#sofia akatyeva

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PURPLE RULES

So how did you like the girls’ performances in Krasnoyarsk?

Frankly speaking, Sofia Akatieva’s Mulan always makes me cry. Actually I’d like to comment more on this program, so I’ll probably do that in a specially dedicated post bit later.

As to Sofia Samodelkina, in her interview after the free skate she admitted she was inspired by Alexandra Trusova storming five quads at Chelyabinsk Test Skates. Therefore she landed three quads which brought her to the third place. It is also quite peculiar that both Sofia S. and her idol Sasha sadly failed to land their 3As in SP (Sasha competed in the U.S. International in Boston).

Let’s also congratulate Anastasia Zinina with her debut together with Evgeny Plushenko. Her quad toeloop as well as artistic skills (look at her arms in motion!) are amazing.

Photos from www.figurist.ru

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