Happy birthday Adian!
Take care of yourself, be in good health, much love, joy and happiness to you in private and in professional live! Success in your coaching career with skating students just as wonderful, talented and hardworking as you were as a skater though with a bit more luck and their career.
Some updates what Adian has been doing recently (something I had planned to do much earlier ….
Adian started coaching on regular base at a Moscow rink last summer (here: https://www.instagram.com/armyofskaters/ ). So he has now a fix place to work with his own group. From what I’ve seen he is in charge for the younger groups, while Julia Lawrentchuk and Alexej Vasiliewsky coach more mature groups like junior and seniors.
Here are some pics and clips of Adian with his skaters:
https://vk.com/wall-58643094_21237
https://vk.com/adyan_pitkeev?z=photo-58643094_457239185/album-58643094_00/rev
https://vk.com/wall-58643094_2118 (with Julia Lipnitskaya as guest Coach )
So lovely (click on the videos):
https://vk.com/adyan_pitkeev?z=video-58643094_456239047/a1d166de5d50a9c6f7/pl_wall_-58643094
https://vk.com/wall-58643094_2112
There has been a TV interview with members of his ice rink last autumn, Adian also talks a bit about his work here (one of his little ones is trying quads on a lounge!):
https://vk.com/adyan_pitkeev?z=video-58643094_456239049/videos-58643094/pl_-58643094_-2
Russian interview last Summer talking about coaching:
https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/m...kejeva_o_zhizni_do_i_posle_figurnogo_katanija
Irina Askarova, one of his little girls in competition:
https://vk.com/adyan_pitkeev?z=video-58643094_456239050/246f3ca5728d24bdeb/pl_post_-101976102_127375
There were some mistakes but still a very talented girl. :thumbsup:
His skating kids by the way did kind of birthday rap for Adian, so sweet. :luv17:
https://vk.com/adyan_pitkeev?z=video-58643094_456239053/2bf52b9690c562be76/pl_wall_-58643094
Thank you, ewdokia! I've been a bit worried about him since he changed his instagram avatar last time (looked like he decided to "fade to black" there...). It's relieving to see his friends and aquantances shower him with warmth and love.