Yuna Kim won Worlds in 2009 and won the Olympics in 2010
Yuna Kim won Worlds in 2009 and won the Olympics in 2010
Maybe not the biggest surprise, but I was looking at the SP results page and noticed that all top 5 skaters are Moscow, while #6 thru #11 are St. Petersburg skaters.
Mikhailova at #12 is the only Moscow skater outside of the top 5, and nearly all the remaining skaters are St. Petersburg. Lots of SPB representation, just not at the top!
Well its not like all of them are actually from those cities. Liza is from Glazov, Zagitova is from Izhevsk and Samodurova was born in the Siberia region. They all just move to the 2 big cities because that's where the best coaching teams/facilities are.
In my opinion this should have been.
Medvedeva
Zagitova
Sotskova
But i guess CSKA inflation really helped Maria Sotskova (she skated very well though).
Alina is so strong, she could be easily Russia number 1 in the future if she stays consistent.
Pogo slightly behind due to < in the combo, but not far from the podium.
Super happy for Sofia Samodurova: she deserved a much more successful GP season.
Lozko's spins are state of the art.
Little disappointed by Lena: she is a fighter but at this point the competition is so tough that details like the shaky jumps or a small underrotation, makes the difference from second/third or fifth/sixth.
Liza Tukt: good performance, nice move bringing back the old program but without the 3A she is not a contender.
Overall i really enjoyed this SP event