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Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2019 20:45:56 GMT
Tuktamysheva nailed her trademark triple Axel twice in her upbeat routine to 'You Don’t Love Me', 'Petite Fleur' and 'Cat Groove' and followed up with four more clean triples. She only stepped out of a triple Lutz. The 2015 European Champion posted a season’s best of 143.53 points which added up to a total of 209.10 points. “I feel much better today than yesterday and I’m happy with my skate,” Tuktamysheva told the press. “I have only a small chance to go to the Grand Prix Final and maybe I will go to the Challenger event in Zagreb. I’ll try to skate well and prepare for the National Championships.”
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Post by Admin on Apr 19, 2020 20:02:19 GMT
World Champion 2015 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva noted in a conversation with SE that closing skating rinks and suspending training because of the coronavirus pandemic will not prevent skaters from preparing for the new season. “We have quarantine, the skating rinks are closed too, we’ll be able to cope at home somehow, I trained on ice until yesterday,” Tuktamysheva said. http://instagram.com/p/B-m_iitnT9L - Do you have enough space in your apartment for home training? - There is a place for the rug, and this is the most important. There is a lot to do on it. http://instagram.com/p/B-bmZUkn637 - The widespread closure of the rinks may interfere with preparations for the next season? - There are worries about this, but I also remember that when I suffered from pneumonia a year and a half ago, I was able to get myself into normal shape from scratch in two months. In principle, you can stay at home until June-July, and then by September-October you can get in optimal shape. The main thing is to have time to roll programs. http://instagram.com/p/B-hjDVVnY7l - Your show on March 9 was essentially the last major event in the world of figure skating. Then quarantines, self-isolation and other restrictions due to the spread of coronavirus began ... - Yes (smiles), I noticed that we spent it on time and good that we managed. For the first time, it seems to me that everything went very well. Then I watched the broadcast on TV - there is something to work on, but overall it’s kind of good. Final, for example, a little longer to do. (Ekaterina Bespalova)
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2020 19:10:37 GMT
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the 2015 European and World champion, showed that she is still a force to be reckoned with as she laid down an artistically beautiful skate, punctuated by triple Axels, to win the figure skating Rostelecom Cup Russian Grand Prix in Moscow on Saturday. Her score of 223.39 points was enough to beat short program leader Alena Kostornaia (220.78), while Anastasiia Guliakova (199.03 points) was the surprise bronze medallist. Kostornaia's fellow Evgeni Plyuschenko trainee Alexandra Trusova suffered four falls and received six points in deductions in her skate as she fell out of the medal positions. Tuktamysheva attempted two triple Axels in her program, while Trusova attempted four quads in hers and Kostornaia did not have any big jumps. However, Trusova fell four times in her skate – on her first three jumps, all quads, and a triple Lutz – and although Tuktamysheva had to step out of her second triple Axel, she still managed to overturn a four-point deficit from Friday. "There were a few errors but I'm very pleased and I'm looking forward to a little rest," she said after her win.
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Post by Admin on Nov 22, 2020 19:32:56 GMT
Russia’s 2015 World Champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, nicknamed “The Empress” by her fans, reigned supreme in the Ladies Free Skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup Saturday in Moscow to take the title in a thrilling final. Current ISU European Champion Alena Kostornaia (RUS) had to settle for the silver medal this time while Anastasiia Guliakova (RUS) captured the bronze on her Grand Prix debut. Tuktamysheva, who stood in second place following the Short Program, nailed a triple Axel-double toe right out of the gate in her Japanese-style program “Chronicles of a Mischievous Bird”. She stepped out of her second triple Axel, but it was smooth sailing after that as she ticked off her jumps: triple Lutz, triple flip, double Axel-triple toe-double toe, a triple Lutz-Euler-double Axel and triple loop. The 23-year-old from St. Petersburg picked up a level four for two spins and a level three for the footwork and the layback spin to rack up 148.69 points. With a total of 223.39 points, she displaced overnight leader Kostornaia and claimed the fifth Grand Prix gold medal of her career. “I was not confident of victory as the competition was very strong,” Tuktamysheva said. “It was a nice surprise and a nice ending to this Grand Prix. “It was a great atmosphere and great support and I did not want the program to go downhill. The music keeps building and it is such a rare chance now to perform in front of an audience. I fed off the energy of the crowd and I gave energy back.” Kostornaia delivered an inspiring performance to “Romeo and Juliet” and “W.E.” by Abel Korzeniowski that was highlighted by four clean triples and beautiful spins. However, three triples were slightly underrotated and she lost points in her step sequence and a combination spin that garnered only a level two. The 2019 ISU Grand Prix Final Champion earned 141.94 points and slipped to second with a total of 220.78. “I knew that Lisa (Tuktamysheva) had skated very well as I watched her while I was waiting at the boards for my turn,” 17-year-old Kostornaia said. “I just went out to do my job, but not everything worked out. Obviously you need jumps like the triple Axel and quads to compete at the highest level so it is in my plans and I’m working towards that.” Skating to “Don’t Say You Do” and “Real Boy” by Lola Blanc, Guliakova produced a clean triple flip, triple Lutz and loop as well as innovative spins that merited a level four. But she also underrotated a few jumps. The 18-year-old scored 128.96 points and pulled up a place into third on 199.03 points. “It was my first Grand Prix and I am happy that I was able to give two decent performances,” Guliakova said. “There still were some errors and we’ll keep working on that. When I saw my score I did not think it would be enough to be on the podium so I am very happy now.”
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Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2020 5:43:43 GMT
In her 10th season on figure skating’s elite Grand Prix Series, 23-year-old Elizaveta Tuktamysehva is a champion once again.
The 2015 world champion leap-frogged Russian teenagers Alena Kostornaia and Alexandra Trusova to claim the fifth Grand Prix gold of her career – and first-ever on home soil.
Her win highlighted a weekend of intrigue at the third Grand Prix stop of the season, after Skate America and the Cup of China and cancellations in Canada and France. Japan will close out the series this coming weekend in Osaka.
The Rostelecom Cup event, held in Moscow, was limited to Russian skaters and those from nearby countries to help mitigate travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skaters followed safety protocols, and only a small crowd was allowed into the Megasport Palace.
Here are five things we learned from the weekend that was, from Tuktamysheva’s triumph to Mikhail Kolyada’s comeback and a surprise gala appearance from Alina Zagitova and much more.
‘Queen Liza’ reigns; Trusova struggles “I’m very pleased,” said Tuktamysheva after her victory, affably called “Queen Liza” by her fans.
She landed three triple Axels across her two programs and promised that she was working on her quadruple toe loop, which she hopes to perform competitively for the first time at next month's Russian nationals.
It was a show of force for Tuktamysheva who, at 23, was the oldest skater in the women’s event.
While all eyes have been on Kostornaia, Trusova, and fellow Russian teen Anna Shcherbakova – who pulled out on the morning of the event due to pneumonia – Tuktamysheva continues to keep herself in the conversation.
Kostornaia can take away reasons for optimism from the competition, but it will serve as a moment of pause for Trusova who fell on three of her four attempted quads in her free skate.
She and Kostornaia will return to their training hub with coach Evgeni Plushenko with Kostornaia scheduled to skate in the final stop of the Cup of Russia in a fortnight's time.
Fans will be interested to see how Shcherbakova recovers from her bout with illness, while Evgenia Medvedeva, the Olympic silver medallist and two-time world champ, is quarantining after testing positive for coronavirus.
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