I'm just post happy today. Been watching some videos from RussianCup2009's channel of this years Russian Cup. People looking awesome. Here's some impressions and news:
Ksenia Semenova - Looks like she's grown again. Much better vault than previously, less knee bend. Her Deltchev seems to have gotten bigger too. She only opened floor with a double tuck, perhaps she's still working on the rumoured double layout. The rest of the tumbling was normal. Beam was solid but a little wobbly.
Ekaterina Kurbatova - Lovely layout Podkopayeva. Her floor was better than last years worlds. She opened with a one and a half twist - Tarasevich combo. Did a very nice triple spin. Beam was kind of bad. She fell on her full spin with leg in split and was wobbling on everything else, and struggling to connect.
Anna Pavlova - SHE'S BAAACK. She fell on her layout Podkopayeva. Her bars were her normal bars, still doesn't connect that Jaeger, though it's a beautifully performed skill. Only dismounted with a single layout. Beam wasn't bad. She has a Yang Bo now, and has resurrected her Kochetkova - flic - layout. Fell on her two and a half twist dismount. Floor was still Exodus goodness. Finished way to early, opened with a double pike but bounced out of bounds. She did a nice triple twist, a front layout front layout stepout and a layout front full stag jump.
Viktoria Komova - Did DTY and piked Omelianchik vaults. Nice bars, piked stalder Khorkina transition still gorgeous. Beam was great. Only a double tuck dismount, but she performed her arabian and a flic - layout - layout. Floor had great choreography and a BEAUTIFUL triple twist.
Aliya Mustafina injured her foot and Kristina Pravdina has torn her achilles. : (
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