2022 Russian junior & senior (Sept. 24-25) test skates

[rfisher]

Heh, I need someone to decode Evgeni’s program concept for me. I think I liked it? That smoky eye makeup is such a mess up close.

I'm just glad he's able to skate.

 

[Lana K]

I'm just glad he's able to skate.

Me too! Big soft spot for him.

 

[TAHbKA]

The Russian men put me to sleep....

 

[Ananas Astra]

Let's see what Weed Jesus came up with for his FS this season.

 

[Amy L]

Max joking about Mishin giving a program about the mafia in St. Petersburg last year, and then this year Gleb has a program to The Godfather. He asked Gleb if he had any secrets he wanted to tell anyone But Gleb was panting like crazy so he couldn't talk at all, let alone joke back.

 

[TAHbKA]

Guess Trusova is not really good with the ties?

 

[Ananas Astra]

I miss his crazy JCS program.
This is quite a drag in comparison.
I want Mark to do fun stuff.

 

[rfisher]

The Russian men put me to sleep....

Most of them I'd agree with, but Aliev and Kolyada do have exquisite posture and that's worth watching.

Rough for Mark. Trankov giving him a consolatory hug.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Trankov is savage : "Mark, do you remember how many times you have fallen today?"
Mark: "Too many times to be considered for the Russian national team."

 

[rfisher]

Trankov is savage : "Mark, do you remember how many times you have fallen today?"
Mark: "Too many times to be considered for the Russian nationa team."

Well, he did hug him. Sort of.

 

[Amy L]

Max is sure getting punchy , he must be getting bored standing there all day asking dumb questions. I hope the next group goes better or he might get more creative.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Kolyada looks absolutely cool in this costume.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Another music I want to see banned for all eternity: Aranjuez.

 

[TAHbKA]

Kolyada looks absolutely cool in this costume.

It's a penguin costume, right?

 

[Ananas Astra]

Max is sure getting punchy , he must be getting bored standing there all day asking dumb questions. I hope the next group goes better or he might get more creative.

I love me some snarky Max. Dude is extremely entertaining when he gets cheeky.

 

[Ananas Astra]

It's a penguin costume, right?

He's skating to "Tango in a Madhouse" by Schnittke. I think it will look amazing during the skate.

 

[TAHbKA]

Gumennik: cool spin at the end. An enormous 3A. Am sure there were other things, but.... Russian men put me to sleep

 

[Ananas Astra]

At least Gumennik has a nice costume again.
Has he ever had a bad one? He is always extremely well-dressed.

 

[rfisher]

I think Gumennik gets taller each year. How many times has he had to rework his jumps since his center of gravity is constantly changing? It's all that physics he's studied.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Trankov: "Has this become a tradition for you? To splat on the first quad lutz just to nail the rest of your program?"
Petr: "I should establish a new tradition where I nail the first quad lutz AND the rest of the program."

Trankov is on fire .

 

[Ananas Astra]

Erokhov is still around?! How old is he by now? 50?

 

[Amy L]

Petr is the first guy who could answer back with a joke and not immediately die from being out of breath.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Who thought it would be a good idea to have Erokhov wear his black pjs for yet another "Notre Dame de Paris"?

 

[Ananas Astra]

Have Danielian's eyes ever left the ice?

 

[Lana K]

Have Danielian's eyes ever left the ice?

Can confirm they have not.

 

[rfisher]

Danelian sure is skating well for someone as injured as Buyanova claimed.

 

[Ananas Astra]

"To how many tangos do you want to skate in your career?"
Kolyada: "All of them."

 

[Lana K]

All the quirky hand choreography in this program is sending me. So fun.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Out of the Russian men, only Kolyada has managed to really wake me up.
This program is amazing. Can't wait to see it as the season progresses and hopefully error-free.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Yags is repeating for the 3458745345th time how he once asked Kolyada how he manages to skate like that and Misha replied: "I just listen to the music."