Polina Shelepen (Russia) 2010 Courchevel JGP short program

[Blumka77]

Very beautiful programm, very beautiful Polina!=)

[beatbox924]

she has the looongest legs ever. i wonder how tall she is now? she looks very tall

[herm712]

I like Polina but I think her choice to mix her music like that was a bit tacky :( I don't think it's a good idea to mix classical pieces with pop/up-tempo versions; do one or do the other. The swan lake music, the lovely costume she wore...the last thing I expected was for her music to switch like that...it killed the program for me...

[herm712]

I do like Polina but against skaters like Adelina Sotnikova, Rosa Sheveleva, and Elizaveta Tuktamisheva her style is still too juniorish. She has to work to bring more maturity to her style and presentation...but I think she's adorable and her spins are better than any of the others I mentioned...

[icedandfrozen]

is the fast part of her music Bad by Micheal Jackson?

[Frozenspirit99]

@icedandfrozen Swanlake Reloaded by Franck Nimsgern

[Marjoleinkremer2112]

Why isn't it Level 4, for steps?

She had:

1 foot 1/2 pattern

diffucult step combinations

1/3 full body rotation ccw and cw

and complex steps

and body movements

= level 4

[beatbox924]

@Marjoleinkremer2112

Ladies never get level 4 for steps..

[Ugnele]

@beatbox924

Do you think that ladies never get level 4 for steps because thay are ladies?

[beatbox924]

@Ugnele

I think they don't get level 4 because they don't attack the footwork as much as the men do

[Ugnele]

@beatbox924

Is it because they lack speed?

[beatbox924]

@Ugnele

Maybe. But I mean Yuna skates faster than most guys. I think it's probably because they are more afraid of going all out and falling than the men are.

[MNskater07]

@Marjoleinkremer2112

If the turns aren't done on the correct edges, then she doesn't get credit for them. For example, the technical caller would say: "bracket, counter, rocker" and then if a turn is done incorrectly, he/she would call the turn/step as "nothing." It's hard to tell from this video, but it looks as though some of her turns were done incorrectly.

[cutelilpooky]

Thanks for posting!

[beatbox924]

she grew up a lot since last season. now she is so tall and elegant

[scarlettbriggs7]

Polina is one of my favorite skaters, love her performance, i hope she wins the junior worlds next year. thanks for the vid :)