I'm also impressed by Pankova's improvement, when she was back-up I was also sceptical about her skills, but now she got much experience and of course she deserves to be starter in NT as she was, she's not so ordinary and predictable as Startseva (when she's nervous and result is tight), Vetrova (Ulyakina), Matienko, Akulova, Babeshina, Zhadan, Surtseva, Uraleva... Maybe Anastasia Salina could've competed with her, but as far as I know she doesn't play right now. What's with her
Seriously Hooker called Zarechie Toyota? she sometimes is so ordinary
Yes, Pankov always makes doubtful decisions when he coaches teams, but when it came to his children - looks like all the decisions were 100% right!
I don't know the whole situation with Salina, there was some controversy with her move to Hara Morin this summer, that in the end didn't happen. And or some reason looks like Uralochka doesn't want her in the team anymore. I'll try to find more info on her.
Yes, Hooker wrote that in her Facebook page, people here were laughing about it too. But I think we hould be kind to her - it was a preseason game, she just got to Russia and surely didn't know the clubs. And for American girl Zarechie Odintsovo must be a nightmare to spell and remember, so she went with writing on the oponents shirts) Maybe we all would do the same in her place)