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- Mar 23, 2014
Alina did a long instagram broadcast today. Here some things I learned from It (and you might wanna learn too)
• Alina is going to seniors
• Her short program is unique, she and Daniil Gleykhengauz worked from 9 am to 8 pm with a 30 min. break to choreograph it
• She lives with her grandma in a rented apartement located 5 min. away from the rink
• She doesn't speak the Tatar language
• Diana Davis (Tutberidze's daughter) is one of her best friends
• Her favorite book is the Harry Potter series
• She did rythmic gymnastics when she didn't skate. Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva is her role model
• She has a cat named Toffee and a chinchilla named Marshmallow. They cheer her up when she is feeling down
• Salchow and toe loop are the hardest jumps for her. She doesn't do single toe loops, only in combination
• She is in the 8th grade
• Her classmates never acknowledged her, she sat at the last desk even though she is short (couldn't see the board well). Now they finally talk to her and greet her
• Going to Ljubljana last year was the first time she went abroad
• Eteri Tutberidze advices girls to always have some make up on to look more pleasing :think:
I saw this. I'm so happy for her success. She is so genuine and talented and really deserves all the success she's getting. Someone was translating but I missed that her hardest jumps are Salchow and Toe Loop. Her jumps are so strong. Her programs are already so unique but I can't wait to see what the new SP is. I'm excited for her going to Seniors. Like I said Team Zagitova!
