2021 Russian Nationals Pairs SP

[Sylvia]

This is the third event of 3 on Thursday, December 24, scheduled for 20:00 - 21:45 in Chelyabinsk / 10 am Eastern start time.

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Pairs - Short Program Starting Order

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Iasmina KADYROVA / Ivan BALCHENKO Perm Region / - PER
2 Iuliia ARTEMEVA / Mikhail NAZARYCHEV Perm Region / - PER
3 Karina AKOPOVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN Krasnodar region / - KRA

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Daria PAVLIUCHENKO / Denis KHODYKIN Moscow / - MOS
5 Aleksandra BOIKOVA / Dmitrii KOZLOVSKII Saint-Petersburg / - SPB
6 Apollinariia PANFILOVA / Dmitry RYLOV Perm Region / - PER
7 Anastasia MISHINA / Aleksandr GALLIAMOV Saint-Petersburg / - SPB

Warm-Up Group 3
8 Anastasia BALABANOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO Moscow / - MOS
9 Diana MUKHAMETZIANOVA / Ilya MIRONOV Moscow-Republic of Tatarstan / - M/T
10 Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV Moscow-Republic of Tatarstan / - M/T
11 Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV Moscow / - MOS


Livestream (with Ted Barton): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj3ZUA1xBUs

Russian Channel One website's livestream: https://www.1tv.ru/sport/chempionat-rossii-po-figurnomu-kataniyu-2021/pryamoy-efir

 

[rfisher]

Group 2 will kill me

 

[Frau Muller]

This should be fun...Let’s roll! POYEHALI!!!

 

[Ananas Astra]

So, my mom-in-law is here and is watching with me. Gonna be out of FSU for now.

 

[Vagabond]

Based purely on surname length, I am already rooting for Mukhametzianova & Mironov.

 

[rfisher]

Based purely on surname length, I am already rooting for Mukhametzianova & Mironov.

Be prepared for

 

[4rkidz]

wow what a start I & I were excellent! Lovely throw and twist.

 

[her grace]

KADYROVA/BALCHENKO

Nice throw loop. Side-by-sides not in sync at all. She has good positions in the lift. Not so great sync on the pair spins.

I don't know this team from Adam, and already they look like they could compete with most of the world's pairs.

 

[rfisher]

Great start for Kadyrova/Balchenko. I've had to reassess my opinion of her skating this season. I thought he could do better, but she's really improved this year

 

[Colonel Green]

Based purely on surname length, I am already rooting for Mukhametzianova & Mironov.

They need every bit of help they can get this season, unfortunately.

 

[Sylvia]

The domestic Rostelecom Cup GP was K/B's international debut: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110565.htm

 

[tony]

I thought the SBS were actually pretty in sync considering how fast/unique the positions were. Great team!

 

[Colonel Green]

Drat, landed the throw and then didn’t.

 

[rfisher]

Poor Jullia. She had that jump.

 

[her grace]

ARTEMEVA/NAZARYCHEV

smaller twist than the previous pair, another set of side-by-sides not in sync, oh and she falls on the throw. Good unison on spins.

 

[tony]

Flawless SBS here, too. Just give the US one team with this level of talent. Just one.

 

[tony]

I love this triple split screen, and IIRC there was once a poster quite unhappy with certain skaters trying jumps before their skates. Now we see that everyone does it

 

[rfisher]

Fedor is going to be happy with that. That may be the best they've skated this year.

 

[tony]

I think on the lift she unintentionally never let go with the free hand, but I could be wrong. GOE was pretty bad considering, so I’m thinking yes.

 

[her grace]

AKOPOVA/RAKHMANIN

Nice twist, nice SBS. Stong landing on throw lutz. Could work more on posture and polishing up the movement. Nice unison in spins. Energetic program!

 

[4rkidz]

I agree with Ted the performance level with this pair was excellent and I love her bright pink dress. Hope they go into first, great energy and speed

 

[Vagabond]

Why is it that training centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg do not have the same stranglehold over elite Russian Pairs and Ice Dance as they do in Singles?

 

[her grace]

Interesting to see the yellow and green jackets. If I didn't know better, I'd think they were representing Brazil or Australia.

 

[Wyliefan]

Here we go!

 

[Colonel Green]

Group 2, cripes, RusFed, give people some reason to stick around after the Zamboni.

 

[rfisher]

I want 3 of the 4 teams in this group to be in first place. The 4th in 2nd. There has to be a way for the math to work like i want.

 

[her grace]

Now this is a group of powerhouse teams!

 

[tony]

Group 2, cripes, RusFed, give people some reason to stick around after the Zamboni.

Russian fans will stick around either way even if they stuck a pre-novice group in next, and T/M are in the final group anyways!

 

[Wyliefan]

I just took the world's fastest shower. Can't have been more than 30 seconds start to finish.

 

[rfisher]

Russian fans will stick around either way even if they stuck a pre-novice group in next, and T/M are in the final group anyways!

And the M&Ms even if Diana has had a rough season