tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769074890904791386.post5823403495254951732..comments2024-01-23T04:09:13.047-05:00Comments on Naked Ice: 2015 JGP Cup of Austria: Ladies Review + Russian Test Skates (Yay!)Naked Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05553268167175184548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769074890904791386.post-41817149640298011972015-10-02T23:12:51.034-04:002015-10-02T23:12:51.034-04:00Agree. Adelina has the strongest skating skills. ...Agree. Adelina has the strongest skating skills. Deep edges, can get enough speed to go across the rink into a jump out of transitions with only 2 or three crossovers. The only thing I am hating, is the toe push thing she does. Really, she needs to get rid of that because it becomes distracting. The edge quality in her step sequences is so drastically better than some of the other Russian ladies (i.e. Tuktamysheva) that it really sort of forces you to be critical of them. Pogorilaya has really good skating skills too, but she does that pump thing when she's skating around the corners, which I absolutely hate (but her step sequences are fabulous). Adeline's jumps are huge. I feel like she still hasn't quite figured out how to control them, lol. Her double axel is pretty much flawless. Technique other skaters would die for.<br /><br />She did another competition (spins were still watered down) after the Russia Cup (not sure if it was actually a competition that was judged or another exhibition type test skate thing) and she landed most of the jumps she went for (don't think she fell on anything, either). It was a much better skate.<br /><br />The quality of her skating is clearly superior. If she can put the jumps together, she's still Podium material. She's been working on her Lutz, but I'm not sure she'll be able to fix that at this point. Better to just do one and wish she can get that skate off the ice before the edge flips, and then do two flips with 2 3/3s. Not sure I'd do a 3Lz3T because the edge call will affect the toe loop value as well. Maybe work on a 3F3T to go with her amazing 2A3T? Get the Lutz out first and then backload an extra jump to make up for some of the deduction...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769074890904791386.post-49868703928862443302015-09-23T14:07:04.859-04:002015-09-23T14:07:04.859-04:00Great post! I love your blogs.
You didn't talk...Great post! I love your blogs.<br />You didn't talk about the US ladies at the Jr Grand Prix, so i'm wondering: what do u think of this current crop of US Jr ladies? Didn't the two who skated last week come in like, 11th and 15th place? Ouch. I'm worried for them....Trajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110305562073098384noreply@blogger.com