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- Sep 2, 2018
It will not be the best for those who will have to wipe all the blood out
But seriously, I can't even imagine it. The A-Team, Zhenya will definitely want to prove herself, then Radionova and Tuktamysheva want their positions back, we also have Panenkova and Tarakanova... I'm little afraid to be honest.
Not hating, but not even her angelic skating could save that horrendous program for me. Omg, it was getting into Radionova levels of terrible. At least in terms of skating programs featuring Leonardo DiCaprio mumbling....hers is so far the best. Like what did they cut the music with, a hacksaw? What’s going on with Eteri’s girls’ FPs this season? Scherbakova too...
It would be easier if standard transliteration had 'yo' rather than 'e'. I know how to say it correctly because I've learned the alphabet a bit, but it's totally not phonetic in English. Then people would get closer to saying her name right. Same with lots of Russian names that start with 'E' like Egor and Evgenia. Sometimes people write them with a Y first and if that was the standard English speakers would definitely get closer. It's not as if we don't have the sound. I only just realized that Igor and Egor are different names - I just thought they were different transliterations. Of course, once I realized, it made so much sense, but I hadn't really thought about it.
But I'm not surprised that Ted says it like Alina. Alena isn't a common name in English, and it looks quite similar to Selena, which is pronounced Sel-ee-na. Of course, Elena would be pronounced E-lay-na often, but anyways, I see how he got the ee sound.
Not hating, but not even her angelic skating could save that horrendous program for me. Omg, it was getting into Radionova levels of terrible. At least in terms of skating programs featuring Leonardo DiCaprio mumbling....hers is so far the best. Like what did they cut the music with, a hacksaw? What’s going on with Eteri’s girls’ FPs this season? Scherbakova too...
She was masterful and I loved both programs but I agree a different choreographer is in order otherwise there is the chance something sublime will descend to the predictable and mundane.. even the most exquisite moves need innovative diverse patterns to grow and develop... I agree she is the best I have ever seen excepting perhaps Yulia...
BTW I 've noticed that when she finished, members of US team didn't applaud her at all. They are sitting just above the entrance and can be seen at 4:31. Nothing, not even courtesy applause.
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I am so glad she looks very happy :cool2:
You don't follow juniors at all, do you? 0_0 They are Alena Kanysheva and Shiika Yoshioka.Thank you for these great pictures. Her expressions are just so full of life.
Just curious who are the other girls on the podium?
Anyone have info on what her EX will be this season?
That wasn‘t exclusively with Alena, though. When Ting Cui started her skate suddenly they were starting to cheer and clap loudly (they had been mostly quiet before that). My mom grinned at me and said: “Looks like the Americans have finally woken up.“ Where I was sitting there were the Russian and Japanese fans (and some British fans, too, surprisingly) so there was always lots of applause for everyone, even the poor girl who got roughly 10 points in her SP and 26 overall.
That wasn‘t exclusively with Alena, though. When Ting Cui started her skate suddenly they were starting to cheer and clap loudly (they had been mostly quiet before that). My mom grinned at me and said: “Looks like the Americans have finally woken up.“ Where I was sitting there were the Russian and Japanese fans (and some British fans, too, surprisingly) so there was always lots of applause for everyone, even the poor girl who got roughly 10 points in her SP and 26 overall.
That wasn‘t exclusively with Alena, though. When Ting Cui started her skate suddenly they were starting to cheer and clap loudly (they had been mostly quiet before that). My mom grinned at me and said: “Looks like the Americans have finally woken up.“ Where I was sitting there were the Russian and Japanese fans (and some British fans, too, surprisingly) so there was always lots of applause for everyone, even the poor girl who got roughly 10 points in her SP and 26 overall.
I remember how at the team competition at the Olympics Trankov-kommentator said after brilliant Alina's DQ: "The Italian team are standing applauding, the Russian standing applaud, sit only Canada and America, but whatever. Americans with stone faces, Canadian... wait, Patrick (Chan) applauds standing. Because Patrick is a real athlete and has great personality!"
tbh, I think this is cultural difference about team-stuff, but at the personal level americans seem like nice people.