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The sweetest Queen :agree2:Oh… Did I say that Aliona is the sweetest thing?
I really wanted to say it.
The sweetest Queen :agree2:Oh… Did I say that Aliona is the sweetest thing?
I really wanted to say it.
Are stepanova & bukin not a real life couple? They are both so gorgeous & have an amazing chemistry
I come after her. both Aliona and her mother had almos finished.What does a team Tutberidze skater eat for breakfast, if you happened to see?
that's how we ended up talking of sleeping beauty and she started explaining about the difference with the story we know.
It seems that he's really appreciated for his ability to skate both in pair and as a single.
Take the first letter of the first word
then the first letter of the second word
then the first letter of the third word
then the second letter of the first word
then the second letter of the second word
then the second letter of the third word
and so on...
I hate the way that everything seems to revolve around representing your country. No. It should be about representing yourself, your family, your coach, your club, your rink. The country bit should only be a way of describing where you come from.
That really is the tragedy of Russia being so successful at producing so much talent. My heart is already breaking that Anna Pogorilaya is unlikely to get another shot at going to the Majors, so the thought of Liza, Zhenya, even Alina possibly being in the same boat is too much.
Just being able to see Anna Cappellini in real life would be enough of a dream for me. Talking to her or getting a photo of her would be an unimaginable bonus. Luca and Ondřej are two very lucky guys!
This is a little off-topic, but I'd love to hear what you recall about this conversation, the differences between eastern and western European traditions in Sleeping Beauty. You've really picqued my interest! Also, it adds something to what little I've known before about Anna that she and you took the conversation in this direction.
I thoroughly enjoyed your postings about your experience! for your charming observations. Even though I don't know much about the skaters outside of watching their skating, in most cases, your descriptions of them exactly matched my impressions from their skating. It reminds me of something Ilia Kulik said once about his then-wife, Ekaterina Gordeeva: "the great thing about Katia is, when you watch her skate you know exactly who she is."
I feel like this was true about most of the skaters you described. Especially Aliona. With all her power and athleticism, she really does seem to radiate sweetness ... but not too much, and not at all contrived. Just a natural, sweet amiability and delicacy.
And I know even less about Stepanova, but I'm not at all surprised by your description of her as a bit removed. She's probably something of an introvert or even shy. All this adds mystery to her ethereal, regal beauty.
The sweetest Queen :agree2:
I am super curious about why Alyona was in snickers with her Guess dress. Did she forget to bring her heels?[emoji1787]
Why was she wearing candy bars? (Just kidding)
When I said "Sleeping Beauty" she basically said the name of the story is the same, but there are difference in how the story develop and that they way characters like witches and mosters are portraied: they have their popolar culture and they get it from it, especially because this show are for families and tradition is important to them.
No surprise they have a great cultural heritage as every country in europe but I was a bit surprised since, if my memory does not fail me, the Tchaykowky ballet is based on Perrault version.
Then we could not talk it further.
About my post, sharing with people so passionate aboute figure skating is a priviledge
When you see Aliona's SP, scoring is just a detail compared to flying away with her.
Your avatar is wonderful.
In Aliona skating I can see the sweetness you talk about, corresponding to the well behaved, elegant and self controlled girl I could meet, but also an inner personality more extrovert, wild and funny probably reserved to people she is confident with.
And I can see hints of the classy, educated and sophisticated Lady she could become.
Yes! that's my memory as well. One of my favorite adapters of fairy tales is Naomi Novik, who bases her stories on the Polish and eastern Europe tales she heard from her family as a child. My absolute favorite of hers is Spinning Silver.
The original photo is taken from the 2018 JGP Final
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8jdejt_h...278_345734522872990_7732241291251292693_n.jpg
OMG, I just read that over the holidays and really enjoyed the book! :agree:
Yes! that's my memory as well. One of my favorite adapters of fairy tales is Naomi Novik, who bases her stories on the Polish and eastern Europe tales she heard from her family as a child. My absolute favorite of hers is Spinning Silver.
That describes very well how I feel about many of my favorite skaters. And since last years JGP final, I include Aliona in that category.
The original photo is taken from the 2018 JGP Final
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8jdejt_h...278_345734522872990_7732241291251292693_n.jpg
This is when Aliona looked like a real-life Juliet!
That's so cool! :luv17: :yes: Maybe our posts here will help spread the word. It's such a fabulous book on so many levels. Maybe we could talk about it over in the Books thread.