International Skating Union

[lambielfan26]

[let`s talk]

[Skater boy]

Official or a tryout must likely leading to a new team. I wonder if they can beat the Americans and canadians . How much time will it take for them to gel.

[Dragonlady]

[Sk8rdad]

[chuckiem]

Obviously, Volosozhar/Trankov will be focusing on the podium, not worrying about the lesser teams (Canadians and Americans).

Volosozhar would have easily beaten the Canadian and American teams were she not held back by Morozov's poor jumping skills. Mukh/Trank were weakend by Maria's unpredictable jumps and throw landings. I think Volo/Trank would be a much steadier team that the ones they left.

[let`s talk]

[Skater boy]

Now DL put away those fangs. LOL I am assuming that V and T won`t be ready for the podium in less than a year. It takes time usually to get down timing and synchronicity.

[lambielfan26]

[Dragonlady]

I've seen comments in the Russian press that if K&S were not being promoted as Russia's #1 Pairs team, M&T would have had the bronze at Worlds. I'm not sure that the judges pay that much attention as to who is #1 and who is #2 (see US Men this year and last).

I've always found M&T utterly lacking in connection and the pairs quality of "two skating as one". I also think that K&S have better speed, flow, positions, ice coverage and all of the essential pairs attributes (matching lines, connection, etc.) although both teams fall far short in this regard compared to the great Russian pairs teams of the past.

[lambielfan26]

[becool]

[Sk8rdad]

Your absolutely right becool at the level they are at there aren't a lot of choices and they most definitely will be motivated to try to make it work. The unfortunate reality is sometimes it just won't. I hope for their sakes it does they could do very well together.

[Dragonlady]

News and rumours from Russia which is a hotbed of intrigue these days:

The Russian coach widely believed to be V&T's new coach says there is no such team - yet. They are waiting on the approval of the Ukrainian federation.

[Dragonlady]

Attached is the link but it's all rumours at this point:

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SkateFans/message/197898

The thing I absolutely love about the Russian Press is that there is no "spin" or self-filtering by any of the coaches, skaters in their interviews. These wonderful people say EXACTLY what's on their mind. I'm often at some of the stuff they say, but I am thrilled that we get these unfiltered opinions and comments.

[siteadmin]

Just be careful please........linking to a site that mentions sources.....is not the same as linking to the actual sources.

[Dragonlady]

The original articles are in Russian. Ms. Diffley kindly posts translations for us. And I did mention that there were, at this point, rumours.

[loveskating]

It took Demietriev and Kazakova about 3 years to gel as a pair...and he was already an OGM and OSM winner.

While I'm at it, I don't think pairs get enough credit for how incredibly difficult their work is.

[lambielfan26]

I thought they had gelled by their 2nd season together. The year just began with Artur way out of shape, but were 2nd at the 97 Grand Prix final and probably should have won, the would have won Worlds that year if he didnt double his triple toe twice.

[becool]