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Huge Triple Twist, wow. 

I’ve never seen them - Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Blachenko - skate, but that was a very well skated program from this young team. Some very good elements, nice musicality and extension. I’m not sure what I think about the music choice, but they did it very well.

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Kseniia Akhanteva and Valerii Kolosev and Yasmina Kadyrova and Ivan Balchenko have both split. Yasmina Kadryova and Valerii Kolosev are now paired.

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2021 - 2022 Russian Senior National Team

Ladies

Kamila Valieva

Alexandra Trusova

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Daria Usacheva

Maiia Kromykh

Anna Shcherbakova

Ladies Reserve

Alena Kostornaia

Elizaveta Nugamanova

Men

Makar Ignatov

Mikhail Kolyada

Mark Kondratyuk

Andrei Mozalev

Alexander Samarin

Evgeni Semenenko

Men’s Reserve

Dmitri Aliev

Petr Gumenik

Artur Danielan

Pairs

Anastasia Mishina / Alexander Galliamov

Alexandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kovlovskii

Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov

Yasmina Kadryova / Ivan Balchenko

Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodkyin

Apollinaria Panfliova / Dmitry Rylov

Pairs Reserve

Karina Akapova / Nikita Rakhmanin

Iulila Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev

Alina Pepelva / Roman Pleshkov

Ice Dance

Viktoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov

Alexandra Stepanova / ivan Bukin

Tiffani Zagorski / Jonathan Gurreiro

Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin

Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin

Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko

Ice Dance Reserve

Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin

Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin

Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy

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Russia is currently in position for a podium sweep at the Rostelecom Cup, and 1-2 are in a near tie after the short program. Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin are currently in firstk, and Anastasia Mishina and Aleksander Galliamov are currently in third. Iasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko are in third.

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GP Updates

Conrad Orzel has been announced as the host pick for Skate Canada.

The host picks for the Internationaux de France have been announced as Romain Ponsart, Coline Kerevin / Noel-Antoine Pierre and Evgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud.

The picks for the Rostelecom Cup have been announced as Mark Kondratiuk, Maiia Kromykh, Iasmina Kadryova / Ivan Balchenko and Ekaterina Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin.

Elizavet Tursybaeva of Kazakhstan has withdrawn from the Rostelecom Cup.

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The second day of the Russian Cup Final was today.

Evgeni Semenenko won the Senior Men’s event, with Petr Gumenik taking the silver and Dmitri Aliev coming up from ninth with the best free skate of the day to win the bronze. Kamila Valieva won the Senior Ladies event. Maiia Kromykh won the free skate, coming up from fourth to win the silver, and Daria Usacheva won the bronze.

Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov won the Senior Pairs event, with Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodkyin taking the silver and Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko taking the bronze.Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov won the Senior Ice Dance event, with Annabelle Morozov and Andrey Bagin taking the silver and Ekaterina Mironova and Evgeni Ustenko taking the bronze.

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2020 Rostelecom Cup Overview

We are nearing the end of the Grand Prix Series, such as it is this year. This is third event, and second to last. Rostelecom this year is in Moscow. 

For streams, I have linked to sywtwfs’s post in the source, which has a lot of info.

Schedule (Local Time)

Friday, November 20

Men’s SP 13:30 Rhythm Dance 15:30 Pairs’ SP 18:00 Ladies’ SP 19:25 

Saturday, November 21

Men’s FS 13:30 Free Dance 15:40 Pairs’ FS 17:30 Ladies’ FS 19:10 

Withdrawals and Replacements

Alright, there have been a lot of withdrawals, so bare with me here.

From the Men’s event, Ikrali Maysuradze of Georgia withdrew, and was replaced by Artem Kovalev. Artur Danielan, who is recovering from ankle surgery, withdrew and was replaced by Evgeni Semeneko. Alexander Samarin is recovering from a back injury, and was replaced by Ilya Yablokov.

In the Ladies event, Evgenia Medvedeva withdrew, as she is still recovering from a back injury, and was replaced by Elizaveta Nugamanova. 

In the Pairs event, Anna Vernikov and Evgeni Krasnopolski withdrew due to changing to Skate America, and were replaced by Ksenia Akhanteva and Valerii Kolseov. Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin withdrew due to Khodkyin having a respiratory infection, and they were replaced by Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko. Alina Pepeleva and Roman Pleshkov withdrew today due to a coach having COVID, and they will not be replaced.

In Ice Dance, Maria Kazakova and Georgy Reviya of Georgia withdrew and were replaced by Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius of Lithuania. Ksenia Konkina and Pavel Drozd withdrew and were replaced by Anna Yanovskaya and Adam Luckas of Hungary. Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko and Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin both withdrew due to COVID, and were replaced by Ekaterina Mironova and Evgenii Ustenko and Viktoria Semenjuk and Ilya Yukhimuk of Belarus. 

Previews for all disciplines are coming, and will be under the #preview tag.

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The Russian Cup Final started today.

Evgeni Semenenko leads the Senior Men's competition, with Andrei Mozalev in second and Petr Gumenik in third. Kamila Valieva leads the Senior Ladies comeptition, with Daria Usacheva in second and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva in third.

Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov lead the Senior competition, with Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko in second, and Daria Pavlichenko and Denis Khodykin in third. Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov lead the Senior Ice Dance comeptition, with Annabelle Morozov and Andrey Bagin in second, and Ekaterina Mironova and Evgeni Ustenko in third.

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2020 Rostelecom Cup Preview - Pairs

We have a two-way battle for gold in this nearly-all Russian competition. Our two teams who should be battling out for gold are Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov and Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kovlovskii.

At their last meet up, Mishina and Galliamov skated clean and came out on top by about 13 points. Another skate like that could put them on top here, but Boikova and Kovlovskii are more than capable of scoring that. It could be a very close competition, and it will come down to final skate of the night, though if one has a huge lead over the other going into the free, that will definitely help them secure a win here.

Our fight for bronze should be interesting. I have three teams here – Iuliia Artemeva and Mikhail Nazarcyhev, Apollinaria Panfliova and Dmitry Rylov, and Iasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko.

Artemeva and Nazarychev have been the more consistent of the two teams we’ve seen so far this season. With a just slightly higher this season – 205 vs 204 – Kadryova and Balchenko could be a surprise medalist in this competition. However, at the first competition, they scored 186. The growth could be a sign of things to come, but if they score closer to their first score and not their second, they could drop farther down in the standings.

We have not seen Panfliova and Rylov so far this season. Last season, they scored between 186 and a 207. The latter could see them easily medalling here, but the former could see the drop down. It will depend on where they are this season, but they should be fighting for the podium, and are easily top five potential here.

Our next team is Kseniia Akhanteva and Valerii Kolesov. They scored a 190 in their one Russian Cup event so far, which could have them pushing for top five. They will need mistakes from some of the other teams to move out of sixth place, though, as this is a very tough competition.

Our last team is Ioulia Chtchetinina and Mark Magyar of Hungary. We have not seen this season, but last year, they scored between a 148 and a 162. They are not up to par with the Russian skaters, and I can’t seem them placing anything other than seventh and last here.

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Grand Prix Updates

Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko of Russia have been announced as the replacements for Pavlyuchenko and Khodkyin at the Rostelecom Cup.

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Love their costumes.

God, I can’t get over how huge their Triple Twist is!

Hand down on that throw, and she stumbled a bit coming out of it. 

A little off sync on those side-by-sides.

Off on another throw, too.,

Overall, while that was a bit of an off skate for Yasmina Kadryova and Yuri Balchenko, I still like them as a pair. They have so much potential, so many good elements. This program is a good vehicle for them, too.

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Anastasia Mishina and Aleksander Galliamov lead a Russian sweep of the podium, winning gold. Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin won the silver, and Iasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko won the bronze.

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Today was day four of the fourth stage of the Russian Cup. 

Natalia Khabibullina and Ilya Knyazhuk won the Junior Pairs event, while  Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko won the Senior Pairs event. Alina Gorbacheva is leading the Junior Women’s event, and Nikolai Ugozhaev leads the Junior Men’s event.

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Today was the third day of the fourth stage of the Russian Cup in Kazan.

Sofia Samodelkina won the Senior Women’s event, with Vladislav Dikdzhi winning the Senior Men’s event. Ekaterina Petushkova and Evgeni Malikov lead the Juniors pairs event with Yasmina Kadryova and Ivan Balchenko lead the Senior event.

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Updates

Nicole Takahashi and Shiloh Judd are a new Ice Dance team for Japan.

Elizaveta Osokina, a Russian junior skater, is switching to pairs and will be pairing with Andrei Rud under Nina Mozer.

Yasmina Kadryova / Ivan Balchenko (RUS) are switching to being coached by Tamara Moskinva and Artur Minchuk.

Alexia Pagaini is changing coaches - she will now be coached by Gheorghe Chiper.