This and That: 2024 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Kamila Valieva, Adeliia Petrosian)

This week, the top skaters in Russia headed to Chelyabinsk for the 2024 Russian Figure Skating Championships. Adeliia Petrosian won gold at Russian Nationals ahead of Sofia Muravieva and Kamila Valieva. Stepanova and Bukin had a golden comeback in dance, Mishina and Galliamov defeated Boikova and Kovlovskii, Alena Kostornaia made her Nationals' debut in pairs, Evgeni Semenenko continued his consistency, and Elizaveta Osokina and Petr Gumennik were also standouts. Maya Bagriantseva joins me to break down all the action from 2024 Russian Nationals on the latest edition of 'This and That'.

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[debbied]

Liza will always have a special spot in my heart I love her strength, her tenacity and how she always gave everything!

[MrsLeila]

Maya is my absolute favorite TSL guest! She's so knowledgeable and straight with her answers and opinions. Love your dynamic with her!

[jilly]

+1 to Kolyada’s “white crow” being the ideal male Russian figure skating program…miss him!

[fliccolo]

Love having Maya on. She's the perfect person to bridge the divide and explain what's going on within her beat.

[Joesotrue]

Love Maya! After years of watching Russian skating without quite knowing what they are saying etc and trying to piece it together through body language - so good to know some background and get insight into what they are saying in interviews etc.

[susansetzer]

I always thought Medvedeva would make a phenomenal skating commentator and coach! She’s an old soul, she was so mature as a child, to the point where she understood the reasons why the coaches demanded so much of her. During her training, I think she absorbed so much that she could easily train upcoming generations of figure skaters. Not every successful skater can go on to be a great coach, but she would be excellent at it. Moreover, she would be a great skating commentator. She has the voice for it, as well as the knowledge to become one of the best.

[julienixon]

I loved Kostornaia as a singles skater and I think she has real potential as a pairs skater. Her husband has improved too. I hope she remains motivated to compete. To be honest Kostornaia was the only reason I watched any of Russian nationals. Another great show thank you. I enjoy Maya's insight. And I agree Liza would be the smart choice to send to international competitions if she can maintain her triple axel. Liza and Kosto would have stood a decent chance of a medal in this field of ladies.

[VJD]

I'm glad Maya has mentioned Ksenia Sinitsyna as one of the highlights of the Championship. But I wish both she and David dedicated a bit more time to this brilliant skater. She feels music as no one else does among Russian female skaters, her body movements and her freedom in how she moves are estonishing. I noticed this year she has this fire to put her best out there and appetite to compete, and I am eager to see this talented skater among top-3 in Russia.

[S-ro]

Please cover everything Russian with Maya she’s a gem

[totatobug]

Really liked that both of you were able to push each other a little on different topics and have to justify your opinions on this episode. It lends to a more nuanced conversation!

[ArohaStill]

I miss Kolyada. I am not surprised he is not competing but he is the one of the few males who has it all.

[stsin]

Thank you for inviting Maya. Great conversation

[Ricanuppy]

Ok I never comment on this and I swear Jonathan is my boy…. I love Maya! She offers a really good perspective and provides an insightful update on the skater too which helps us novice viewers trying to keep up! Please have her come back to review Russian we miss them in international competition

[embeth]

I could listen to Maya all day. She’s very good at this and I appreciate her passion for cutting through the drama, humanizing the Russian skaters and bringing us back to the love of the sport. Also I appreciate her ability to steer and be direct. It’s something I’ve never been able to do myself growing up in the West 😉

[janethuppi]

I really enjoy hearing Maya’s perspective. Thanks for having her back again!

[natalie_lucky]

Finally someone said how good Russian male skaters are 👏🏻

[KK-jirk]

Thanks for having Maya on to discuss Russian Nationals with you!! She is so informative and brings a fresh perspective.

[dkeinow]

I am enjoying this and I have not even watched any of the videos floating around in Reddit. Now I know which ones to look out for

[RED-cyig]

So glad to see Maia back. However I was feeling very bad for Kromekh.coming in last. Tarasova's comments were unneeded about her physical appearance. I was so happy for Mishina & Galliamov's victory.

[primalcritters]

Dave is such a joy of a person. I don't know if this is true, but every time I listen to him I think of him as just this little happy boy running around with joy. Such a pure heart he has and I wish him all the best in life and so much success.❤