Jim H Based on the timeline, this one was used not for enhancing performance at the Olympics, but for allowing for longer and more arduous practice sessions that make practicing quads possible. Which is probably actually worse for the athlete since that means they take it around the clock as long as there is no competition, but technically works for those planning it since if you take them off of it long enough before a competition, then they can get the doping effect they wanted but not get caught by tests. That is, assuming that you correctly estimate how long it takes for it to get out of the system, which they might have messed up here. As a result, I'm quite worried that it happens to a number of athletes, just that they don't have this anomaly where it takes longer to get out of the system than normal.
No one really cares or wants to speak about Kami... she's great but people are tired of junior skaters debuting every year and want to cheer for someone longstanding like Liza
@Jorma Ella, You said this so well. I don't even want to *watch* Kami on principle. She doesn't let the audience in when she skates. Too young and inexperienced. Liza has grown on me since 2017, when I got back into skating after 12 years. She continues to develop her performance skills and consistency. If only Medvedeva had started out with a coach who taught her sustainable technique. I miss her and tbh I also miss Zagitova. Now I'm attached to the 3A because of watching them since they were juniors. We don't need three new Eteri girls or even one. Just let us enjoy 3A and Liza.
@@bordeauxhouse after Kami, there's Akatyeva, and then everyone will say that she's a genius skater (but she's really more talented than Kami). I agree with you. But Liza, Anna, and others already get PCS lower than Kami, that's so unfair!
It's the Eteri effect, the factory like production line of skaters who burst on to the scene then quickly fade away and are replaced by the next in line. Fans dont get the chance to develop a long lasting connection with skaters who come and go so quickly.
I think they made her write that post. It's real messy Edit: They could do way better with her dresses. Especially the second one. I did like her blue dresses though; bring out her eyes and personality. They lool a lot fresher and vibrant.
I must add Mischa trains his skaters for longevity , they only burn out young with him if they get badly injured or a born with a weak hip of some other part of their body . Plushenko has said he will only train the way Mischa trains his skaters , I remember a interview with trusovsa when she was training with Plushenko and they asked her ‘ why are you only doing one quad in your program and something about how there were less jumps then when she was with Eteri’ and she replied in the way a teenagers does and said ‘ it was all the jumps I was allowed to do , Plushenko said that is all I’m allowed to do ‘ You could tell she was miffed by it but he believes top competitive skaters should be enjoying their career until at least 30 years and beyond . He is patient and would rather they take care of their health by not breaking there body in their teenage years , he said the transition to staying at the top when their body becomes that if a woman can be done mostly with patience and the right training , he also said some just can’t make that transition sadly but many can and their body needs to be cared for . I think he gets a bad rap a lot of the time but I’m 58 years old snd saw him when he first took to the ice and have followed his career , he is a focused determined man , but Eteri is a focused determined woman who fought also to be where she is . I respect them both enormously , I think the problem when they have gone to plushenko, he is doesn’t raise his voice, his style is more gentle and he won’t let them do a load of quads and things that are very dangerous on a young teenagers thin body , he meets them half way but then he puts his foot down . After being trained by Eteri who is very strict and can use strong narrative and let’s them do all those jumps to a point , she did say in an interview that they want to keep jumping at practice until they make the perfect jump that practice and she has to say no , as they have jumped the amount she is comfortable with that practice otherwise injuries would happen , to go from Eteri to plushy who even provides each skater with their own cottage free of charge , could result in the skaters feeling held back, less driven . As Eteri enviorment is now it never as the younger ones coming up will take your place . Where as plushenkos is when your body is ready , you have years left to compete if done right . Two very different styles and after spending years with Eteri it feels like home . People forget they are teenagers and being a teenager is s confusing time and that is without being the best Ice skaters in the world . Of voids they will want to try something new and then turn around and go back to the place that has been home to them for many years despite the problem . I hoped the adults would understand that and plushenko was gracious and supportive when they did and I thought Eteri was also , but what she has been pushing on Kosternia which id humiliation really made me feel so sorry for kostania . She is a teenage girl who most probably handled it all badly but she is a teenager , a child not even 18 years old , some understanding of that would be wonderful and would warm my heart ❤️
I agree with everything you said. I honestly believed that Sasha should have stayed with Plushenko. If not him, then she should have gone to Prof Mishin. It’s sad that she’s already dealing with injury right after skate America. These girls burn so bright and so fast. Before you know it, they’ll be forgotten names of the past. They don’t have the long , vibrant, and exciting careers of skaters past. These tutberidze girls just last one Olympic cycle. It’s sad. Really sad.
Plushenko had a girl skate on one foot when she was injured. His son skated with broken arm. I don't think Eteri is some kind of angel, they're both bad.
Paola, no he terminado de ver el vídeo, voy por el análisis de Kostornaia, y es que ESTOY COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO CONTIGO!! Lo de que en la gala de exhibición se la vió muchísimo más la Kostornaia a la que nos tenía acostumbrados y que ese programa sería muchísimo mejor que los que ha estado presentando!! El de You Should See Me In A Crown, aunque le va mejor con su personalidad y lo hace bastante guay, no creo que lo planteasen porque supongo que lo construyeron en Plushenko y estaría feo, además de que no estuvo del todo bien acogido en los Test Skates (la comentarista ex-patinadora, no recuerdo el nombre, que es allí como una mandamás, cuando terminó ese programa estuvo negando con la cabeza, como diciendo... no me gusta nada este programa tan moderno, no es bonito). A mí tampoco me entusiasman los programas nuevos, pero desde luego me gustan mucho más que los que tenía antes. Soy acérrima de Vivaldi, pero está demasiado visto en patinaje, no lo lucía, no transmitía... es que no sé, no me dejaba sin habla, como sí lo hacían sus programas del 2019. Además, en la gala de exhibición, por fin entendí la coreo de Crepúsculo!! No me había fijado en que se coge del cuello como que la han mordido, porque ahora se agarró del cuello muchísimo más, y lo interpretó muchísimo mejor, con un cambio de actitud total cuando se "transforma" en vampiro. En interpretación, sin duda lo han mejorado. Ojalá retomen ese programa, me parece que es la única oportunidad que tendría de plantear que fuese a las Olimpiadas, sinceramente. A menos que empiece a haber lesiones y caigan como moscas...
@@paolala estoy completamente de acuerdo, además es que se la vio disfrutando un mmmmmontón, me emocionó verla interpretarlo así. Ojalá... Y también el corto, porque ese programa con la música de Max Richter, que ya conocía al compositor y es de una de mis tres series de cabecera, y él es fua, me flipa, es un programa de lo más bonito que he visto, y realmente fue con el que me enganché al patinaje de forma seria, antes lo veía esporádicamente y no conocía a nadie. Fue ver ese programa corto y decir... Bbbbuah, pero qué BELLEZA. Y ya está, me enganché. :) Ojalá, Kostornaia la lió mucho el año pasado, pero es espectacular. Lamentablemente, no veo a la federación rusa, precisamente la rusa, pasando por alto una deslealtad tal hacia Tutberidte...
@@paolala visto el programa corto del Campeonato de Italia... ¿No te da la sensación de que todos los programas de la temporada pasada de las de Tutberidte eran mejores que los de esta temporada? Los dos de Anna me parece feísimos, músicas incluidas, mientras que los de la pasada me cortaban la respiración y me saltaban las lagrimillas, por ejemplo. También me gustaban más los de Samodorova y el corto de Kamila con una música más especial... No sé, me parece que han desaprovechado programas, la verdad... Y lo de Kosto no tiene nombre, desde luego...
Paola! Queen, thank you. I've been waiting for your insight into SkaCanada. Quaxel? Why Yuzu...why?! I have co-occurring Kostodepression with Yuzu-induced anxiety. 😂😫
They're giving Liza the scores Aliona got in 2019-2020, which is beyond absurd because the only thing they have in common is the stable triple axel. Liza doesn't have Aliona's personality, skating skills, interpretation, etc. that made her stand out in that season. But I guess the Russian fed needs a stable non quad skater to rely on and she's the only one.
Personally I always feel like Liza has a ton of personality and stage presence. Her free program is fire! She and Kosto both have a lot of sass and I love it, I really hope she gets to go to the Olympics
You're joking right? Liza has a lot of personality and stage presence, she doesn't have the same skating skill as Aliona? 😂😂😂😂😂 Of course not, her triple axel is way superior. I love Aliona but she's currently no match for Liza.
Hanu has dropped out of NHK. He's injured. Ligaments in his foot/ankle. He hurt his right ankle before the 2018 Olympics practicing for NHK back then too. Doubtful he'll be 10% for Rostelecom. He should stop trying the 4A before he's seriously injured. Alysa Liu's 3A was under rotated in the short. Haven't seen it clean yet. The South Korean's name you couldn't think of is Young You. My guess is that Eteri or the Russian Federation wrote Kostornaia's intro. She's going to continue to make Alena pay/grovel/embarrass her for going to Evgeni. Notice that Alena also has the most bland, poorly choreographed programs of Eteri's skaters. The gloves she wore in her program look like she borrowed them from someone. They were not the sam gloves she wore during the medal ceremony. The medal ceremony gloves looked like they fit her costume.
@@jonathanm.9801 FRRRRR her only 2 good programs were departure and adios nonino ( for me ) and they were her JUNIOR PROGRAMS😭( yes I know she reused it for her first senior ) how sad is it that her junior programs were better than BOTH her OLYMPIC programs.
Empress for 2022 crowd! ✌🏼👏🏻 If she doesn't go, I'll riot! (Saying it now) 😆. Valieva is better than Zagitova! Sorry, I said it. Don't come for me lol 🤣. She is.
I'm so happy for nathan I was scared he wouldn't make it to the GPF but of course he pulled through ! Also jason was amazing i'm rooting for him in the IDF 🥰 As for the women's, Elizaveta was the queen of that event lol. I feel bad for Kostornaia when they annouced her mentioning the coach change I was like 👁👄👁... Kamila won but I don't feel really connected to her programs, probably because i'm more into upbeat music than classical 🧐... I wish we could get a 4A at NHK but it's not gonna happen, maybe Rostelecom ? We pray 😃 mans keep getting injured
I admire the Empress but i'm not feeling the programs the way i felt them last year. And to be honest... Trusova and Valieva are going to Beijin, no doubt. The third place to me HAS to be Kostornaia. Not because thats reasonable, but because i'm a caprichosa de mierda y la amo. I don't give a flying damn. Kosto represents to me what Evgenia couldnt do: "betray" Eteri, come back, and destroy everyone. Trusova left too, but Eteri loves her, her quads and the lack of drama with her. Kosto would not only be the artistic one, the sassy one, if she went to Beijin, she would be Kosto for 2022!!!! i don't caaare
You love to judge Tutberidze, but Kostornaya landed a triple axel after losing it in Plushenko’s angels only because of Tutberidze. She should be grateful for that
Kostornaia is not going to the olympics. Trusova’s father bought her ticket to China and Valieva has to go too. How can Russia deny a spot to the Empress? So, this is why Kostornaia will be watching everything on TV. She can go in four years, but only if she leaves Russia and represents another country.
@@tlipke84 from what i've read in the past few months, trusova's father is protecting her from getting exploited. during the doping incident, there's a rumor that trusova's father does not want trusova to take any of those drugs and he's strongly against it. it's anna shcherbakova's parents who are rich and was seen dining with the board of russian federation members before shcherbakova won the olympics.
you forgot Mana Kawabe 🙌 Liza's and Wakaba's were my favorite 3A's though. Best program for me were Liza's FS, Mai Mihara's SP, Wakaba's FS 👌🏻 Mai was emotional because she struggled with an eating disorder. So glad to see her back, love her skating and her disposition ❤️
the amount of hate liza gets in every competition she performs in really makes me feel a bit worried about her position for the olympics. i don't think i've seen a single positive comment about her skating overall during the skate canada...
if you mean on twitter then i am begging you not to look at twitter fs stans and their opinions lol they are *incredibly* biased against certain skaters and a lot of them very clearly token stan and token hate certain skaters just because. it's true that liza and all the russians are overscored but it's in no way their fault
Hi Guys! I lost my voice over the weekend and I didn't want to re-records as it would delay the video more. Sorry if it feels rushed as I was trying to finish before my voice completely gave out and/or my camera died. It's a bit ASMR today but hopefully you'll still enjoy!
Feel better! We are still happy for this video, and I'm sure we all wish u to rest your voice now!
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please take care of yourself TwT
I didn’t mind at all , I was just hoping you feel much better soon :)
GIRL "Yuzu said he wants to land the quad axel at the NHK Trophy" - litterally two days later "Yuzu has to withdrawn from the NHK Trophy due to ankle injury". It makes me so sad and I really hope he is going to land his quad axel in competition later this year but also that he won't rush back onto the ice and will let his body properly recover so he can be at his best for the japanese nationals and the olympics.
I agree, this moment everything i wanna it's he have a good recovery and be able to compete at japanese nationals, and catch thar spot for the olympics, and jump the 4A there, i'm pretty sure i'll be watching and crying
So now we're in yuzu depression
😥me too
I hate so much this 4A Idea 😢😢😢
i could genuinely listen to you say russian names in a quiet voice all day why is it so soothing to hear you whisper 𝓀𝑜𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓃𝒶𝒾𝒶
I believe in Liza more and more with every competition. She is so solid and consistent.
Jason was perfect in short. I saw a lot of people talking about how he should give up quad attempts but I don't agree. Obviously he can do well without one but It seems like it's personal goal? It's probably his last season he should go for everything.
Aliona - I love her but for me with every competition it's more obvious that she's not going to Olympics. She's better with this new programs and I love that she was so happy - that's all I want for her, but I just don't see her on that team.
Wakaba was my absolute favorite! That lion king free skate was so original and beautiful, she has probably best 3a out of ladies, it was amazing.
Roman is my inconsistent, nerve-wracking favorite. He has amazing skating skills, good lines, musicality and he can absolutely splatter all over the ice. Roman, please just stay vertical for just one program and I'll be overjoyed!
I’m pretty sure someone already said it but Yuzuru Hanyu just withdrew from NHK because of a fall so we’re not getting that quaxel yet and ngl I had a lil crisis there when I read it
what for real!!
I hope he is doing ok, don't want my baby Yuzu skating while he's hurt.
@@Hithere-dl2cx i know, i just hope he gets a lot of rest so he doesn't have to miss other competitions
just realized a lot of them are getting injured this season sasha, rika and now yuzu
The way I screamed when Kostornaia landed that triple axel🥳
KOSTO TWILIGHT !!!!!! she clearly loves that program and it’s like she comes back to life when she performs it, truly don’t see why they can’t bring that out for the fs if she gets her 3A back consistently
I LOVEEED Kosto's new programs & dresses--they suited her way better. also super happy she got on the podium!!
on another note, I felt so bad for Karen, you could tell this was not her best performance :(
Kostornaias programs are simply BAD..ugly, they dont do any justice to her abilities..
@@Ardit-kq4bt She hasn’t been done choreographic justice since her 2017-2018 season tbh😭 We honestly just have to accept the scraps she gets from Danny at this point.
Information about Alyona's transition from Plushenko to Eteri and apologies is written in the notes in the biography on the official ISU website and it does not say that she is the European champion. The announcement on skate Canada was most likely taken from Alyona's biography. ISU's strange attitude towards Alyona.
So Unfaiir
You’re not the only one who shuddered at the Kosto announcement - I swear they’re trying to actively sabotage and it’s really sad.
I want Alena to have her Olympic moment so badly - not only for her confidence, but so they can get off her back
Its so bad eteri is so childish for this 😳 I skipped to the performance so i didnt hear this but damn
Also why didnt they do this to trusova? Didnt she go to plushenko also?
i don’t understand why alena is taking all the heat when sasha did the same thing too? is it just because sasha was still doing good under plushenko while alena couldn’t exactly flourish? granted no one should be getting hate, but alena is seriously taking so much unnecessary heat
@@orange_leaf4913 I guess Sasha isn't the one who made the decisions on switching coaches, it was her father both times. Aliona, on the other hand, was the one to conflict with the coaches (while her mother was against that decision which makes me wonder if the poor girl gets any support at all), and to openly speak about the reasons why she went to Plushenko. What she said was quite reasonable and made Eteri look bad, so now tries to make Aliona look like a bad guy in this situation
@@orange_leaf4913 Trusova's decision was reasonable. She came in 3rd , aka last between the 3A, in every major international competition. She wanted more. I think Eteri respected that. She also left with grace- didn't comment, was always dimplomatic and let the adults handle everything. Meanwhile Kostornaia dominated everything, was Eteri's absolute best at the time. She didn't leave because of unsatisfactory results, she left cuz of her arrogance and bad attitude. She also made some really bad statements... I think that Eteri's stance was absolutely justified.
Oh Kostonira we love you. I feel like they need to just let her do her thing stop micro managing her she got that 3A she has personality and she’s beautiful. Jason brown deserves more medals despite not having a quad!
I think they overscored Kami in some of her jumps but I do believe she would have still won. I am still surprised she lands her jumps with how off her axis looks and her landing looks unsteady sometimes....
I mean she’d still win even with her base value and 0 GoE.
Her Base value is 6 points more than Liza’s total technical score after all GoE.
Imagine competing with a girl who has 86.07 technical points as her minimum. And she’s just not only great at landing complicated jump passes, quads and trixels. She’s also artistic, flexible, and her strongest point is the spins
Oh god thank you, I thought I had imagined that her jumps are off axis bc nobody mentions it. I legit always get scared bc I think she's gonna fall but then she lands it.
@@nikitashaitan9984 but that’s the point, she would still win if not overscored, and that’s what makes many of us mad. Why so blatantly overscore a skater when she is winning anyways? I want this sport to be fair, I want the judging to be fair.
kamila is a great athlete but her axis and her ankles whenever she lands on inside edge makes me cringe, not to mention her deep inside edge on the lutz and her prerotation
def overscored but her consistency even while jumping quads is insane
@@flowerpuffff but how is it blatantly overscored … she had it all, it was as clean as it could be besides 3A. Even her PCs is in low 9s, high 8s. Is it not right? It could be a bit overscored here and there overall by what? 3-4 points in total? Her score is for sure somewhere near it should have been. For sure not underscored, but not blatantly overscored either.
Like, let’s count: 124 base value, 8,8 on each PCs = 105,6 PCs total, and usual +30 GoE (that’s what male skaters get for clean programs with 3 quads and trixels) = 260 TS if we even skipped watching it.
16:43 for the record Liza Tuktamysheva won skate Canada 2018 , so it´s not so far from now, and also got bronze at NHK that same year, and ended up 3rd at Grand prix final that same year. I don´t know why people tend to forget her achivements that season, that is why she was so upset when she didn´t get the spot to Saitama 2019.
I feel so bad for Aliona. She completely lost her confidence. Notice how she looks terrified before each performance, like she knows she's gonna fail.
Aaaand now Yuzu is withdrawing from NHK from a injury 😭💔💔
whaaaat? OMG why do things always happen after I post
@@paolala right 😭💔I’m sorry lol
I mean, given that he was doing them quaxels... I am not surprised
I'm new to competitive FS, why is everyone so obsessed with Yuzuru landing a quad axel for the Olympics? is that what it takes for him to win another gold?
@@sorasorisora nobody has ever landed a quad axel, Yuzuru's 4A would be the first one!
Elizeveta is so much fun to watch like when she skates you can see all ten years of work. The maturity, the performance, the cheekiness in how she plays with the crowd is in my opinion leaps ahead of all the others. And shes consistant! Slow and steady wins the race and all that. This is definitely my bias speaking here but i feel like it would make sense for russia to send valieva, trusova and miss elizaveta, right? Two record breakers and one super consistant skater they can rely on? I feel like they could easily get a russian sweep if they do that but again, I know this is incredibly biased -I just need her to go to the olympics.
And Kostornia my poor baby kostornia... is definitely being played in something and I dont like it. It really feels like shes being made an example of? Like that introduction is SHADY, the post she made is worded oddly, and knowing everything else... idk it feels a lot like shes still being set up for failure even with the new programmes -which she skated beautifully. Idk why but it doesnt feel like they actually want her to make it to the olympics, i dont know how to explain it :C
My personal winner is Trusova, I understand and agree with some of the criticism she faces, but to me she is so badass and empowering - just doing her own thing which is less feminine and artistic and more powerful and athletic, and I feel like the judges dislike her for that. I really hope that she recovers and gets gold, she has been in the second spot for tooooo long
I absolutely loooovvveeee Sasha! Watching her skate brings me so much joy! Her courage, passion, and athleticism are so inspiring to me, I really hope she medals at the Olympics
I agree! Why can't more powerful and athletic routines be considered good PCS? I think some think PCS is only good if a skater is lyrical and graceful.
@@mollykissel9553 I think that's especially true for women. Like don't get me wrong I loveeee artistry but I think someone like Sasha holds her own artistry - I think bc figure skating tends to have so many old conservative ppl in it, they prefer women to be closer to this weird female ideal from the 19th century.
@@s_orax I don't think it was conservatism. I mean, I don't see how you could justify going a full rink's worth of space to load up for a quad every time and call that "powerful artistry", I mean, can you at least make it seem like you are trying with artistry? Even through some extra movement in there would have been great for her. Look at her short program, it wasn't overly feminine and I'm pretty sure most people think that her artistry was decent in that program. If sasha can take less time loading up for quads and do more movements in between, even powerful movements, and make it seem like it belongs in the powerful/goth (?) music, then she would get more pcs. It's about how well she matches up with the music, and let me tell you, music with that type of energy doesn't match well with someone skating backwards for a full rink length to do one jump. I think most of the "old conservative ppl" (not all bc, yk why) would actually appreciate the fact that she has some substance outside of spins (impressive lvl 4's ngl) and jumps (also impressive ngl, shouldn't get pcs tho) and not a few moves every 50 secs. (Don't remember much more than like 4 times, with each time being like 5 secs, that she really connected to the cruella music, not including jumps, bc I think they were placed correctly, because like I said, taking that long to load up for jumps doesn't really match the music, and it is a pretty non-feminine music, so idk what the issue is there.)
she is inconsistent, Valieva and Scherbakova have more chances to win than Trusova.
Wakaba was CRIMINALLY underscored. If she had gotten the GOE she deserved (give that axel more GOE) and the PCS and if in turn the Russians weren't so blatently overscored and showered in PCS, she could have medaled here. Same goes for Miahara.
I feel so bad for my girl Kosternaia. She must be under so much mental stress with the Russian media hammering her. That annoncement was pure sabotage, that would have shaken me to the core. I mean, she is raining GFP and European champion, why was that not mentioned?! Also her coaches decided to change her programms after Finnlandia, so it wasn't her decision.
I'm not here for the Tuktameshava PCS-overscoring. Yes, she is likeable and has a good on-ice persona/presence but that does not make good skating skills. She is much slower on the ice compared to the rest, her spins aren't that great, she has almost no choreo exept for hand-movements (not her fault but still). And she gets more PCS than Karen Chen in the short (who is one of the most gorgeous skaters) or Wakaba or Miahara? Like what?
Wakaba and all the Japanese women were so underscored, it's so infuriating! Its so sad when you see the skater do so amazing and then you know that when the scores come in it's going to be low just because they don't have the right flag next to their name.
Liza overscoring for some reason makes me less angry? We all know Eteri girls are going to get team tut bonus. Liza is better than Sasha in PCS imo (or at least not worse).
Yes, both Mai and Wakaba deserved more PSc.
Were russians overscored? Sure, by a few PSc points. Who would beat Liza’s score though even with a few more PSc there? Only Kami. So the question is the third place. Was Alena’s FP score not 140 worthy? It was scored as not biased as could be. She got her lowest PSc. Her Junior level PSc.
Was Wakaba underscored? She was. But it was still not enough to medal if she got her scores right. The content is not there. 2lz? 3lo-2t? She has 3A but her base value was 59.89. Even Alena’s was 65.05 with all her underrotations.
Mai could perhaps swip Alena’s medal. Perhaps. But Alena was drastically underscored in SP.
@@nikitashaitan9984 Mai should definitely have been on the podium. I love Aliona, but she wasn't even close to her best here. I don't like the new FS any better than the last one, I want to see her go back to Twilight too.
@@erikhai1 being close to her best does not mean she was worse than the 4th place in summary. Alena was at her worst. She barely hit 210 mark. But relatively she still was a lil better than Mai at her best.
It’s Grand Prix. It’s a complex competition. They’re choosing girls for finals. Who’s has a chance at doing good in finale? A girl who gave performance of her life and hot 210? Or a girl who gave her worst and also hit 210? Bruh.
Liza triple axel was the best of the day, she clearly deserved that second place, and Kami deserved the first, sorry troll but Russians ladies are the best, cry how much you like. The ONLY lady who has a chance against them is Rika Kihira.
Totally agree! I wish Alena would bring back Twilight and You Should See Me In a Crown. I think she loves them and performs them really well.
I’m rooting for Liza to get to the Olympics soooo much. Se deserves it so badly omg
Honestly her self confidence and technique has improved and I want her to have that opportunity
@@Melissa-gy9dp Unfortunately it's been years and her SS still have not improved, so it's blatant robbery her PCs were higher than the JPN girls who have proper SS. However, her jump technique is as stunning as ever and it'll be interesting if she makes it to the olympics over a eteri girl
@@Bella-po8vh her techniques I think are better than Eteri girls, especially when it comes to lutz. In that sense I think she should go but who knows hm
@@Melissa-gy9dp she has less flow in her jumps. Less grace. And transitions are not there also. So it’s questionable
I adore the empress , I will be heart broken if she doesn’t get to the olympics . I love watching a grown woman ice skating at the top level , she connects to the music that a teenager can’t , due to life experience . I am mesmerised when watching her as she delivers the way only a grown woman can , she is truly divine 👍❤️
I think Mai Mihara was underscored. She should have been third overall. Wakaba Higuchi was also underscore in PCS. I hate the fact that JapFed does not help its own skaters at all!
that PCS was a big joke indeed. Mihara was third in this competition...
How much 3A did Mihara do? Why should she be third?
Agree wakaba Higuchi was seriously underscored
Diana and Gleb are not Tutberidze skaters. They represent Russia but train in Michigan. Their coach is Igor Shpilband.
Furthermore, they placed 5th in Skate Canada so I doubt they'll be going to the 2022 Olympics.
Even if they're not Tutberidze students they're Tutberidze-adjacent, and that seems to be enough for the judges to give them the score bonus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@julianamarquez4822 they scored in 170
It’s nowhere near any medal worthy performance
@@julianamarquez4822 , what a bonus !!!!!?????? Why do some ppl like to manipulate !?
i really want to see Kostornaia at the Olympics she’s a beautiful skater and she’s been given the shit end of the stick, I can’t imagine how it feels having your team treat you as less, her team seems so unprofessional
Glad to see Nathan back on top and Jason is such an artistic skater. Very saddened for Kostornaya. So many are already discounting her chances to compete at the Olympics. Valieva appears to the front runner but I'm not dismissing Anna Scherbakova. As she has demonstrated to be the most viable competitor to challenge Valieva.
The fact that yuzuru just pulled out of nhk 😔😔
Mai Mihara won my heart. Her renaissance is just heartwarming. Medal or not, she stood out for me. And I know people there those who might hate me for this but I never understood the hype for Aliona or this Kosto depression you keep saying. Yuna Kim and her generation just ruined my standards for ladies/women’s figure skating. These tutberidze girls can have their quad fest but they are nowhere near the artistry of the greats of the previous generations. Nor even Aliona is close even though she’s dubbed to be the most artistic of the lot. Case in point: Liza. Her artistry and expressiveness is just a cut above the rest. It’s almost insulting that Liza’s PCS is comparatively the same as these tutberidze girls.
i think one of the reasons that aliona doesn't score as high anymore is because she's clearly not into any of her programs. they're better now since the ones we saw at test skates and finlandia but she is not feeling them and she is not selling them and the judges can see this. liza, on the other hand, can sell the sh*t out of her programs and knows how to get the audience going, so that's a huge effect on the judging panel. if aliona was still performing like she was in 2019 then we can have a different conversation about her placing below liza but since she is not, her being in third place is rightfully (or as rightfully as it can be with the russians because they're all overscored lmao) deserved.
If Rika doesn't make to the Olympics I'll never get over it 😭😭😭 Sui and Han NEEDS that gold. I hope Nathan gets mental strength because he will go against Shoma, Vincent... My Empress is proving herself again. Kosto depression is here 😭😭😭😭. Also it's so sad that men is their 20s are still young to skate meanwhile woman over 18 they consider them really old.
You are a real gem :) I love figure skating and I love listening to you , you have a great voice and you are well informed , a huge thanks for the time you put into these videos , I love every one of them :)
YESSS I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN I SAW YOU POSTED!!!
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30-31th of November is the Coach Day in Russia, that's why she thanked her coaches, so did all athlets in Russia.
It's ok, if your voice hurt then you don't have to continue if you don't want to, get well soon 🙂
awww thank you! I just got it back yesterday ❤
Someday my boy Roman will get it together..... 😞
Oh god Roman 😭 I love him so much, but he's such an inconsistent mess. Please get it together and go to the olimpics! And never bleed on the ice again, my nerves can't take it!
Well, about landing the Quaxel at NHK ...
Get the chocolate (or something that you love and can safely eat) and the tisses
the way you said quaxel😆
Lizas performances are getting better and better if its posible and she deserves a gold!!! What an extraordinary woman!!!!. About aliona..well every GP its a new drama but i still have hope for her. Anddd i cant wait to see the baby baby russians tomorrow in Italy (thank god a competition in which i dont need to be awake at 5am) hahahaahahahah
Diana is going for that olympic team gold medal, and Eteri will quid pro quo for that to happen.
She might be willing to let them send Liza and 2 of her girls instead of 3 if that means her daughter can get a team gold tbh
Don't believe, there will be NO manipulation about Russian Olympics team- the Rus skating Fed will definitely want to send the best skaters- it's in their interest . Why would they send Diana and Gleb, if Tiffani and Jonathan are better !?
Ah, made my day 2000 times better. Skate Canada was so wholesome, even if it wasn't excessively dramatic.
Love you Paola! Thank you for your continued perception, its no shit, right in line with me thought process on this season. The suspense leaves me with sleeping with one eye open! I won't rest until after February!
Eteri never made Trusova grovel so it’s gross what she did to Kostornaia.
Sasha never said what Alena did when both of them were leaving the group.
@@_KotMulder_ yeah, Alena said what should have been said though
А что она сделала?🤨 Она приняла её обратно, оказывает сильную поддержку. Кто виноват, что у Косторной идёт спад формы? Вы гоните зря на Этери.
Gran Premio d'Italia 2021 results :
1.Anna Shcherbakova
2.Maiia Khromykh
3.Loena Hendrickx (BEL)
You should have waited a day!!!! Whew! Today made the Russian Olympic team even more of an unknown to me! I know many want to say it’s Valieva followed by Trusova and that Liza is fighting with Anna. However, Valieva is all that seems fairly safe in my mind! I almost feel like Liza is safer than the others. I’ll have more faith in Sasha once she actually lands 5 quads in competition.
every time Kamila is about to land a jump i hold my breath out of fear for her ankles... girl can jump but she wobbles on nearly every landing 😕
Yes, more kpop in figure skating! I really like both
Yuzu is not going to skate NHK trophy due to injury, damn it!, I hope he'll be ok
Actually Diana Davis might get a gold medal. If they get her to he olympics they might let her do the rhythm dance (short program?? The bom bom pow one) for the team event and if they (or Misha) don't completely bomb this time there might be a gold waiting for her.
I love you, Paola! You are so funny with your comments! You always make me chuckle. But you are also very knowledgeable! I always look forward to your reviews!
aw thank you!
Wakaba is a queen, I love Liza, I love Kosto's new programs, Keegan's fall terrified me, I'm so happy for Jason, I hate Nathan's fs costume and it needs to change before the Olympics
Can kostronia catch a brake with the coaching thing!? Honestly with the way these adults act like literal children how is she supposed to focus on the olympics-
Phi's Random Honky Blurbs
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@Jim H Based on the timeline, this one was used not for enhancing performance at the Olympics, but for allowing for longer and more arduous practice sessions that make practicing quads possible. Which is probably actually worse for the athlete since that means they take it around the clock as long as there is no competition, but technically works for those planning it since if you take them off of it long enough before a competition, then they can get the doping effect they wanted but not get caught by tests. That is, assuming that you correctly estimate how long it takes for it to get out of the system, which they might have messed up here. As a result, I'm quite worried that it happens to a number of athletes, just that they don't have this anomaly where it takes longer to get out of the system than normal.
I love your videos you are the figure skating youtuber I was looking for. I loved the Oprah reference 🤣
That was Eteri who made them say that Plushenko thing about Kostornaia.
Mihara in the K&C was the event for me.
With the help of TMZ, ofcourse they can spin like that!
Yuzu pulled out of nhk trophy bcuz of an ankle injury. That is worrisome, i just hope he will be healthy soon. I feel like 4a is taking a tole on him
No one really cares or wants to speak about Kami... she's great but people are tired of junior skaters debuting every year and want to cheer for someone longstanding like Liza
@Jorma Ella, You said this so well. I don't even want to *watch* Kami on principle. She doesn't let the audience in when she skates. Too young and inexperienced. Liza has grown on me since 2017, when I got back into skating after 12 years. She continues to develop her performance skills and consistency. If only Medvedeva had started out with a coach who taught her sustainable technique. I miss her and tbh I also miss Zagitova. Now I'm attached to the 3A because of watching them since they were juniors. We don't need three new Eteri girls or even one. Just let us enjoy 3A and Liza.
@@bordeauxhouse after Kami, there's Akatyeva, and then everyone will say that she's a genius skater (but she's really more talented than Kami). I agree with you. But Liza, Anna, and others already get PCS lower than Kami, that's so unfair!
It's the Eteri effect, the factory like production line of skaters who burst on to the scene then quickly fade away and are replaced by the next in line.
Fans dont get the chance to develop a long lasting connection with skaters who come and go so quickly.
God, Yuzuru,,,,im having a crisis
I think they made her write that post. It's real messy
Edit: They could do way better with her dresses. Especially the second one. I did like her blue dresses though; bring out her eyes and personality. They lool a lot fresher and vibrant.
4:14 😂 yes more figure skating and kpop!!
After Skate Canada and Turim Trophy, I Just don't know who is gonna be in Russia Ladyes team. For me just Valieva spot is garanteed.
Yesssss!!! I just got home! 😁
I must add Mischa trains his skaters for longevity , they only burn out young with him if they get badly injured or a born with a weak hip of some other part of their body . Plushenko has said he will only train the way Mischa trains his skaters , I remember a interview with trusovsa when she was training with Plushenko and they asked her ‘ why are you only doing one quad in your program and something about how there were less jumps then when she was with Eteri’ and she replied in the way a teenagers does and said ‘ it was all the jumps I was allowed to do , Plushenko said that is all I’m allowed to do ‘
You could tell she was miffed by it but he believes top competitive skaters should be enjoying their career until at least 30 years and beyond .
He is patient and would rather they take care of their health by not breaking there body in their teenage years , he said the transition to staying at the top when their body becomes that if a woman can be done mostly with patience and the right training , he also said some just can’t make that transition sadly but many can and their body needs to be cared for .
I think he gets a bad rap a lot of the time but I’m 58 years old snd saw him when he first took to the ice and have followed his career , he is a focused determined man , but Eteri is a focused determined woman who fought also to be where she is . I respect them both enormously , I think the problem when they have gone to plushenko, he is doesn’t raise his voice, his style is more gentle and he won’t let them do a load of quads and things that are very dangerous on a young teenagers thin body , he meets them half way but then he puts his foot down .
After being trained by Eteri who is very strict and can use strong narrative and let’s them do all those jumps to a point , she did say in an interview that they want to keep jumping at practice until they make the perfect jump that practice and she has to say no , as they have jumped the amount she is comfortable with that practice otherwise injuries would happen , to go from Eteri to plushy who even provides each skater with their own cottage free of charge , could result in the skaters feeling held back, less driven . As Eteri enviorment is now it never as the younger ones coming up will take your place .
Where as plushenkos is when your body is ready , you have years left to compete if done right . Two very different styles and after spending years with Eteri it feels like home . People forget they are teenagers and being a teenager is s confusing time and that is without being the best Ice skaters in the world .
Of voids they will want to try something new and then turn around and go back to the place that has been home to them for many years despite the problem . I hoped the adults would understand that and plushenko was gracious and supportive when they did and I thought Eteri was also , but what she has been pushing on Kosternia which id humiliation really made me feel so sorry for kostania . She is a teenage girl who most probably handled it all badly but she is a teenager , a child not even 18 years old , some understanding of that would be wonderful and would warm my heart ❤️
I agree with everything you said. I honestly believed that Sasha should have stayed with Plushenko. If not him, then she should have gone to Prof Mishin. It’s sad that she’s already dealing with injury right after skate America. These girls burn so bright and so fast. Before you know it, they’ll be forgotten names of the past. They don’t have the long , vibrant, and exciting careers of skaters past. These tutberidze girls just last one Olympic cycle. It’s sad. Really sad.
Plushenko had a girl skate on one foot when she was injured. His son skated with broken arm. I don't think Eteri is some kind of angel, they're both bad.
I think Alysa can mainly hope for an Olympic Team medal.
Love your videos 🤩🤩
U could read the name of every Russian person who ever lived, & I would end up drunk & droolin on myself LOL
Your voice is intoxicating 🥰🥰
omg what a compliment thank you! lol
Kami, The Empress and The Quad Queen ❤️❤️❤️
Get better soon. 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for still posting!
thank you!! Just got my voice back 😁
He is Semenenko, not SemeCHenko
And I love his free program, it's one of the few that I want to rewatch over and over again
I have the biggest Trusodepression. Will she recover in time?
ddnt yuzu withdraw from nhk bcz his ankle got injured again???
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I thinks it’s the 4A
Paola, no he terminado de ver el vídeo, voy por el análisis de Kostornaia, y es que ESTOY COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO CONTIGO!! Lo de que en la gala de exhibición se la vió muchísimo más la Kostornaia a la que nos tenía acostumbrados y que ese programa sería muchísimo mejor que los que ha estado presentando!! El de You Should See Me In A Crown, aunque le va mejor con su personalidad y lo hace bastante guay, no creo que lo planteasen porque supongo que lo construyeron en Plushenko y estaría feo, además de que no estuvo del todo bien acogido en los Test Skates (la comentarista ex-patinadora, no recuerdo el nombre, que es allí como una mandamás, cuando terminó ese programa estuvo negando con la cabeza, como diciendo... no me gusta nada este programa tan moderno, no es bonito). A mí tampoco me entusiasman los programas nuevos, pero desde luego me gustan mucho más que los que tenía antes. Soy acérrima de Vivaldi, pero está demasiado visto en patinaje, no lo lucía, no transmitía... es que no sé, no me dejaba sin habla, como sí lo hacían sus programas del 2019. Además, en la gala de exhibición, por fin entendí la coreo de Crepúsculo!! No me había fijado en que se coge del cuello como que la han mordido, porque ahora se agarró del cuello muchísimo más, y lo interpretó muchísimo mejor, con un cambio de actitud total cuando se "transforma" en vampiro. En interpretación, sin duda lo han mejorado. Ojalá retomen ese programa, me parece que es la única oportunidad que tendría de plantear que fuese a las Olimpiadas, sinceramente. A menos que empiece a haber lesiones y caigan como moscas...
de verdad si quisieran que kosoto tiviera un chance le dejaran el programa de crepusculo sin el no la veo llegando a las olimpiadas. lamentablemente
@@paolala estoy completamente de acuerdo, además es que se la vio disfrutando un mmmmmontón, me emocionó verla interpretarlo así. Ojalá... Y también el corto, porque ese programa con la música de Max Richter, que ya conocía al compositor y es de una de mis tres series de cabecera, y él es fua, me flipa, es un programa de lo más bonito que he visto, y realmente fue con el que me enganché al patinaje de forma seria, antes lo veía esporádicamente y no conocía a nadie. Fue ver ese programa corto y decir... Bbbbuah, pero qué BELLEZA. Y ya está, me enganché. :) Ojalá, Kostornaia la lió mucho el año pasado, pero es espectacular. Lamentablemente, no veo a la federación rusa, precisamente la rusa, pasando por alto una deslealtad tal hacia Tutberidte...
@@paolala visto el programa corto del Campeonato de Italia... ¿No te da la sensación de que todos los programas de la temporada pasada de las de Tutberidte eran mejores que los de esta temporada? Los dos de Anna me parece feísimos, músicas incluidas, mientras que los de la pasada me cortaban la respiración y me saltaban las lagrimillas, por ejemplo. También me gustaban más los de Samodorova y el corto de Kamila con una música más especial... No sé, me parece que han desaprovechado programas, la verdad... Y lo de Kosto no tiene nombre, desde luego...
Team E.T seems to hate Aliona 😢
Не придумывайте то, чего нет. Это вы ненавидите Этери . Это вы провокаторы.
Great as usual🙏🙏🙏
MORE FIGURE SKATING AND KPOP CROSSOVERS!
Yuzu is injured 🙃
Nathan reminds me a star trek officer in that costume. I love his skating😇.
But Jason Brown is amazing💚
Did anyone else shudder at how close Karen Chen's head came to the ice on her second fall in the FS?
Три красавицы!!!
Was Alyssas triple axel UR?
Aliona Kostornaia la migliore in ogni caso
Paola! Queen, thank you. I've been waiting for your insight into SkaCanada. Quaxel? Why Yuzu...why?! I have co-occurring Kostodepression with Yuzu-induced anxiety. 😂😫
They're giving Liza the scores Aliona got in 2019-2020, which is beyond absurd because the only thing they have in common is the stable triple axel. Liza doesn't have Aliona's personality, skating skills, interpretation, etc. that made her stand out in that season. But I guess the Russian fed needs a stable non quad skater to rely on and she's the only one.
Personally I always feel like Liza has a ton of personality and stage presence. Her free program is fire! She and Kosto both have a lot of sass and I love it, I really hope she gets to go to the Olympics
You're joking right? Liza has a lot of personality and stage presence, she doesn't have the same skating skill as Aliona? 😂😂😂😂😂 Of course not, her triple axel is way superior. I love Aliona but she's currently no match for Liza.
@@Stressed_Geologist Her free program is 4 minutes of crossovers and hand waving
@@Hithere-dl2cx This was about 2019 Aliona, but I understand reading is hard for the dumb
So Hanyu isn’t going back to Olympics 2022?
Winnie the Pooh overload. ;). The plush industry will be in mourning.
Who is the empress?? (New here.) 🙂
Elizaveta Tuktemysheva
Hanu has dropped out of NHK. He's injured. Ligaments in his foot/ankle. He hurt his right ankle before the 2018 Olympics practicing for NHK back then too. Doubtful he'll be 10% for Rostelecom. He should stop trying the 4A before he's seriously injured. Alysa Liu's 3A was under rotated in the short. Haven't seen it clean yet. The South Korean's name you couldn't think of is Young You. My guess is that Eteri or the Russian Federation wrote Kostornaia's intro. She's going to continue to make Alena pay/grovel/embarrass her for going to Evgeni. Notice that Alena also has the most bland, poorly choreographed programs of Eteri's skaters. The gloves she wore in her program look like she borrowed them from someone. They were not the sam gloves she wore during the medal ceremony. The medal ceremony gloves looked like they fit her costume.
I bet Daniil was behind Kostornaia's announcement... tsk tsk shady 💅
I DIEDDD!!! LITERALLY HES out for revenge. When he looks at her all he sees is her saying his choreography is awful😭
@@toxic-low-key-ghost7934 she spilled tho! someone had to say it. if anyone has the range to say Danill’s choreo is bad, it’s Kostornaia😹
@@jonathanm.9801 FRRRRR her only 2 good programs were departure and adios nonino ( for me ) and they were her JUNIOR PROGRAMS😭( yes I know she reused it for her first senior ) how sad is it that her junior programs were better than BOTH her OLYMPIC programs.
@@toxic-low-key-ghost7934 And Adios Nonino was choreographed by Eteri not Daniil😭
Diana will get Olympic gold at the team event. 🤭🤭
Empress for 2022 crowd! ✌🏼👏🏻
If she doesn't go, I'll riot! (Saying it now) 😆.
Valieva is better than Zagitova! Sorry, I said it. Don't come for me lol 🤣. She is.
I'm so happy for nathan I was scared he wouldn't make it to the GPF but of course he pulled through ! Also jason was amazing i'm rooting for him in the IDF 🥰
As for the women's, Elizaveta was the queen of that event lol. I feel bad for Kostornaia when they annouced her mentioning the coach change I was like 👁👄👁... Kamila won but I don't feel really connected to her programs, probably because i'm more into upbeat music than classical 🧐... I wish we could get a 4A at NHK but it's not gonna happen, maybe Rostelecom ? We pray 😃 mans keep getting injured
Falling again... 😂😂😂😂
I admire the Empress but i'm not feeling the programs the way i felt them last year. And to be honest... Trusova and Valieva are going to Beijin, no doubt.
The third place to me HAS to be Kostornaia. Not because thats reasonable, but because i'm a caprichosa de mierda y la amo.
I don't give a flying damn. Kosto represents to me what Evgenia couldnt do: "betray" Eteri, come back, and destroy everyone. Trusova left too, but Eteri loves her, her quads and the lack of drama with her.
Kosto would not only be the artistic one, the sassy one, if she went to Beijin, she would be
Kosto for 2022!!!! i don't caaare
You love to judge Tutberidze, but Kostornaya landed a triple axel after losing it in Plushenko’s angels only because of Tutberidze. She should be grateful for that
Kostornaia is not going to the olympics. Trusova’s father bought her ticket to China and Valieva has to go too. How can Russia deny a spot to the Empress? So, this is why Kostornaia will be watching everything on TV. She can go in four years, but only if she leaves Russia and represents another country.
is trusova's family rich?
Trusova isn't guaranteed, not by a long shot. Nobody "bought" her such a thing, she has to earn it with stable quads
@@steph8060 right I wanna know the Trusova tea, is her dad like a stage dad?
@@tlipke84 from what i've read in the past few months, trusova's father is protecting her from getting exploited. during the doping incident, there's a rumor that trusova's father does not want trusova to take any of those drugs and he's strongly against it. it's anna shcherbakova's parents who are rich and was seen dining with the board of russian federation members before shcherbakova won the olympics.
you forgot Mana Kawabe 🙌 Liza's and Wakaba's were my favorite 3A's though. Best program for me were Liza's FS, Mai Mihara's SP, Wakaba's FS 👌🏻
Mai was emotional because she struggled with an eating disorder. So glad to see her back, love her skating and her disposition ❤️
I thought she just had arthritis and that's what caused her to lose so much weight?
She did not struggled with eating disorder.
puedes hacer un video en español? jaj
tal vez en un futuro
How did JASON get second place with a 77 technical. He wouldn't get second place in many women's competition.
Did anyone tell you you sound like Billie Eilish?
the amount of hate liza gets in every competition she performs in really makes me feel a bit worried about her position for the olympics. i don't think i've seen a single positive comment about her skating overall during the skate canada...
She was fabulous!
if you mean on twitter then i am begging you not to look at twitter fs stans and their opinions lol they are *incredibly* biased against certain skaters and a lot of them very clearly token stan and token hate certain skaters just because. it's true that liza and all the russians are overscored but it's in no way their fault