Russian test skates 2016
Sept 7th start test skate of Russian figure skating team. I found a time schedule of closed part:
September 7:
9:00 – 10:00 ice dance: Stepanova / Bukin, Sinitsina / Katsalapov
10:00 – 11:00 ice dance: Zahorski / Guerreiro, Evdokimova / Bazin, Davankova / Shibnev
11:45 – 12:45 ice dance: Elinykh / Zhiganshin, Bobrova / Soloviev
13:00 – 14:00 ladies: Tuktamysheva, Radionova, Medvedeva, Pogorilaya
14:30 – 15:30 men: Kovtun, Voronov, Kolyada
15:45 – 16:45 men: Dmitriev, Gorshkov, Petrov
17:00 – 18:00 pairs: Astakhova / Rogonov, Kavaguti / Smirnov, Bazarova / Deputat
18:15 – 19:15 ladies: Sotnikova, Sotskova, Lipnitskaya, Leonova, Sakhanovich
September 8:
9:00 – 10:00 men: Kovtun, Voronov, Gorshkov
10:15 – 11:30 pairs: Kavaguti / Smirnov, Bazarova / Deputat
11:45 – 13.00 pairs: Stolbova / Klimov, Zabijako / Enbert, Tarasova / Morozov
14:30 – 15:30 ice dance: Sinitsina / Katsalapov, Stepanova / Bukin
15:45 – 16:45 ice dance: Ilinykh / Zhiganshin
17:00 – 18:00 ladies: Radionova, Medvedeva, Pogorilaya
So, based on this timetable we can make the following conclusions:
- Volosozhar / Trankov (quite predictable) won’t show up at the test skates.
- Rumours that Bazarova / Deputat splitted up aren’t true
- There are no Alexandra Proklova and Adian Pitkeev on the list, so they’re probably haven’t recovered from injuries yet.
- Popova / Mozgov also won’t participate. According to Sergei’s instagram he was on a treatment, so maybe they don’t have a lot to show yet.
- Not everyone skates on the second day. Two options: either they were divided into two days for the FP (Thursday and Friday) because free programs requires more time or not everyone were had to attend, because everything was ok and there were no a lot of recomendations. Probably, on Friday the secon half will skate their programs.
- More time is devoted for Ilinykh / Zhiganshin on September 8th. I’m quite qurious, it’s because their dances are so good and promising or because they require a lot of work?
Unfortunately, that’s all news for today from Russian test skate. Hope some info will leak out soon)
Related topics: Adelina Sotnikova, Alena Leonova, Alexandra Stepanova Ivan Bukin, Anna Pogorilaya, Artur Dmitriev, Ekaterina Bobrova Dmitri Soloviev, Elena Ilinykh Ruslan Zhiganshin, Elena Radionova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Evgenia Medvedeva, Evgenia Tarasova Vladimir Morozov, Gordei Gorshkov, ice dance, Kristina Astakhova Alexei Rogonov, Ksenia Stolbova Fedor Klimov, ladies, Maxim Kovtun, men, mikhail kolyada, pairs, Serafima Sakhanovich, Sergei Voronov, Sofia Evdokimava Egor Bazin, Team Russia, Tiffany Zahorski Jonathan Guerreiro, Vasilisa Davankova Anton Shibnev, Vera Bazarova Andrei Deputat, Victoria Sinitsina Nikita Katsalapov, Yuko Kavaguti Alexander Smirnov
Will there be videos soon?
I hope so) Today they’ll skate short programs. But Stolbova / Klimov, Stepanova / Bukin and Ilinykh / Zhiganshin won’t show their programs.
Stolbova has a minor ankle sprain, that is why they aren’t skating.
I’m not sure about the others, but B/S decided to skip today for their own reasons, which is why I/Z have the ice to themselves.
Interesting) thanks for info
Happy to see Sotnikova on there. I like her style, it’s a shame the jumps didn’t work last season because her emotionality on the ice is perfect.
Ooh, Stolbova and Klimov…yay!