Russia is Officially back for 2026 Olympics! Russian Nationals Review

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What I intended to be the last video of the year is now the first video of the new year. Today we cover the Russian Nationals. Enjoy!
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[@paolala]

Just to clarify this is NOT the last video of 2024. I intended this to be the last video of 2023 but now it is the first video of this new year. I promise more videos are to come in 2024. Enjoy!

[@lillian6076]

Haha thank goodness!

[@stmji]

lmao u got everyone scared

[@carolinev5426]

I hope so cause your videos are brilliant !

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

They can return as long as the judges know what a flip and lutz is.

[@user-pu4yh6dd5w]

and pre rotation 😭

[@pallafox]

This comment needs to be pinned!

[@johnnyyy1111]

@@user-pu4yh6dd5wsorry I’m new to figure skating but i was watching the Beijing Olympics and I saw multiple skaters pre rotate? 😅 as in like multiple Asian skaters, American skaters etc etc… I’m not educated obviously, but how come people only talk about Russians?

[@johnnyyy1111]

Same with falling and bad technique, I’m just so confused 😭 I saw so many people fall on triples and have bad technique, and I feel like having bad technique over a quad versus bad technique over a triple is surely better

[@yugiohlegend]

Then I suppose many skaters should be left out if that’s the case… but people like dogging on Russians specifically for some reason

[@luzcalderon7808]

Non Eteri girls are rising AND IM HERE FOR IT!!!

[@KamikazeChrista]

Liza has retired. I didn't know and now I'm sad. She truely was my favourite. I'm so sad to see her leave.

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

It's the fact that they sent teenagers to the olympics and not a veteran. She deserved to go.

[@nicnoodles]

She may still come back to competition she just waiting to be able to do so internationally again

[@iambetakaroten]

@@Jeremy-wp4yhthat’s not what Elizaveta said.

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

@@iambetakaroten she would never speak against the other athletes. But the Russian reporters definately criticized the federation after Tuktamysheva made podium at nationals during the Olympic season.

[@KS-lp3ui]

Paola said she "soft retired" (she's not competing this season but is not officially retired).

[@luzcalderon7808]

Paola: this is gonna be the last video of the year The uploading schedule: SIKE

[@len10100]

Idk call me crazy…but Eteri almost seemed unbothered that all of her skaters didn’t do as expected. Now that they have the green light to the Olympics I feel that she now has her IT girl backstage preparing. But who knows 😂

[@anonimorph]

probably bec. her daughter can be in the oly under a non-russian flag, ensuring that she has a stake in the game even if russia gets banned (maybe, again, or if the invitation is rescinded)

[@soniquecat4745]

Is it really official? No matter how many Ukrainoian athletes they kill, no matter the warcrimes, they have been given propaganda platform? If so, I am not watching.

[@savanahbabyyyy]

She has a whole crew in the junior/novice division. Adeliia is already shaking with fury looking at Margarita with more stable quads/triple axels and watched the girl skate too. There's also the blonde one who finally stabilized the quad lutz and is in juniors too. There's 3 main girls in novices. Another generation of 3A in novices with quads and triple axels. One winning everything right now with 3 stable triple axels like Aliona but even more stable at like 11-12. Elizaveta A (She's the Aliona). Another with triple axels (the youngest I think...11. She's an Anna). Another with a quad salchow and lutz (a Trusova). She also has new novice boys and some junior pairs. The entire crew is not yet age eligible so she's just waiting it out. She's not worried.

[@len10100]

@@savanahbabyyyybut didn’t they raise the age to 17? Would these rules apply to 2026?

[@mewer2]

@@savanahbabyyyythey’ll be at the 2030 Olympics due to new age restrictions.

[@tuuleri]

I'd like to remind you that while ioc has allowed russians to the olympics, isu has not lifted its ban yet. And because the qualification happens through isu's competitions (mostly next season in the 2025 worlds), nothing is set in stone yet.

[@RosovaEva]

I seriously hope ISU will stand strong and not allow russians back. So they can't qualify for the Olympics

[@user-nh5qj7cz3m]

​@RosovaEva Of course😂 if Russians are at international competitions, then Europe and America will not count many medals😅 so the return of Russians is not so beneficial for some 😂😂

[@RosovaEva]

@@user-nh5qj7cz3m it's not about the medals. Honestly, this the women's figure skating is much more watchable without the Russian robots

[@jiayin8842]

also that they can't be supporters of the war, so Kamila Valieva is immediately out

[@RosovaEva]

@@jiayin8842 her Tutberidze expiration date is coming, so I doubt she would be at Olympics anyway

[@user-rf7hn5ec5x]

I'm from Russia, but watching the news on a foreign channel about Russian sports is much more interesting! In Russia, you will not find anything in the media except that Eteri is the best coach in the last thousand years

[@liasavvv]

Well if u mean TV news, than u'r totally right, but on KZbin there are so many different points of views, opinions regarding Etery

[@hgfdsaiehdu4086]

Да, согласна. Но этери действительно тренер, с кем девочки идут к результату

[@victorglavenko3415]

Rubbish! Bla-bla… …

[@user-nh5qj7cz3m]

И что? Разве Этери не лучший тренер в мировом женском одиночном фигурному катании? И не стыдно всякую херню писать, начиная со слов "я из России"? Откуда бы ты ни был, Этери и есть лучший тренер в мире ЖО!

[@simonaperez1475]

@@user-nh5qj7cz3mСто процентов!!! Лучший это лучший

[@RandoMeow]

a few comments about alena kostornaia and her partner kunitsa: they did place 9th, but it was really close from 6th place to 9th place, only a few points of difference. they scored around 200, which in most international competitions this year would get you 🥇 they actually placed 5th in the free skate, because although their pairs elements like lifts and twists are low level they have some of the hardest jump combinations. there's no combination jump in the short program, so they dont score as high there. i think she actually has a lot of promise as a pairs skater. one of her competitors elizaveta osokina changed to pairs a few years ago, and now she is really good. alena is already improving so fast with the pair elements, and when they are better at those their artistry will improve 🔥 aliona also hinted at the beginning of the season that they might be able to change to another country like samodelkina. someone said her husband might have kazakhstan citizenship or family? 👀 but its just a rumor.

[@zonedutopia]

And Eteri's daughter scored more than Tessa and Scott with MR one time 😂 russian scoring isn't worth sht

[@figureskatingmess]

Could you link me to the source of Aliona hinting at changing country? I would love to see her back on international ice. ❤

[@laurabritt2825]

i agree that they have the potential as a pair but in national competitions the judges always give higher scores than internationally. that's why the scores gotten at nationals aren't counted in as PB and new world records etc.

[@RandoMeow]

yes it's true national judging is inflated. however alena doesn't skate with eteri anymore and her coach doesn't have much power so she is not one of the judges' favourites. if you take away 5 points to account for national inflation, alena and her husband would still be the 4th highest scoring pair in the grand prix last year. even if you take 10 points away, they could have won multiple GPs. part of this is because international pairs are weak at the moment due to retirements and injuries, but it's an amazing achievement. obviously they're not perfect, but they have been skating together for a year whilst most of their competitors have been in pairs for their whole careers. the problem is that the pairs field in russia is so crazy, but i believe that alena and her husband will only get better from here.

[@polinalimberis4536]

100% agree

[@TheReneex]

The era of the phenomenal Three A and Valieva will never be duplicated again!

[@yugiohlegend]

What a great time to get into the sport. It’s a shame it doesn’t feel the same anymore 🥲

[@TheReneex]

@@yugiohlegend I agree. All of the top-tier women are retired and the others are just engaging their fans on social media. Very sad.

[@kamelenka]

what era? alexandra was so embarrassing in peking, she screamed that she hated figure skating, valieva ended up having a doping case at the olympics and alena is forgotten and could only make it to the european crown (she could become so much more)

[@TheReneex]

@@kamelenka Can you name an era in figure skating that wasn't rocked by scandal or tragedy? What the Eteri girls accomplished during their brief reign will never be duplicated. Despite the scandal of Valieva, the quality of her skating style is unmatched. Kostornai landed one of the most impressive triple axels to date and executed two flawless programs during the 2019-20 seasons. She also became the first woman skater to post the highest scores under the new skating rules. Sasha wasn't a clean performer but she will go down as the first woman skater to land multiple quads throughout numerous competitions. As for Sherbakova, she was the most disciplined of Three A and won all of the important skating championships before retiring. Including back-to-back Russian Nationals, Worlds, and an Olympic Gold medal..

[@kamelenka]

@@TheReneex well a doped minor at the olympics is not just another scandal... Yes and this is how eteri accomplished this.

[@myjunkdrawer8014]

You're not nuts Eteri's not doing so hot. If she was smart she'd set up shop in a country with no skate scene and strict parents. That way she'd have a monolopy and no one to question her.

[@RedShoes29]

Eteri's success lies in her remarkable ability to scout and recognize potential. This is why she's so successful in Russia where there's great interest in the sport, a decently large talent pool, and government funding (which means even kids from poorer families can participate). I doubt she'd be as successful in a small country

[@michaelk2133]

She should go to Japan.

[@Pepalamarrana]

Please not, Japanese skaters have a great technic ( Most of them )​@@michaelk2133

[@savanahbabyyyy]

Her main champions are in juniors and novices. They have no idea what international comps are like so they are missing nothing and will stay motivated. They are her best bet. Anna her main olympic champion has no motivation to come back since there are no international competition. She said herself she would come back but she has zero motivation to compete domestically. Sasha left and we saw how terrible she did last season with her new coach. Kamila is losing hope and quads since her doping scandal and believes someone framed her. Adeliia the current Russian nationals champion is the only one left with motivation and landing quads (barely had an international season). Sofia the last Russian nationals champion is injured. Maya stayed horrible and it makes no sense why Aliona got kicked out for not restoring 3A, but Maya who is worse in everything gets to stay. Even titova got kicked out for poor results. Maya must be blackmailing someone with some juicy stuff, because it makes no sense why others get kicked out but she stays and remains forever terrible. Falling all over the place like Marin Honda. She's fine. If they remain in Russia with no international starts they'll be senior at the age she likes.

[@kassidy4701]

15:30 Yulia was at the 2014 olympics so the last olympics without any eteri girls was 2010 :)

[@anonimorph]

the sochi ogm is not an eteri girl. thats who paola is referring to.

[@nne7367]

liza's soft retirement kind of broke me ngl lmao. but, she seems really happy with the way things are going and I'm so happy that she's finding that sort of joy. she was active in the commentary/officiating of the russian junior cup (?) and seems that she got a pretty positive reception overall and she was lovely to listen to and watch. my new favourite russian, with no more liza, is def veronika yametova. she's such a firey skater with such drive and power, and watching her skate made me genuinely excited about russian ladies for the first time in a while

[@lindapatpc]

Hi, where does it say that she retired? I had no idea and i can't find anything about retiremenr on her ig

[@nne7367]

it's not an official, official retirement, but she hasn't competed at all this season + she posted on her insta that she was stepping back. not sure if youtube allows instagram links, but the post was 12 weeks ago, and the picture is of her wearing all black, on ice, with a dark background. the exact quote, per instagram auto-translation, is "I know you have been waiting for this post. So much has been written in the media these days. I didn't even expect that kind of attention. The past 2 years have been hard, I've been trying not to feel sorry for myself, compete, perform, not get discouraged, but now I listened to myself and realized I needed a break. I take a break to do myself: spend more time with loved ones, grow, get enough sleep, rest, do psychology, charity and other personal projects. And of course, I keep riding, we will meet at the show, and in winter - at the jumping championship! 💃😘"@@lindapatpc

[@watchmedo635]

Little Alina breaks my heart, it just feels so wrong seeing her on the ice with her coaches after everything that happened last year

[@sirena3470]

1:46 Daria Usacheva actually announced her retirement Paola 😞

[@maidarlindear]

seriously?! DASHA NOO🥺😞 its a shame to see her go but, i hope she does well in school and whatever path she takes

[@rachadaraussayakhun1781]

I hope Kamila comes back at the first place. I love her skate so much. She’s even skate more beautifully as she’s grown up.

[@user-uv3hc7zb6u]

For Kamilla this is such a question to get to the winter Olympics. Not because of her age or consistency. The participating rules of Olympic Committee for Russian and Belorussian athletes are super strict. And the main feature there is that the athlete must never have supported Russian official politics, have supported Putin in any way or have taken money from any official governmental sources. So, considering this I really don't know who from all Russian skate union can match it. We'll see what happens in 2024 Summer Olympics. If the Winner-Usmanova girls will be allowed there or not.

[@harrietamidala1691]

That would be very difficult.

[@horsecrazyviking7121]

Exactly. I don’t see any of the top athletes qualifying if any at all. Besides they’d never select Kamilla because of what happened last time. The only way she’ll get in again is if the ROC gets reinstated before she retires which I doubt will happen.

[@samanthariley6822]

Honestly given that all these athletes are government sponsored and therefore directly and intricately tied to the Kremlin, I think it's really sad the IOC agreed to let them participate at all. I feel awful for individual athletes having to pay for the sins of their government, but there's no way for them to compete without them tacitly supporting Putin's war crimes.

[@harrietamidala1691]

@@horsecrazyviking7121 Considering how sports and politics is very intertwined in Russia, I think it would be impossible to find top skaters that haven’t Publicly supported Putin, or the war, or not accepted anything from the government. Even if somebody is privately anti-Putin and antiwar, they wouldn’t express that opinion openly Without devastating consequences for their careers.

[@c.moller3480]

Kamila wird 2026 mit wohl eher gesperrt sein (Doping 2022). Für Anna Shcherbakova wäre es bedauerlich.

[@figureskatingmess]

Ksenia’s skating is so beautiful! Her FS is my favourite of the season - her musicality and charisma is mesmerising! She is so adorable, and she actually gave herself a chocolate medal for finishing fourth 🥲🥰

[@user-ml2lk7dy7k]

She's definitely the most beautiful skater competing as we speak.

[@Hi-lu5vf]

To be fair, adeliia was pretty big before this with her being able to land more difficult types of quads unlike the other ladies who usually stick with toe loops and salchows. I'm pretty sure she's the first female skater to land quad loop in competition and she is still attempting the quad flip. Also, adeliia is the only russian female skater who can still consistently land quads (think she landed 2 4T in rusnats)

[@sirena3470]

I like Adellia in terms of artistry but her jumps look tiny. Her entry into jumps is not very fast, her jumps do not have good height and distance. I am not even sure if her quads are fully rotated. Compared to the jumps of her predecessors, especially compared to Sasha, Adeliia’s jumps don’t really seem impressive imo 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nancymalia1]

Oh that’s how you spell it…

[@Hi-lu5vf]

@@sirena3470 yeah, sasha really had the best quads, but like anna still won lots of competitions with insanely cheated jumps so if we're being realistic, russian bonus + eteri bonus would prob be enough for adeliia to do well

[@sirena3470]

@@Hi-lu5vf Yes Anna’s jumps were not as good as Sasha’s, but Anna had a good reputation for her consistency, that’s why the judges were willing to ignore her faulty jumping technique (the same thing applied to Medvedeva, her jumping technique was horrible but the judges rewarded her for her consistency). Adeliia, on the other hand, is not consistent at all, I have been watching all domestic competitions in Russia for 2 years, and Adeliia literally never managed to perform 2 clean programs, she always makes mistakes in one of them

[@mht4908]

Hopefully she can survive past the Eteri expiration date, Kamila's getting close as she's turning 18 this year but we'll see. If she's still competing by 19 she'll be the first Eteri girl that breaks past 18

[@Aveyfs]

Surprisingly, tarasova was happy that sofya got second and kami third.she kept saying this is fair and she said she was worried about sofya and btw i can say shes adeliya's fan kinda😭 so i guess the only person that was happy about the podium was tarasova

[@Aveyfs]

And btw it's not the first time that sofya beats kamila. In one of the stages, she got the gold and kamila was 4th. I think her technical score for fp was 64 and overall 213 And it was kinda her team's fault cuz they gave her two sequences and only one is allowed And she also fell from her 4t and choreo sequence

[@Aveyfs]

Yess i was rooting for her actually and ngl i didn't want to kami win cuz they kinda make everything about even tho other athletes exist. No hate to kami at all shes very talented but its a fact​@givemea2nd

[@Aveyfs]

​@@givemea2ndand I was sooo happy she landed the axel for the first time this season😭

[@Aveyfs]

About her*

[@saqweq]

@@givemea2ndshe’s good friends with Sofya so I don’t think that’s surprising

[@eaglephilla7343]

when you're showing clips, transition is kind of jumpy, it gets annoying when you flash a clip, and then the background, and then a different clip. it's nicer when its just seamless clips straight through, no background in between. hope this makes sense

[@sara-gv5dq]

i think she does this because of copyright or whatever it's called

[@louise3894]

Sofia beat Kamila and got the win in one of the Grand Prix stages even without her triple axel! It was a huge breakthrough and she’s my favourite in the Russian Grand Prix for sure! Her free programme is the only one that really makes me feel something And i was so happy to see Alyona & Georgys short, I think it feels more packaged and less tacky than the crazy in love, potential is there but they need patience. I personally think they’re improving every competition so time will tell. ❤️

[@Amethystemiller]

Si cette victoire n'est pas évoquée, c'est sûrement parce qu'elle résulte d'une erreur de programme de la part des entraîneurs de Kamila Valieva (une double séquence dans le programme libre, ayant entraîné un retrait de 15 points car annulation des points de la deuxième séquence) et non pas d'une erreur de Kamila elle-même (malgré une chute au quad de son programme libre, qui n'a eu qu'un impact mineur sur le résultat en comparaison).

[@dokkerdam3844]

are you talking about sofia akateva? I saw her absolutely blow away valieva and the initial score showed it. then moments later in the kiss and cry her score had dropped substantially. you could see the confusion in sofia's face and i'll bet even valieva did like what was happening. it was so russian - so deceitful and underhanded. they had to protect their sacred olympic victim. fast forward a few competitions and sofia was better again and this time they couldn't pull a bait and switch and gave the contest to sofia. i understand that even valieva was relieved that she didn't have to keep 'winning'.

[@Amethystemiller]

No she talk about Muravyova, in Kazan. Akateva was injured and did not participate this season.

[@mewer2]

I really hope muravieva makes it to 2026 Olympics! She’s incredible!

[@BillyWhaler]

Somehow it feels like Zagitova’s 2018 win would be in grainy black and white. Ancient history. What a jacked up 6 years for the sport and team Russia.

[@jo-annn332]

Enjoy your commentaries. Very impressed w your pronunciations of all the names.

[@bouncecat]

"too big" that's insane! she is so lean and athletic. The mysogynistic media messaging is terrifying 😢

[@primalcritters]

About Kamila? She is beautiful but she does need to cut some weight and she acknowledged it. It's normal with puberty to go through a growth spurt and gain some baby phat which she is. It will start falling off it already has started falling off for her. I'm a woman, I don't mean emaciated but just cut some weight. It's much easier to move freely on the ice and the lines look more beautiful. Look at prima ballerinas they're extremely slender and it's for a reason. Let's weight on your joints to cause injury, and your body lines look glorious. Svetlana Zhakarova what you're doing Odike the Black swan or Odette the White swan and you will see what a perfect prima ballerina figure should be

[@d.n.8919]

@@primalcrittersshe doesn’t have to be stick thin though. I hope to see her gain some musculature, but I doubt that will happen, as Eteri’s focus isn’t on building muscle but just cutting the weight. Muscle is more sustainable. Kamila could have a long career if she focused on muslce

[@louise7115]

Liza didn't decide to soft retire, she said herself she will come back next season and she's already restoring her triple axels on training

[@Alphabet_poop]

I’m a contortionist that has never skated a day in my life but figure skating drama is SOOOOOO interesting

[@le_gouvernement_ouzbek]

this video felt weirdly satisfying to watch, it kinda gave me flashbacks to the pre olympic/olympic season and i felt very nostalgic while watching it Maybe its the fact that youre covering Russian fs lol

[@switch4342]

so happy you're talking about the absolute loml kseniia sinitsyna

[@figureskatingmess]

Same!! Ksenia has been one my favourite Russian skaters for a couple of seasons now, but this year she is my no.1! Her musicality and charisma in her FS is mesmerising! She was the only one who got realistic PCS scores at RusNats imo, all the other skaters PCS I would have lowered significantly, resulting in Ksenia being on the podium. As you said, she still seemed pleased with her results (she actually gave herself a chocolate medal for finishing fourth 🥲) She’s such a gem and I hate that she is underscore compared to the rest of the Russians. I really hope she continues so we can see her internationally again. 🥰

[@dihlanquinn7927]

I love this channel you got me into this thank you love the drama love watching the athletes grow and celebrate

[@NB-or8rs]

I am in law school in the south of france and one of my teacher works at the court of arbitration for sport. So i went to him and asked "sir do you know of the Valieva case ? Do you have any idea how it will end up ?" He looked at me and said "of course i know, im part of the jury that will judge her. But i cant tell you how it will end up of course." I was super surprised and im so happy ill be able to go to him and talk about it after the decision is rendered.

[@dokkerdam3844]

it will end up the way putin wants it to. the cas and it seems the olympics mgmt. are in his pocket.

[@lindatannock]

She should be banned from the next Oly's imo! Minor or not, doping is doping. Other athletes have had their medals stripped and several year bans for less! The team event medals from the last Oly's STILL hasn't been resolved, and it's not right 😕

[@NB-or8rs]

@lindatannock I personally dont have an opinion cause I don't really know any of the arguments on both sides. Ive heard the thing she took isnt considered doping in Russia or something like that, the dates too and stuff like this. That's why I'm so curious to finally be able to talk about the details with him to know where the actual juridical problem was.

[@grizly4416]

Study other doping cases in figure skating. Some are acquitted, others receive 1-2 years of disqualification. There are almost no cases of disqualification for 4 years, don’t lie.@@lindatannock

[@primalcritters]

​@@lindatannockI completely disagree. It's a heart medication and the amount was so trace it was nominal. It could not affect her abilities in any way and it was an old test well before the Olympics. Plus, I don't believe she took it willingly so I think she should be protected. Her talent speaks for itself. She's been a prima ballerina on ice since she was 5 years old you can follow all of her programs from that age onwards and you will see as well as her off ice dance routines. She truly is a prima ballerina on ice

[@evelinabiolan8785]

Sasha mentioned that she will compete again when they will be allowed to do it internationally as well, she hasn't retired

[@tavyswrld783]

Omg girl i love your commenting style!

[@Anna-xt7gq]

How do you think Russia will compete now that the new minimum age for olympic figure skating is 17? Has the international ban really affected the strength of their skaters? Will the olympics being their sole chance at international competition be too much pressure for skaters who will have not competed internationally for years?

[@doomdozer26]

They will do just fine...I assume we're talking about the ladies.... Anna and Sasha proved that you can maintain top form at 17 and up and still have quads...besides, it doesn't take much to beat an overscored Sakamoto who's on the decline and will be 25 by the Olympics, with the rest of the field not even close for some reason....the only reason Kaori is still skating is because Russia is banned for Political reasons....otherwise she would've retired after the Olympics....so I guess you can say she's cashing in on the war like those dirty world leaders Putin, Zelenskiy and Biden....

[@soniquecat4745]

@@doomdozer26 "political reasons". How DARES the world to say something about their genocides. They should have been banned for doping after Sochi for good two decades.

[@mrbrightside1700]

@@soniquecat4745🤡🤡🤡

[@loulouvouu]

There's enough skaters over 17 yo, like Muravieva, Sinitsyna, Frolova, also Petrosian and Gorbacheva are 16 so they're coming close, maybe even Liza would come back as she seems to have lost the motivation after the ban

[@tuuleri]

It's actually not sure yet if russian athletes can participate in olympics. The olympic commitee has allowed them yes in theory, but different sport unions have the final decision (because they organize the qualifications) and isu hasn't opened its competitions to russians yet.

[@JellaYallah]

I Love Love Love your videos!!❤️

[@APurpleRain]

Next Olympics will be in my home town and I can't wait to see the drama LIVE! 🥳😂 Girl if you need a spy give me a call 🤣😎

[@TheKatedog]

🇮🇹

[@dominiquedominique6462]

I think you all mix up two thin gs - Russia has not gotten any green light for the Winter Olympics. Only summer and that’s a huge difference. Please keep in mind that Winter Olympics is dominated by northern countries, who naturally form the strongest opposition to Russia. And second, IOC can only have their recommendation, it’s still up to every single federation to decide and I have hard time believing ISU would do it really.....

[@kvakva78]

i think you`re missing on veronika yametova - she is a fighter like ksenia sinitsyna but with more rebellious vibes with acrobatics included in her programs. she is very consistent and has been on podium several times this season. veronika hasn`t been to international events but i love her with all my little heart. also the impress is not gone yet - she will show up for the jump competition

[@anayarey]

I actually love Aliona's pair performance. Both the SP and LP. I'm glad she keeps skating ♡ I think it's brave she starts something new after she was so successful as a single skater.

[@5umo_70g7]

Have yall also realized that the lat 3 Olympic winners names all started with an “A”, so I think Adelia will would either continue that streak or fall victim of the favorite curse

[@savanahbabyyyy]

If Adeliia can stabilize all her jumps she would be unbeatable with 4T, 4S, 4Lo, 4F, and 3A.

[@pasivaan9563]

I've never followed figure skating, but from these videos of yours you get the idea that it's all intrigue and high drama. Intresting.

[@denalowry8710]

Great analysis

[@jakobmax3299]

I persanaly am still manifesting for liza to go. She will return in the 25/26 season, and get silver at rusnats to be sent to the olympics. There she will medal as the oldest skater in decades.

[@giuliacleti5950]

That would be great!!!

[@ekaterinalitvinova5935]

What a shame. The country that pays for their training continue waging a war, and they are allowed to compete. And don’t ever tell me sports is outside of politics.

[@1_1__1_1]

How to say that you are ukrаinian without saying it:

[@ekaterinalitvinova5935]

@@1_1__1_1 what’s your point? Yes, one doesn’t have to be a genius to guess that haha

[@veragorchenina5123]

Medvedeva beautiful figure skating ❤❤❤

[@fkey8114]

Non-Eteri girl at the Olympics was also Maria Sotskova in 2018

[@fluff_bunny1885]

sofya looks a LOT like old kamila. high leg extensions, scary jump axises, kinda similar ish step sequences. minus the huge QTs and distance on triple axels. just interesting to see.

[@primalcritters]

I can kind of see the resemblance but not in the extraordinary artistry. Kamila truly does have extensive ballet training and quite literally could have been a prima ballerina. I don't know if you follow Russian ballet, but you could easily see how Kamila could excel at that if she had not picked ice. Kamila has the lines for perfect ballet extensions. And Sofya does not. If you watch their off ice dance routines side by side you will see what I'm talking about

[@jennaborisevich1651]

The men were really good this year!

[@Alice-tn5xb]

I would love to have the names writen on the video, because those are hard names for me, and I'm a visual. And i want to go and see some of those programs in full!😅

[@lu4694]

The flashing videos hurt my head

[@hoiiy4431]

Have you already heard that Eteri will be a Mentor in “Big Girls"?

[@lauraxxx6412]

Omg where did you find the clip at 1:10? She is an icon!

[@laracarbonara]

honestly i’m so curious and excited about Muraviova since she’s not from eteri so i guess we might expect a longer expiration date? Like if i’m not wrong she’s one of the oldest angels of plushenko and she’s been really consistent

[@savanahbabyyyy]

She's been the worst in consistency. She fell on her 3A on all attempts until Rusnats. She was good last season but not this season.

[@vigdisrename2537]

она продукт что ли?

[@sirena3470]

Muravieva actually has a good jumping technique, so I don’t think she is gonna have to retire at 17 like Eteri girls due to back or leg injury. But she is not very consistent unfortunately, her 3A comes and goes

[@lauraxxx6412]

Muravieva had trouble all season with her triple axel, but she won a Russian cup (Idk if it's called luke that) beating Valieva, without trying the 3A but skating clean. I think she is quite liked by fans because she has more views than Petrosyan

[@Natalicha1234]

Thank you for the video! To make it perfect, may I make a suggestion to reduce the number of times you flash the empty screen between showing video snippets or other content? It feels distracting.

[@minavamp2811]

the good thing about Petrosian is that she is 16 now and she's still so tiny, so that is a big plus for her tiny size, chances are that she can still do quad jumps when she's 17 and she will be 18 when comes to 2026 winter Olympics. now that minimum age is raised to 17 for figure skaters to compete at the Olympics, it will be hard to find girls that can do quad jumps at 17. only scherbakova and trusova can land quad jumps at 17. Valieva is 17 now and she can no longer do quad jumps or triple axel.

[@Vortex20000]

We're going to see less quad jumps in senior competition, and it ok . But in the junior... I saw the Russian Jumping Championship , those little girls are flying.... Margarita Bazyluk she is only 12 and she did the first ever 4 S + 4 S combination , Elena Kostyleva 4 S , Maria Gordeeva 4 S .... Is a good thing they have raise that minimum age to 17 at senior level if not.... they wouldn't have no chance against a 15 years old , they are smaller and lighter .... is not fair..

[@BA-pz3lo]

I also think the Adeliia Petrosian Michael Jackson costume is a little strange and uncomfortable. Thank you for saying it i thought it was just me. I would like to see her wear something else with different music. shes an amazing figure skater my money is on her for the next olympics. I was very impressed with sofia muravieva i didnt know who she was but shes amazing. I hope Sofia Akateva comes back soon shes amazing too. I hope to see these incredible skaters in international competition its not the same without them. They are the best in the world they deserve to be there.

[@Evezuu]

2018 wasn’t all Eteri girls, Maria Sotskova wasn’t Eteri girl😊 Of course the main focus was on Alina and Evgenia

[@forest433]

Will you be covering the 2024 Gangwon Youth Olympics? My friend is actually competing in figure skating there! (though in pairs so you probs won't cover it)

[@Pepalamarrana]

What's your friend's name?

[@cowofl]

That's so sweet, I hope she will

[@AndrewSchwepps]

Paola, we need another episode of "Do You Care Now? With your funny friend.

[@typicalhexx]

i wish anya doesnt have that back injury and ankle injurys so she can still compete, but she won olympics so she deserves to take a break ❤❤

[@sirena3470]

She actually had a knee injury, not a back or ankle injury. She got a surgery for it shortly after the Olympics. I love her but I don’t think she will return to competitions again, and maybe it’s better for her to avoid injuries

[@savanahbabyyyy]

She won everything. She's not coming back for domestic. If there was international she'd be competing, but it's been almost over 2 years since she did a quad. Her quads are gone by now. Wayyy too long.

[@sirena3470]

@@savanahbabyyyy She actually doesn’t have a GPF and European Gold (She might get the European Gold if Valieva is disqualified from 2022 Europeans though). But yeah, you are right, she lost her quads after her surgery, and probably lost her 3+3 combinations too, she didn’t attempt combination jumps publicly after her surgery. With her current shape, she cannot dominate competitions and if she trains hard to get back to her former shape, she might seriously injure herself. I don’t think she is gonna risk it, she is the Olympic and World Champion after all, she doesn’t need to stress about GPF and European Gold

[@typicalhexx]

She cannot bend or do anything like ina baur cause of her back@@sirena3470

[@onelasttenderplace]

I don't see any news about the Russian ban being lifted anywhere. Is it really true??

[@nicnoodles]

Yeah I didn’t hear this anywhere either lol

[@nicnoodles]

And I also don’t see Liza retiring anywhere as well 😂 She’s doing only skating shows this year but that’s not retiring

[@iambetakaroten]

The ban isn’t lifted. Olimpic Committee is a different body to ISU.

[@emiliavachon]

it’s only for the olympics, russian skaters are under the ioc if they compete

[@tuuleri]

International olympic commitee has allowed russian athletes' participation, which Paola has understood wrongly to mean that isu's competitions are open to them. And because isu is responsible for qualifications, the decision is solely theirs. So the real question is, f isu will change its policy for next season when (in the 2025 worlds) most olympic places are given.

[@llenkkaa__]

in one of the latest interviews trusova said that olympics is still her dream… do you think that it’s possible for her to heal and make a comeback in 2026?

[@elinat2414]

Sadly, it's very unlikely. She needs her quads back to be considered, and she will be 22 by the time the next Olympics roll around. The oldest lady to successfully land a quad in competition thus far was about 20. Even when she was 17 and training for the Olympics, it was already a fight against her body to maintain the quads. I don't think, at this point, it's possible for the Russian training system to have skaters past 20 doing consistent quads. The barbaric training methods will just break Sasha and she will have to compete with less injured 15 year olds for the limited spots. I just can't see it happening.

[@Electrom.i.x]

Единственные кто может дожить до олимпиады - это Аделия Петросян и Софья Акатьева. Остальные не в форме и не могут конкурировать.

[@iambetakaroten]

@@Electrom.i.x я верю что у Камилы тоже шанс. У неё еще есть два года на подготовку к Олимпийским играм.

[@lindatannock]

​@@iambetakarotenif she doesn't get banned for doping at the last Oly's that is!!

[@iambetakaroten]

@@lindatannock that would ricochet at team Tutberidze so badly. They could’ve just accepted the punishment and move on but they decided to make this whole shitshow and prolong this for as long as possible. And now she might receive a ban for the Olympics. But that’s on them

[@AndrewSchwepps]

I hope they will be back next season. Wana see Akatieva internationally.

[@sirena3470]

She had a stress fracture in the same leg for second time, I don’t believe she will be able to make a strong comeback unfortunately... She will probably be like Maiia Khromykh if she returns at all

[@henriquemonteiro7245]

Akatyeva Will only be able tô compete in juniors during season 2024-25

[@Pepalamarrana]

​@@sirena3470but Anna also had a fracture in her leg, and she could win the most important medals. So my hopes for Akatieva won't disappear for now.

[@sirena3470]

But Anna didn’t break the same leg twice 😕 I don’t know, I am rooting for Akateva but if she returns and breaks her same leg for the third time, she might face very serious health problems for the rest of her life

[@mylesgarcia4625]

What is your source that the Russians can now get ready for Milano-Cortina 2026? I've only seen their very restricted participation (only for individuals -- NOT teams) for Paris 2024.

[@Electrom.i.x]

Почему никто не говорит о Софьи Муравьевой? Это темная лошадка Плющенко.

[@emilys4404]

Maybe it is because you were trying to avoid copyright but the jarring switching from skating clip to background was distracting and dizzy to look at. Especially when it was a very short 2 second clip back and forth for awhile. I hope your next video has less jarring switching back and forth.

[@SaphirBeere]

If I could make a small remark on the editing: My guess is that your last videos have gotten plagiarized because you showed lengthy clips, so now you've switched to using short clips. To be frank my head gets dizzy watching the quick cut scenes and I would much rather prefer a still image if a longer cut isn't possible. Ofc it's your channel and your choice, I still enjoy your videos. Just wanted to give feedback if you're trying out new things. Edit: putting a filter on the videos, makes it harder to be recognized as plagiarism.

[@lindatannock]

It gave me a headache too, sadly. Its very hard to watch! With commentary it's classed as "fair use" and I've seen other channels show full programmes

[@studyspodreaming7628]

I watched the idea without actually watching the clips this time because they cut too often and it was bothering my eyes! I love the commentary but I would appreciate longer clips, even if they're not of performances. tiktoks are longer than those images.

[@SamBryans128]

So it's finally been confirmed that Kamila Valieva has been DQ'd from the 2022 Olympics and the Gold Medal goes to team USA. I'm assuming we can expect a video covering this conclusion that should've been decided 2 years ago?

[@vasilisashakurova743]

Liza didn’t really retire. She’s going to participate in the jumping tournament

[@BrookeP87]

Won’t Adeliia be past her expiration date by the Olympics? The age minimum being 17 will definitely make it more interesting.

[@laracarbonara]

i was thinking the same thing. A lot can change in two years 😭

[@savanahbabyyyy]

She's tiny. As long as she doesn't get fat and stays the same height she is fine just like Liza who kept the axel since she's tiny.

[@laracarbonara]

@@savanahbabyyyy Yup however liza wasn’t under eteri… i’m really wishing adeliia all the best

[@user-ys3rp6kw5y]

​@@savanahbabyyyyLiza had problems with axel and puberty during the age of 16-19 and it was actually a slow process for her to return it back

[@vigdisrename2537]

is she a product and not a person? I'm from Russia and it sounds derogatory to me. Mock your skaters

[@lilnegneg]

I miss Trusova

[@Luffy-mc5pz]

Frrr

[@fatimaabbad3474]

Are there any other russian competitions this year ??

[@JuliaSantos-hh7zi]

where are you guys watching the russian comps?

[@anigrig1719]

Where is this information coming from about Russians coming back to 2026 Olympics? Any official source?

[@dkadkins6545]

This is an insult to every other country whose athletes did not cheat.

[@user-co3bb2zy7s]

Thank you dear foreign figure skating fans for you support and love of Russian sportsmen. I have read your comments and I'm greatful for your kind words

[@Eum67]

Eteri, Evgenia and Adelia got Armenian origin. Maybe that makes people compare them and find similarities.

[@Eum67]

I’m surprised to see people complaining about Russia, but none is talking about azerbaijan which committed genocide but still allowed to compete. I mean why?

[@sirena3470]

The disputed Karabakh region was recognized as Azerbaijani territory by the United Nations, and the party that launched the attack was Armenia. Armenia claimed another country's territory, Azerbaijan only defended its own territory, just like Ukraine is doing now

[@user-uv3hc7zb6u]

@@sirena3470 wow, oh my. That's super wrong. It's like all the other way around. the conflict exsisted in this area for some time but the guys who had become aggressive were Azerbaijan. No one can argue with that. For a very short period they had taken the territory with violence killing innocent people. Azerbaijan in this conflict was very much like Russia.

[@sirena3470]

@@user-uv3hc7zb6u The territory was internationally recognized as Azerbaijan’s territory before the conflict started. And it was literally confirmed by the UNITED NATIONS that Armenia was the one starting the attack. Just google it and read official reports, Armenian diaspora is strong and they are spreading false information

[@olgasmirnova4588]

​@@sirena3470🤡🤡🤡

[@Eum67]

@@sirena3470trying to draw similarities with Ukraine is a mere way to mislead people and get their compassion. Azerbaijan signed a strategic partnership agreement with Russia a day before invasion into Ukraine. Azeris have become Russia’s best ally. Russia helped them defeat Armenians. The same methods put in place like Russia is doing to Ukraine. As a nation Azerbaijan was established in 1918 but now has territorial claims against all its neighbours, apart from Russia. That speaks volumes. Your dictator even claims the capital of Armenia as an Azerbaijani city (watch his interview from two days ago). Armenophobia has become a motto for your nation. You’re the perpetrator.

[@mashupvibes3270]

2018 there was another Russian woman (non Eteri student) not sure about her name but i remember she was blonde with a ponytail i believe

[@strawberrylime33]

Maya K. is so big??? So big?!?!? How hurt she must feel for that undo criticism.

[@kohlinoor]

IKR, people have been so quick to blame Valieva's "enormous" maturing body for her less-than-stellar performances while injured, too. Hopefully she managed to shut some of them up by landing on the podium, though it's sad that she has to at all.

[@anonimorph]

my interpretation is that shes big as in tall (i think she is taller than most eteri girls) but with russian commentators, you'll never really know what they truly mean :D

[@Luna-ii4mx]

I havent seen Kamila since the Olympics and omg I didnt even recognize her! Shes so much more adult and bigger and heavier, Im surprised she managed to land jumps. Im not trying to body shame her though she looks like a healthy adult. But that time limit must be creeping up. I hope she stays in the game though. Im curious to see how far an actual adult female can go.

[@elenamastiukova2787]

Even in her puberty stage Kamila could be on any world podium.

[@SG-xb4ci]

Sasha just NEEDS to go to the olympics. And win this time. Please lord.

[@iambetakaroten]

Girl wtf she’s basically retired

[@sirena3470]

@@iambetakarotenAt a random show she participated a few weeks ago, she jumped a 3Lz+3Lo combo as if it was nothing! None of the international female skaters can jump 3Lo combos, Sasha is still very strong. She also still has her 4Lz. She doesn’t compete right now because there are no international competitions, but I think she will return if Russian athletes are accepted again

[@sirena3470]

@@givemea2ndHer main rivals will be Akateva, Petrosian, Sadkova, Zhilina and Muravieva. And all these girls are pretty inconsistent. Akateva and Zhilina missed this entire season due to injury, we don’t know if they will be able to make a strong comeback. Sadkova has only 4T and is extremely inconsistent. Muravieva has only 3A and is also inconsistent. Her main rival is Petrosian, and her jumps are so small in terms of height, distance and speed. So Sasha actually has a chance

[@junkfood1991]

I hope Sasha gets her redemption at the Olympic, but it is very unlikely because there might just be 1 spot only for Russia due to the ban.

[@ariseira_]

I am wishing for Sasha to go! But we will see

[@primalcritters]

As far as the next heir to Kamila, maybe there will be another upcoming "star", but certainly there will never be another heir to her legacy. Kamila is/was not merely a star, she is literally a once-in-a-lifetime figure skater. What makes her so unique is not her jumps, it's her balletic prowess and the fact that she could quite literally be a prima ballerina had she not chosen figure skating. There will never be another skater for quite a long time with ballet hands, arms to die for, incredible control of her core, beautiful leg positions and body lines. The Russians are known for being the best ballerinas in the world, and Kamila is an example of this. The best of the best figure skaters have extensive ballet training and Kamila excels above them all. Simply following her off ice dance routines and you can Marvel at the difference even among her incredible Russian teammates.. Zagitova did a beautiful Black swan performance at the Olympics earning gold for it, but on the off ice routine when you can really see the dancing side by side, Kamila blows her Zagitova away. Former Bolshoi Prima ballerina who went to the Dutch national ballet for political reasons, Olga smirnova, even helped train Kami off ice for her bolero routine. Watching the short clips, you can see that Kamila has even more beautiful lines than star prima ballerinas. Imagine taking the best of the best Prima ballerinas and teaching them to figure skate. That is Kamila Valieva and THAT is why she is so admired. Yes, she has slowed down slightly because growth spurts are very hard to deal with during sporting careers. Sadly, it appears that quadruple jumps are a must in order to become a world or Olympic champion. If that were not the case, older skaters like Kamila who will kill it in the artistry department like no other, but may not be able to perform the quadruples would win. If quadruples were eliminated or scored like triples as they should be because most girls (& some boys) don't even do a correct quad, then she could be a gold medalist at the next Olympics. This is the reality. The only hope for her is if the ISU revises the guidelines on quad jumps and adequately scores them accordingly because severe pre rotation should not count. Then Kamila could do her beautiful triples and be competitive among younger Russian athletes competing at the Olympics and other major competitions. Lastly, look at Diana Davis with Gleb Smolkin (Eteri's daughter) performing Swan Lake. You could see that Gleb absolutely outshines her because he has beautiful classical ballet body lines while Diana does not and it shows. Kamila has it all and her performances will may be matched one day, but never surpassed. .

[@avvnxie]

Paola when the Europeans are over, can u do a rewiew ?

[@pola312]

I NEED SASHA TO COME BACK

[@mewer2]

Her Plushenko programs were incredible. If she comes back with that style program/artistry, she could win!

[@evelinabiolan8785]

Sasha mentioned that she will compete again when they will be allowed to do it internationally as well, she hasn't retired

[@ekaterinafedotova6913]

​@@evelinabiolan8785she won't be back to competitions. She is making a lot of money now. If you want to see her on ice, go to her show programme 😊

[@ekaterinafedotova6913]

​@@mewer2those programs were a disaster. There is no way she could get to the Olympics with those, she wouldn't even pass through Russian national championship.

[@noobydoo3433]

no more anna scherbakova =(

[@valentinacorrea5278]

Why she retired?

[@watchmedo635]

@@valentinacorrea5278most likely due to injury. none of the girls from the Tutberidze team have ever stayed competitive past the age of twenty. Unfortunately they burn out due to being taught the wrong technique which causes injuries :(

[@BA-pz3lo]

shes too fat now

[@artisticgirl1059]

Daria has actually retired from competitive skating.

[@ugepop4135]

Прикольно когда иностранцы рассказывают о наших спортсменах. Привет и Москвы

[@oh.smetanka]

Me doing winter exams 🤝 your video

[@Rvssian.fsedits]

Liza is coming back for the Russian jumping championship!!!

[@Bluesruse]

Weird title. "Russia" is not "back" whatsoever. Athletes who happen to have a Russian passport may participate so long as they abide by the rules of being independent athletes and showing no Russia whatsoever while doing their participation.

[@anyafleet4874]

you should look into the newest uteri star Daria sadkova she performed at nationals and is rlly good and did an Adele routine which I'm bias to cause I love Adele

[@nicole3742]

why are the videos lagging???

[@ice_princess1203]

What happened to Veronika Zhilina? I really liked her!

[@Aveyfs]

She missed the whole season due to an arm injury I guess

[@ice_princess1203]

@@Aveyfs oh, sorry to hear

[@Juna4619]

Tarasova is so rude. A huge number of russian figure skate fan are pissed off with her disgusting speech about Maya and other girls. I sincerely don't understand why they still let her speak about figure skate athlets if she's speaking this crap for years 😠

[@anayarey]

Look up 2017 Europians Evgenia Medvedeva SP. That dress with gloves looks like the one of Adelia Petrosyan

[@JaneShepardLive]

Have you heard about a scandal between Kostornaiia and her designer?

[@savanahbabyyyy]

she stole and other designers came after her too

[@user-tz5sz1nl9x]

The act of using someone's work without compensation and referring to them as a rat (even in jest) for speaking out against this behaviour is simply mind-boggling to me.

[@watchmedo635]

Aliona stated that it was the federation who handled the money/transaction between skaters and designers. A bit of a sus situation lol… properly worth noting that this designer has trash talked a lot of the girls before, and made some derogatory comments about Trusova

[@savanahbabyyyy]

@@watchmedo635 Another designer came out saying Aliona was mocking her saying something about her being homeless since she was working away from home to rush to make Aliona's and Georgie's costume. And that Aliona treated them all like slaves without paying them at all. She felt disrespected as Aliona didn't even say a simple "thank you" and left the project. This was another designer who exposed Aliona not the same one.

[@coro4ever]

I think Sofya probably has the best chance out of all other non Eteri skaters to make it to the Olympics solely because she is plushenkos student. She is a legacy to one of their biggest stars, which could make her more desirable than the other non Eteri skaters. It will be interesting to see how the Russian season goes in the lead up to the next Olympics and what politics are involved with who actually attends.

[@wushudui7419]

13:03 😂Zagitova’s twin!

[@butterfly6546]

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