#2020 russian test skates

[theskategatsby]

3A: From the dream team to catastrophe

Aliona Kostornaia, Alexandra Trusova and Anna Sherbakova, better known as 3A, are 3 Russian figure skaters coached by Eteri Tutberidze.

While they were juniors, they were always seen dominating competitions by placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Only losing to each other.

Alexandra Trusova, popular for starting the quad revolution in women's figure skating, was seen as the 'leader' of the group, she was expected to start winning everything when she turned senior. Aliona Kostornaia was seen as the most artistic, graceful and theatrical one, she can't jump any quads, but she does have a triple axel. Anna Sherbakova on the other hand, can jump quads, yet she is the least talked about in this trio.

They all turned from juniors to seniors at the same time, and contrary to what most people expected, Aliona Kostornaia starts winning all the competitions. In May 2020, it was announced that Alexandra (also known as Sasha) would be leaving Team Tutberidze for The Angels Of Plushenko. Only a month later, it was announced that Aliona would also be leaving Team Tutberidze for The Angels Of Plushenko. Eteri Tutberidze and Evgeni Plushenko had a dispute not long before this about another skater, Evgenia Medvedeva, and they were still not on good terms.

Sasha mainly moved to Plushenko so she could be #1 at the camp and have all the attention on her, specifically from Sergei Rozanov, who is a coach who previously worked at Eteri's camp, but moved to Plushenko. He is the coach that helped all of 3A to get their jumps, this is another reason why Eteri and Plushenko are rivals. Sasha was unhappy about her main competition, Aliona, also moving to Plushenko and being coached by Sergei. A schedule had to be made where neither of them could see each other on the ice or even leaving/entering the rink. Because Sergei started coaching Aliona again, Sasha didn't want to be coached by him anymore and she started working with a different coach.

A few months later, Aliona decided to move back to Eteri, but she was given a very hard time. She was forced to give an interview on Russian state television apologising for what she did and practically begging Eteri for forgiveness. Sadly, Aliona got infected with COVID this season, which took her out of most competitions this season. Eventually, Eteri allowed Aliona to return to her camp under one condition, she had to get her triple axel back within 2 months.

Sasha also moved back to Eteri later because of the Eteri bonus, which basically means that those coached by Eteri get higher scores in competition. This switch was just in time for the olympic season, for these olympics, there were only 3 spots for the Russians, and one of them was already taken by Kamila Valieva. There were 6 more olympic-level athletes who had to battle it out for 2 spots to go to Beijing. Due to the level difference between Russian figure skaters and the rest of the world, going to the olympics almost guarantees coming home with a medal. After Sasha showcased her 5-quad record breaking performance at Russian test skates, she was also set to go to Beijing. This whole season, Eteri's team spoke very negatively of Aliona during press conferences, calling her lazy and saying that her personality is the reason she can't land quads. Suddenly, Aliona posted a picture of a broken arm, which knocked her out of the battle to go to the olympics. There was still a battle between Jelizaveta Tuktamysheva and Anna Sherbakova over who would go to the olympics, but because the federation has a preference for Eteri girls, Anna was chosen to go. At the time, Anna didn't even have any ultra C elements in her programs, but she ended up performing ultra C elements at the olympics.

These heartbreaking olympics ended with Anna in first place, Sasha, heartbroken, in second, and Kamila, the favourite to win gold, in 4th place. I have a more detailed post about Beijing 2022 on my blog if you're interested.

These olympics marked the end of the dreamteam that was 3A, and this will go down in history as the death of figure skating.

#alexandra trusova #aliona kostornaia #anna sherbakova #figure skating #russian figure skating #olympics #3A

[incandescentlysilver]

2020 Russian Test Skates: Evgenia Medvedeva + Masquerade

#evgenia medvedeva #fskateedit #figure skating #2020 russian test skates #this feels very much like a work in progress #but oh man the palpable joy zhenya exuded in the stsq...... #love that for her 🥺

[solraneth-archive]

Y’all Sasha got a post-Eteri glow-up! I don’t know if it’s because of the long break or her coaching change but she looks like a different person, she seems less stressed and less nervous and doesn’t look like she’s at the edge of a breakdown. And I loved her program! Not really her style but it’s nice and she skated well <3

#alexandra trusova #figure skating #2020 russian test skates

[yuzuavenue]

Kamila Valieva: 2020 Russian Test Skates SP

#kamila valieva #i loved this a lot #2020 russian test skates #figure skating #Youtube

[sirenwalker]

Misha's shirt sliding off his shoulder during his program is a Look and I'm so HERE for it!

#mikhail kolyada #2020 russian test skates #figure skating #fs #misha Kolyada #not really sure why his tailor didn't sew the shoulder to the mesh but whatever

[figureskatingcostumes]

Betina Popova and Sergey Mozgov's Cabaret costumes at the 2019 Russian Test Skates and 2019 Finlandia Trophy.

(Sources: zhem_chug and Antti Lehto)

#Betina Popova #Sergey Mozgov #Popova Mozgov #Cabaret #Figure skating #Ice dance #Russia #2019 Russian Test Skates #2019 Finlandia Trophy #2019–2020 #Finnstep #Musicals Operetta Broadway

[sakamotokaori]

mikhail kolyada ☆ nureyev @ 2020 russian test skates

#mikhail kolyada #figure skating #fskateedit #russian test skates 2020 #*__*

[jennibeultimate]

Zhenya ❤️

This is sooo cute! I hope she can train in Canada soon 🥺🥺🥺

#figure skating #evgenia medvedeva #zhenya #russian test skates 2020

[skate-the-onion]

#skatetheonion #mikhail kolyada #welcome back bby #russian test skates 2020

[figureskatingbirds]

This truly is Evgenia Medvedeva's world and we're just living in it

#figure skating #evgenia medvedeva #russian test skates 2020

[sywtwfs]

2020 Russian Senior Test Skates, Dreams on Ice & More: Info & Streaming

Top skaters will reveal their new programs in various formats this week, and here’s how to watch! Remember to subscribe to our calendars to see event schedules in your own time zone.

RUSSIAN SENIOR TEST SKATES

Senior Russian test skates will take place at the Megasport Arena in Moscow from Sept. 12-13. Skaters will present their new programs for the season. The event will be held with an audience.

Type: Domestic test skates When: Sept. 12-13 Where: Moscow, Russia Level & disciplines: senior ladies, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule (Moscow Time) 9/12: Short programs 14:55 9/13: Free programs 14:55

Notable skaters: (full list, subject to change) Evgenia Medvedeva, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova, Alexandra Trusova, Kamila Valieva, Sofia Samodurova, Mikhail Kolyada, Alexander Samarin, Petr Gumennik, Makar Ignatov, Andrey Mozalev, Roman Savosin, Boikova/Kozlovskii, Mishina/Galliamov, Pavliuchenko/Khodykin, Pepeleva/Pleshkov, Zagorski/Guerreiro, Morozov/Bagin, Skoptsova/Aleshin, Khudaiberdieva/Bazin, Shevchenko/Eremenko

How to watch: 

1tv livestream

SP Youtube livestream

FS Youtube livestream

Archived Youtube playlist

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DREAMS ON ICE

Dreams on Ice is an annual Japanese ice show that is usually held in the summer. Postponed due to COVID-19, the show will now be held on Sept. 12-13 without an audience. Japanese skaters will perform their new programs for the season.

Type: Ice show When: Sept. 12-13 Where: Yokohama, Japan Level & disciplines: senior/junior ladies, men, ice dance, synchro

Schedule (JST) 9/12: Short programs 19:00 9/13: Free programs 14:00

Notable skaters: (subject to change) Yuma Kagiyama, Kazuki Tomono, Shun Sato, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto, Tomoe Kawabata, Mana Kawabe, Hanna Yoshida, Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto, Utana Yoshida/Shingo Nishiyama

How to watch:

Paid livestream: A limited amount of livestream tickets can be purchased at PIA starting Sept. 2 for 3500¥ per day.

Live TV broadcast: Sept. 12 at 18:55-22:00 JST on TBS1; Sept. 13 at 13:55-17:30 JST on TBS1. Delayed broadcast: Sept. 14 at 01:20-02:50 JST on TBS Kanto local (stream). Videos may be posted to Youtube later by fans.

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I.AM LIVE

The Ice Academy of Montreal will host a livestreamed practice session on Sept. 11 at 1:00PM EDT. Ice dancers who train at the club will perform their new programs for the season.

Type: Livestream When: Sept. 11 at 1:00PM EDT Where: Montreal, QC, Canada Level & disciplines: Ice dance

Notable skaters: (full list, subject to change) Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean Luc Baker, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha, Laurence Fournier-Beaudry/Nikolaj Sorensen, Marie Jade Lauriault/Romain Le Gac, Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson, Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz, Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu, more

How to watch: Paid livestream ($15 USD / $15 CAD / 15€). Archived livestream will be available to watch until 11:00PM on Sept. 13.

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COLORADO SPRINGS INVITATIONAL

Colorado Springs Invitational is a US club competition hosted by the Centennial Skating Club. Events are held at several levels.

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

Type: Club competition When: Sept. 11-13 Where: Monument, CO, USA Level & disciplines: ladies/men/pairs/ice dance, various levels

Senior Schedule (MDT) 9/11: Men’s SP 12:35PM; Pairs’ SP 2:05PM; Ladies’ SP 8:50PM 9/12: Men’s FS 10:55AM; Pairs’ FS 6:40PM; Ladies’ FS 8:00PM

Notable skaters: (subject to change) Tomoki Hiwatashi, Camden Pulkinen, Karen Chen, Pooja Kalyan, Courtney Hicks, Audrey Shin, Deardorff/Johnson, Finster/Nagy (SP only)

How to watch: Free Vimeo livestream

#figure skating #russian test skates #russian test skates 2020 #dreams on ice #dreams on ice 2020 #ice academy of montreal #colorado springs invitational #colorado springs invitational 2020 #national comps #club comps #shows #season: 2020 2021 #events #how to watch

[figureskatingconfessions]

“Zhenya has improved so much. I know her short program at test skates wasn’t clean, but I understand the nerves because she constantly feels like she needs to prove herself, likely due to the hate she receives. That step sequence was FIRE and her 3Lo3T was powerful! She is a goat, a fighter, and an icon in this sport.”

#figure skating #evgenia medvedeva #team russia #senior #ladies' skating #2020/2021 season #consistency #programs #short programs #choreography #improvements #performances #russian test skates #step sequences #jumps #combinations #elements #triples #loop #toe loop #fans #support #sport overview #career overview #career #personal lives? #personality? #feelings #examples #comparisons

[incandescentlysilver]

2020 Russian Test Skates: Alena Kostornaia + you should see me in a crown

#alena kostornaia #fskateedit #2020 russian test skates #figure skating #me making confused but supportive claps #her gorgeous ina bauer into 2A is back though! #but christ...... how is this gonna work im so stressed for her #im just gonna be here burning prayer candles!!!

[findthatsynchronicity]

Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov + that lift

#anastasia mishina #aleksandr galliamov #mishina/galliamov #figure skating #russian test skates 2020 #and considering how much later the st. petersburg skaters got on the ice... #they looked phenomenal #i can't see them not making the olympic team #them and b/k and then either t/m or p/r #p/r if she can land triples #or t/m if they get their act together #my gifs

[resssistance]

Mikhail Kolyada at Russian Test Skates 2020 / SP

#mikhail kolyada #figure skating #fs #our boy is back! #and he is amazing #missed him so much #that fist pump reminds me of Zhenya at worlds 2019 lol #russian test skates 2020

[frenchly-anxious]

Russian TV has an amazing sense of drama. Hm, this skater changed coach recently? Let’s put camera 1 and 2 on her and her new coach. But don’t forget to put camera 3 on her previous coach watching her as she passes by. Then put all three on screen and wait for it.

#russian test skates 2020 #eteri tutberidze #alexandra trusova #alena kostornaia #evgenia medvedeva #I mean could you be more obvious? X) #oh yeah sorry - figure skating season is starting again; I will be rambling about it again