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 Omg! 
 

Google translate:

Hasn't the conversation about the transition been going on since May?
 - This is complete nonsense.  I don't know, Alena came to me with this initiative two weeks ago.
 The programs have already been delivered to her.  Will you change?
 - One hundred percent.  Of course, we will change and make ours.  What I've seen on Instagram from her recent programs is just awful.  Alena doesn't like it, she said it herself.
 - Wow.  But her coach-choreographer Daniil Gleichengauz said that Kostornaya enjoys these programs.
 - Maybe Gleichengauz would like to see this, but the athlete himself says the opposite.

But Daniil said she LOVED the programs!!1! Who would have thunk? 

4 minutes ago, Fay said:

Her being coronavirus is more likely... 

More  to be sure - maybe a costume change to show how the virus takes over a cell? Lmao, I crack myself up. 
 

edit: not that the virus is funny at all.

2 minutes ago, yuzuangel said:

Medvedeva made a program about 9/11. She even gasped for breathe at the end. I'm sure they could repurpose that choreography for a corona-themed program.

How about her being the antibodies, fighting the virus? 

Russian FS drama!  

9 hours ago, Lunna said:

I try not to think of this. Cuz even if Euros/Worlds will not happen at some way this year, Olympics might not happen at all too, cuz I'm not sure there will be a vaccine in 1-2 years time (too much different information on the topic really). And athletes also can't continue training in the unknown babble, some might just retire, especially those from small feds might just go look for a job or education, a lot of juniors will not know what to choose too.

But I think here's the huge worldwide sport industry on the line (together with entertaining industry), not just FS, which is even not a team sport, so we'll see and hope for the best.

And WC next season decides spots for Olys. They're gonna do their damndest to make it happen. Maybe with no spectators? Or just local ones, since Sweden is doing the "we're not doing herd immunity but we're doing herd immunity" thing. Or else everyone goes to Nebelhorn fall of 2021. 

16 hours ago, yuzuangel said:

Omg. A Lutz could be considered a "difficult entry"!! 

Bullet 6: Do the jump with proper technique, with correct edge/lobe and/or no more than 90 degrees prerotaton for toe jumps/120 degrees for edge jumps. This bullet is strictly optional but whatever, if you don’t have anything better to do with your life.  
 

2 hours ago, yuzuangel said:

LOL, if they made the flip and the lutz one jump that would mess with SO many layouts. Cuz right now you're not allowed to repeat any triple / quad more than twice, but since flips and lutzes are two different jumps, you can technically only know how to do a 3Lz or 3F and do it four times in a program. Honestly, it's unfair to skaters who are missing an edge jump because those are much harder to fake (like Yuna Kim only had 6 triples bc she couldn't do the loop, but Sotnikova was able to 3 flutzes in a program).

 

If we made flips and lutzes the same jump, you wouldn't be able to do 7 triples in a program without a 3A anymore. Idk, honestly doing that might actually help make judging fairer, because almost no one has both the flip and the lutz, edges are very selectively called, and there's zero advantage to have a proper flip and lutz anyway...just ask Rika.  And if you're Yuzu and would never do a 4F because you know you can't do a correct one, then you're again at a disadvantage from others who...just don't care and do it anyway.

Yes, exactly! It would wreck havoc, which I’m here for, so they won’t do it. Not right now anyway. Next step will be to do away with ! and e after some more pressure from Rusfed, and violá!
 

Yuzu is like a ghost of an earlier time with his proper technique. Maybe it’s better to do it the other way, always specifying ppl’s true lutzes vs lutzes. They could have it as a bullet for goe for the lutz! 

Just now, Paskud said:

"Flop" sounds better.🤭

 If only they had the self-awareness for it 

Here's the thing tho, if they're saying the mechanics for lutz and flip are the same, they should also be one jump, not two. Rename the new jump! "Fake Lutz" would never fly but it's what they deserve.

Mishin's comments I saw as someone who knows and CAN teach the two different jumps but is tired of seeing skaters not get rewarded for it. And Dudakov's "I like the classic distinction" as someone who is benefiting from the fake lutz craze and not wanting to let that go. 

9 minutes ago, Fay said:

Homonyms. Тулуп means both the jump and the sheepskin coats of yore. But since sheepskin coats are more common, automatic translators go for those adding hilarity to translation. 

Ah, and with the translitteration I see how that came to be. So cool. Thank you!

I am obviously in the wrong here and will work very hard to remedy this shocking lack of understanding. 

But also... how? why? Is it a homonym? Is it a nick name? It's amazing!

What was the Russian here: 

Quote

Veronica performs the quadruple salchow, sheepskin coat and triple axel

The only one who wants to skate to Sex Bomb besides Plush is Yuzu, maybe you are Yuzu? 

1 hour ago, Fay said:

This is brilliant - shall we play for a while? 

I insulted Averbukh because I wanted to skate to Sex Bomb! 

I insulted Yagudin bc he can't jump quads 

Russian Coaching drama: exists

Me: 

Hi everyone, long time no see! 

19 hours ago, Fay said:

Zhenya’s getting ready for another career as a pairs skater? Lol 

 

Also, that looks like Edea Piano’s with the white heel... 

Wow. 👀

18 hours ago, Fay said:

The rumours are Edea have changed Piano so much the boots got uncomfortable. Too stiff and chafe the feet. 

Then I hope Yuzu isn't affected. 

10 hours ago, liv said:

If I bought new equipment (of high quality and $$) only a few weeks ago and it suddenly broke (and at a major competition at that etc..), I"d be looking for another brand to try out as well...

Well yeah, but there is always stuff like the shape of the foot etc to consider with skating boots. 

10 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said:

My guess is the 4S. 

Oooh, I thought going down in stiffness didn’t make sense for quad but then I saw that the Ice Fly is the lightest boot. Wonder which Risport model she’s in.

Interesting! First changing firmness during competitive season then brand? Has she talked about why?

I'm very happy Brennan keeps reporting. For the rest.. 

5 minutes ago, sallycinnamon said:

 

She's been struggling with an injury for a longer time now. Both her thigh (muscle tear) and her back are injured. She was only at the French test skates, after that she withdrew from both GP assignments (she was present at IdF but WD after the SP draw). 

Oh, that’s too bad. I hope she’ll recover. Thanks tho!