Force emissions: results of the second stage of the Russian Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The second stage of the Russian Grand Prix of Figure Skating has ended in Krasnoyarsk, and it has brought contradictory results. The unpleasant thing is that the Crystal Arena with 3.5 thousand seats was not filled to capacity even at the main participants of the competition — there were bald spots in the stands anyway. Or, for example, that none of the men, despite the interesting composition, could not show two clean rolls — a lot of falls and mistakes. Alexandra Boikova's strong result is on the other side of the scale./Dmitry Kozlovsky with a quadruple throw landed on two legs, and the victory of Alice Dvoeglazova with two quadruple sheepskin coats. The main thing about the stage in Krasnoyarsk is in the Izvestia article.

Dvoeglazova is no better than Petrosyan

Alisa Dvoeglazova, a sixteen-year-old representative of the Eteri Tutberidze school, cannot yet participate in adult competitions according to international rules, but in Russia juniors are allowed a year earlier. This raises a logical question: will Adelia Petrosyan, who is going to the Olympics in February, be able to become the best in Russia if her rival and teammate does the fours?

The judges are still giving the answer, and they are clearly in favor of Petrosyan. Adelia performed a week ago in Magnitogorsk, fell from a single quadruple and scored 223 points. Dvoeglazova jumped two fours, albeit with half-turns, and turned the quadruple lutz into a double (so is it worth trying at the competition?) — but I scored 217.79 (free — 145.59, short — 72.20). As if it were a hint, in order to beat Petrosyan at the Russian championship, Dvoeglazova, despite her technical superiority, must jump over her head.

— I understood that anything could happen. I didn't sleep well last night, I was thinking: "What if that's the case? And if so?" You need to calculate everything and not lose a repeat anywhere or make one more turn. Eteri Georgievna says that you need to count, count, count. And my mother taught me from childhood that it is necessary to calculate. I had several times that I lost the victory and the podium due to the fact that I had to do one less turn so that everything would be fine with the repetitions of the jumps," the young figure skater admitted after the rental.

The second place was taken by Anna Lyashenko, a student of Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya, with 197.57 points (free — 129.94, short — 67.63). Elizaveta Kulikova became the third with 189.30 points (free — 121.45, short — 67.85).

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Just for six

After a couple of convincing seasons, men began to fall off en masse at international competitions, which is good for Peter Gumennik, who can compete for Olympic medals. The same eclipse and Mercury retrograde began in Russian singles. The only thing that turned out to be a normal free skate was the winner Nikolai Ugozhaev, who scored 266.25 points (free — 177.37, short — 88.88). All the others, even at the level of the world Grand Prix, would look pale - only Alexander Melnikov from the Volgograd region and the Moskvich school can bring this stage to the asset. He survived the meat grinder and snagged the first medal of a major start in his career (bronze — 241.9 points). Grigory Fedorov won silver with 249.67 points.

The pairs from the leaders had only a pair of Boykovs./Kozlovsky, and she is systematically moving towards a unique element — a quadruple ejection. This time we managed to land it, albeit clumsily. At the next stage in Kazan, the guys from the Tutberidze group, who train with Stanislav Morozov, a coach from Ukraine, will face their main rivals, Anastasia Mishina./By Alexander Gallyamov. This is a chance to break the losing streak.

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A mini-revolution is brewing in dancing — the long-term leaders of the Alexander Stepanov national team/Ivan Bukin, who was not allowed to participate in the Olympic selection according to the criteria of neutrality, is gradually losing their undisputed advantage over the country's young couples. In Krasnoyarsk, they won only six points against Vasilisa Kaganovskaya./Maxim Nekrasov, and in the free dance, the latter lost almost nothing at all. After the tournament, Stepanova and Bukin denied that they were going to leave.

— We are working a lot on this program because there are not enough emotional inclusions. The program is not easy, it is very stringy, soft, and gentle. And in the end, only you can burst with emotion. You should try to carry this tenderness through the entire program so that the last part is fascinating. We haven't shown everything, we haven't fully opened up. We did not leave at the peak we would like to see ourselves at. Reviewing our programs, we see that there is still a lot of potential. I would like to return to the international arena and attend the highest—rated launches in the world," Bukin emphasized.

But the skaters, according to them, did not see the point in challenging the refusal of neutral status at the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The third stage of the Russian Grand Prix will be held in the capital of Tatarstan from November 5 to November 10.

Russian Grand Prix stage in Krasnoyarsk

Women

1. Alice Dvoeglazova — 217.79

2. Anna Lyashenko — 197.57

3. Elizaveta Kulikova — 189.30

Men

1. Nikolay Ugozhaev — 266.25

2. Grigory Fedorov — 249.67

3. Alexander Melnikov — 241.90

Couples

1. Alexandra Boikova/Dmitry Kozlovsky — 226.18

2. Taisiya Shcherbinina/Artyom Petrov — 201.34

3. Ekaterina Chikmareva/Matvey Yanchenkov — 191.38

Dances

1. Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin — 210.81

2. Vasilisa Kaganovskaya/Maxim Nekrasov — 204.54

3. Ekaterina Mironova/Evgeny Ustenko — 189.21