#mukhametzianova/mironov

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Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov competing in the short program at the 2021 Russian Nationals.

(Photos by Mikhail Sharov)

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team 🇷🇺 at the youth olympics | pairs podium

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Apollinaria Panfliova and Dmitry Rylov lead at Russian Junior Nationals.

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(Junior) Grand Prix Final Photos - Mukhametzianova/Mironov

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Ranking the GPF programs - Junior Pairs

Thought it was a bit too late to be doing that... And now Worlds are cancelled, and my country has entered full confinement mode, so let’s do this. 

SP

6 - Yulia Artemieva/Mikhail Nazarychev - Senza Parole, by Il Divo

One thing I hate is that trend to take iconic pieces of classical music and slap lyrics in italian instead of the melody. Here’s it’s Moonlight Sonata. To me it feels like a cheap way to do deep emotionsTM. So yeah. I hate the music here. The choreo is... unremarkable. 

Costumes : 5/10 boring grey. 

5 - Ksenia Akhantieva/Valerii Kolesov - Interstellar OST

Their last season’s SP. The music is nice, there are some nice touches here and there and a build-up to the step sequence... And since they are quite musical, the step sequence is always quite nice... Decent.

Costumes : 6/10. I like Ksenia’s new dress, with the silver top. Dislike Valerii’s silver suspenders. 

4 - Diana Mukhametzianova/Ilya Mironov - Czardas, by Mario Monti

I kinda miss their crazy FS to the Crack of Doom. Music was.. WTF to put it gently, and a bit overbearing, but that was original. 

But I like Czardas. Has been done a lot, but the music is great, and the choreo here is very nice. Mostly my problems here lie with the execution. M/M are still rough around the edges, and their skating skills are not the best, tho they have improved over the course of the season. They struggle with the steps, and tend to be a little wooden sometimes. 

Costume: 10/10. First of all, they get bonus point because pants for the lady. Then, I just love the details, Ilya’s vest and red belt. The embroideries on both their shirt. The golden seams on Ilya’s pants. Diana’s red and green ribbons in her dress. Everything has been thought through. 

3 - Annicka Hocke/Robert Kunkel - Wasting My Young Years

Here I don’t really like the music, but I like the choreo, and especially the lift. Nice execution, and Annicka always sells the mood of the program well.  

Costumes : 6/10 I like Annicka’s purple and pink dress, over the white shorts. Robert is just a block of black...

2 - Apollinaria Panfilova/Dmitry Rylov - The Matrix OST

I appreciate P/R going out of their comfort zone and testing different styles of skating. This is commendable, and I think they pulled off this challenge quite well. It took some time. At the beginning of the season they tried too hard to be intense, and ended up as rushed and frantic. Their performance at Junior Worlds in that aspect was much much better. I have a problem with the step sequence tho. Again, it looks to busy and frantic. And it’s mostly because the steps are not choreographed on the music. 

Costume : 9/10. Polya looks great in that pantsuit, but it doesn’t sit so well on Dima. 

1 - Alina Pepeleva/Roman Pleshkov - L.O.V.E., by Michael Bublé. 

A small gem. It’s not groundbreaking or anything, but it’s fun and cute. Great choreo with nice transitions here and there (that entry into the death spiral is still one my favorite of the season)

Costumes : 7/10 a bit basic but well done, and I love Alina’s red dress. 

FS

Mostly a great selection. I can’t say I hate, or even dislike any of them.

6 - Diana Mukhametzianova/Ilya Mironov - Chess

Okay. Don’t enjoy the music, and the choreo is unremarkable, but you know, it’s all right. 

Costumes : 6/10 a bit old-fashioned? idk, the chess pattern is cute, but I don’t like the cut. 

5 - Ksenia Akhantieva/Valerii Kolesov - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, by Pink Floyd

Again, one of those programs designed by your coaches to make you grow as an artist. Some nice touches here and there. Ksenia and Valerii definitely lack the polish and fluidity of movements to sell it, but it’s a step in the right direction. 

Costumes : 5/10 actually the only thing I remember about the costumes, is that there’s pants for the lady (good)... and that’s it? 

4 - Alina Pepeleva/Roman Pleshkov - Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l’amour

One thing I like more than trashy french musicals is Russian skaters’ love for said musicals. Les Rois du Monde is an absolute BOP, and having that music be the climax and triumphant finish of P/P’s FS is everything I never knew I needed. Lots of things I like here: the death spiral, the choreo sequence, the lifts, the combined spin... Yes, it’s nice. 

Costumes : 8/10 Honestly I don’t really like that type of costumes, and I did not like them on Volosozhar/Trankov either. Also the story behind the costumes : obviously that’s an hommage to V/T but, that’s mostly an hommage to the costume designer who passed away last summer. So to honor her memory, and because they had a Romeo and Juliet FS, the coaching team decided Alina and Roman should wear those costumes. Alina’s dress is Tanya’s. Roman’s costume is basically a new costume all-together because he’s taller than Maxim so alterations were made for the costume to fit. 

3 - Annicka Hocke/Robert Kunkel - Do You Love Me/Cry To Me

Unpretentious fun jukebox program, that allows Annicka to shine, and show her bubbly personality. What else could you ask for?

Costumes : 9/10 Simple, but I love that summer party vibe. 

2 - Yulia Artemieva/Mikhail Nazarychev - Queen medley

One of my favorite programs of the season actually. I actually like the music cuts here, and I like the energy of that FS, and how into it Yulia and Mikhail get. Also the ending pose is cool. 

Costumes : 6/10 I like the idea. Yulia’s costume is cool... Mikhail’s one is weirdly cut, with a big piece of illusion fabric on the belly... Why??

1 - Apollinariia Panfilova/Dmitry Rylov - No One Ever Called Me That

That program is just a never-ending flow of gorgeous elements. It’s one of those programs that I can’t remember anything about after I finish watching it... Sounds like a failure, and it should be... Except here it works. It works because Panfilova/Rylov’s skating is so beautiful I could just watch it all day. So I don’t care if I keep forgetting what that FS looks like, because every time I watch it I experience it anew. 

Costumes : 9/10. I’m not fan of white on ice, because I think it tends to melt with the surroundings, but I love the shape of Polya’s dress, I love the neckline and the details. 

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Junior Grand Prix Final Qualifiers 2019

Men 

1) Andrei Mozalev (RUS) 2) Yuma Kagiyama (JPN) 3) Petr Gumennik (RUS) 4) Daniel Grassl (ITA) 5) Daniil Samsonov (RUS) 6) Shun Sato (JPN) Alternates 1st) Artur Danielian (RUS) 2nd) Stephen Gogolev (CAN) 3rd) Ilya Yablokov (RUS)

Ladies

1) Kamila Valieva (RUS)  2) Alysa Liu (USA) 3) Haein Lee (KOR) 4) Kseniia Sinitsyna (RUS) 5) Daria Usacheva (RUS) 6) Viktoria Vasilieva (RUS)

Alternates 1st) Anna Frolova (RUS) 2nd) Seoyeong Wi (KOR) 3rd) Anastasia Tarakanova (RUS)

Pairs

1) Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov (RUS) 2) Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev (RUS) 3) Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov (RUS) 4) Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov (RUS) 5) Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel (GER) 6) Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov (RUS)

Alternates 1st) Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy (USA) 2nd) Anna Shcheglova / Ilia Kalashnikov (RUS) 3rd) Huidi Wang / Ziqi Jia (CHN)

Ice Dance

1) Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik (USA) 2) Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy (RUS) 3) Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Andrey Filatov (RUS) 4) Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya (GEO) 5) Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier (FRA) 6) Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin (RUS)

Alternates 1st) Sofya Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitskiy (RUS) 2nd) Natalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell (CAN) 3rd) Ekaterina Katashinskaia / Aleksandr Vaskovich (RUS)

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Okay people keep asking predictions. My spreadsheets have top 10s (or all for dance) but I’ll just do podiums here.

Chelyabinsk

Ladies:

🥇 Kamila Valieva

🥈 Kseniia Sinitsyna

🥉 Viktoria Vasilieva

Men:

🥇Petr Gumennik

🥈Artur Danielian

🥉Ilya Yablokov

Dance:

🥇Shanaeva/Naryzhnyy

🥈Davis/Smolkin

🥉Wolfkostin/Chen

Pairs:

🥇Akhanteva/Kolesov

🥈Vislobokova/Briukhanov

🥉Mukhametzianova/Mironov

Autumn Classic

Ladies:

🥇Rika Kihira

🥈Evgenia Medvedeva

🥉Eunsoo Lim

Men:

🥇Yuzuru Hanyu

🥈Keegan Messing

🥉Junhwan Cha

Dance:

🥇Gilles/Poirier

🥈Fear/Gibson

🥉Smart/Diaz

Lombardia

Ladies:

🥇Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

🥈Anna Shcherbakova

🥉Young You

Men:

🥇Matteo Rizzo

🥈Boyang Jin

🥉Dmitri Aliev

Dance:

🥇Guignard/Fabbri

🥈Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen

🥉Lajoie/Lagha

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so russian junior nationals has wrapped up... I knew it was going to be a hard fight for the medals (and jw spots) but I'm absolutely gutted for elizaveta and andrey.... in the end I don't think it was even the twizzle mistake that lost it for them (they still would've come 4th), the judges just preferred d/s 🙃 i hope they won't let this defeat them, come back stronger next season and SMASH IT bbs

(it's insane that a team who made it to the jgpf doesn't even get to go to jr worlds... it just speaks to the depth in russia 😩)

I'm also disappointed for tyutyunina and shustitskiy but I wasn't expecting them to get a spot anyway so I'm super happy with their top 5 finish!! they are one of my best discoveries this season and I cannot wait to see them grow over the next few years, they have SUCH a bright future🌟

now onto pairs... the heartbreak continues💔 it was also going to be like this because there were so many teams I adore. mukhametzianova and mironov are amazing and it's such a shame we won't see them at worlds this season but I am sure they will be there next year... their tech content is insane and I am so excited to see where they go!

and kostiukovich and iialin... one of my first junior teams I truly fell in love with... I hate how their last junior season had to go, but fingers crossed they can make a mark in seniors next season!!

I was delighted for sobnina and volodin's top 6 finish though!

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Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov skating to Czardas for their short program at the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final and 2020 Junior Russian Championships.

(Sources: Mikhail Sharov and veravalenta)

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Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov's short program costumes at the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Chelyabinsk.

(Source: veravalenta)

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Some Updates

Pairs

Lana Petranovic and Anton Souza-Korderiu (CRO) have split.

Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov (RUS) have split. Mukhametzianova is now paired with Vladislav Antonyshev, and Mironov is now paired with Ekaterina Geinish. 

Ice Dance

Alena Kanysheva and Andrei Pylin (RUS) have re-teamed up.

Ksenia Khonkina and Pavel Drozd (RUS) have split. Drozd is teaming up with Angelique Abachinka who has un-retired.

Men

Lee June-Hyoung (KOR) has retired.

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2020-21 Russian Junior National Team

Ladies - Kamila Valieva, Sofia Samoldelkina, Daria Usacheva, Anna Frolova, Maya Kromych (Reserve: Sofia Muravyova, Valeria Shulskaya)

Men - Artem Kovalev, Gleb Lutfullin, Daniil Samsonov, Evgeni Semenenko, Ilya Yablokov (Reserve: Georgiy Kunitsa, Andrey Kotovoy, Kirill Sarnovsky)

Pairs - Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov, Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Narzychev, Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov, Anastasia Mukhortova / Dmitry Evgeniev (Reserve: Viktoria Vasilieva / Nikita Volodin, Tatyana Kuzmina / Alexey Khvalko, Ekaterina Petushkova / Evgeni Malikov)

Ice Dancing - Diana Davis / Gleb Smokin, Ekaterina Katashinskaya / Alexander Vaskovich, Sofia Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitsky, Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov, Irina Havronina / Dario Chirizano, Elizaveta Shanaeva / David Narizhny (Reserve: Tamara Zhukova / Daniil Karpov, Angelina Lazareva / Maxim Prokofiev, Sofya Leontyeva / Daniil Gorelkin)

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Artur Dmitriev Jr has withdrawn from Russian Nationals due to health issues and has been replaced by Gleb Lutfullin.

Roman Savosin has also withdrawn, and has been replaced by Vladislav Katichev.

Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert have withdrawn due to Enbert's continued health issues and have been replaced by Taisiya Sobinina and Nikita Volodin.

Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov have withdrawn and have been replaced by Polina Kostiukovich and Dmitrii Ialin.

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Russia went 1-2 at the Youth Olympic Games. Apollinaria Panfliova and Dmitry Rylov won the gold with Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov took the silver. Alina Beruteva and Luka Berulava won the bronze.

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Is there a masterlist anywhere of skaters who have pulled out of RusNats so far, and/or their replacements? I feel like there have been so many changes!

Yeah, there is one on the Wiki page.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Russian_Figure_Skating_Championships

But to make it easy for you and everyone else, here you go:

Ladies

Maria Sotskova WD Replaced by Maria Talakinaya

Alina Zagitova WD Replaced by Anastasia Guliakova

Viktoria Vasilieva WD Replaced by Anasasia Gracheva

Men

Mikhail Kolyada WD Replaced by Ilya Yablokov

Artur Dmitriev Jr WD Replaced by Gleb Lutfullin

Roman Savosin WD Replaced by Vladislav Katichev

Alexander Petrov WD NOT Replaced

Pairs

Ksenia Stolobva / Andrei Novoselov WD Replaced by Anastasia Balabinvoa / Alexei Svyatchenko WD Replaced by Ekaterina Belova / Dmitriy Chigirev

Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert WD Replaced by Taisiya Sobinina / Nikita Volodin

Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov WD Replaced by Poilna Kostiukovich /  Dmitrii Ialin 

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Apollinaria Panfliova and Dmitry Rylov of Russia are in control after the short program at the Youth Olympic Games. In second are Diana Mukhametzianova and Ilya Mironov of Russia. About a point and half behind them are Alina Butaeva and Luka Beruleva of Georgia.