Seriously, how awesome is Tamara Moskvina?

This woman is fire! Such a contagious upbeat charisma and strong personality. Certainly we all know what.

But lemme show you something. I discovered this video yesterday by accident, the title kinda attracted my attention right away.

Main city square by the Hermitage Museum. Hundreds of young people on roller blades. Annual traditional roller run through the city of St Petersburg. Circa 2011. Tamara Moskvina is on the stage (obviously, where else she would be?) with the mike in her hand along with some of her students promoting figure skating lifts AND DEMONSTRATING HERSELF. See after 3:15 : http://youtu.be/eHJX2N_YZa0

While all rollerblading youth were gathering on for the rollerblading marathon she ran a warm up fun demo with her figure skaters. Morozov, Kavaguti, others. http://youtu.be/Au0NB4F4yqA

If you want to popularize sport and healthy lifestyle among youth, this is a way you should do it. By showing your own example. Tamara (70+ years old) running circles around Yuko and Smirnov: http://youtu.be/uvlx6p3EgoU

Natural born MC. You know I wont be surprised if Moskvina can rap and do better twerking than any other young girl. She is a force of nature. Seriously, does this woman ever stop?

#respect

One more, Moskvina doing lifts at 2:55 : http://youtu.be/fhsSIPlNXxs

Alexz said:

This woman is fire! Such a contagious upbeat charisma and strong personality. Certainly we all know what.

But lemme show you something. I discovered this video yesterday by accident, the title kinda attracted my attention right away.

Main city square by the Hermitage Museum. Hundreds of young people on roller blades. Annual traditional roller run through the city of St Petersburg. Circa 2011. Tamara Moskvina is on the stage (obviously, where else she would be?) with the mike in her hand along with some of her students promoting figure skating lifts AND DEMONSTRATING HERSELF. See after 3:15 : http://youtu.be/eHJX2N_YZa0

While all rollerblading youth were gathering on for the rollerblading marathon she ran a warm up fun demo with her figure skaters. Morozov, Kavaguti, others. http://youtu.be/Au0NB4F4yqA

If you want to popularize sport and healthy lifestyle among youth, this is a way you should do it. By showing your own example. Tamara (70+ years old) running circles around Yuko and Smirnov: http://youtu.be/uvlx6p3EgoU

Natural born MC. You know I wont be surprised if Moskvina can rap and do better twerking than any other young girl. She is a force of nature. Seriously, does this woman ever stop?

#respect

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She's amazing!

She can do plank stance for breakfast. Just give her a table and live TV-broadcasting.
http://youtu.be/HgjIoNfOyJ4

She i so FIERCE!

I amazing Tamara Moskvina!

Omg. I can still see her competing! Just epic!

Alexz said:

She can do plank stance for breakfast. Just give her a table and live TV-broadcasting.
http://youtu.be/HgjIoNfOyJ4

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Woah!! She should team up with Donald Jackson (76) whos skated at SOIToronto!

I have greatly admired Tamara Moskvina for a long time not just for her talent as a coach but also for her personality, energy, and intelligence. She has this twinkle in her eye that is just so charming. She is definitely on my list for figure skating people I would love to meet (not that I wouldn't enjoy meeting any of them, of course, but she is one of the tops!).

I thoroughly enjoyed watching these videos even though I don't speak Russian (I have often wished I did because I find Russia so fascinating). Wow, I knew Tamara was fit but..she can rollerblade, too? Amazing. Not surprised she's so good at talking with the crowd though--she's very charismatic.

She's one of the reasons I have a soft spot for the St. Petersburg school of figure skating. I hope to visit Russia some day and would like to see Moscow, of course, but I really wish to see St. Petersburg. So beautiful and such history! And it has the Hermitage Museum, which you can see in the background, which has my favorite Henri Matisse painting, "Harmony in Red (Red Room)."

Note to earlier poster though: Moskvina is way too classy to twerk.

Also this video makes me wonder how Yuko is doing.

Well, I'm just gonna leave this one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRCy7G8u1-U

Tamara is not a mere mortal. She is a goddess who has deigned to teach us weaklings what it means to live life to the fullest.

Weathergal said:

She's one of the reasons I have a soft spot for the St. Petersburg school of figure skating. I hope to visit Russia some day and would like to see Moscow, of course, but I really wish to see St. Petersburg. So beautiful and such history! And it has the Hermitage Museum, which you can see in the background, which has my favorite Henri Matisse painting, "Harmony in Red (Red Room)."

Note to earlier poster though: Moskvina is way too classy to twerk.

Also this video makes me wonder how Yuko is doing.

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But certainly, Moskvina is way too classy for all that twerking business, but if it would be required to compete she would totally send any young girl packing.

Well, I usually visit Russia several times a year. On business or just for pleasure purposes. It certainly helps knowing Russian, i gotta admit. I'm rather fluent, although have a hard time to understand most of jokes and word play.

I surely understand why Moskvina loves St Petersburg and does not want to move anywhere. I can sum it up in 3 top search results:
1. http://youtu.be/5IjXzjfzMlk
2. http://youtu.be/4R9yjsQtudo
3. http://youtu.be/GlMPxaxhIxc

Piter (as they call it casually) has a lot to offer. It's trully their high-culture capital. Last time I been there 2 years ago for Crimson Sails fest and Stars of White Nights (as a part of White Nights Festival by Mariinsky + Valery Gergiev). Tons of fun. I got lucky with and we there sitting few rows away from Eva Green.

Moscow is the whole another story tho. It's rapidly growing metropolis with all its ups and downs. Huge, overpopulated, too many people and cars, people are not too friendly (like in New York), busy, language barrier, multi-ethnical, multi-cultural, business city by day and party sin city by night. Hybrid between NY, Tokio, London, Vegas. However if you stick with touristy places, museums, art galleries and parks - its all good. However, just like everywhere else the most interesting is always a little off the main tourists paths and attractions. Interestingly, no matter how much I love visiting and partying in Moscow, I simply can't imagine myself living there. Perhaps in some of those nice eco-friendly areas just outside , in the Moscow County, but def not in the city itself. No, no.

Classical touristy Moscow is kinda ok. Some well-known postcards views : http://youtu.be/HLXpIs17Fjk

Although most Moscowites usually travels down south or abroad during warm months, summer months activity is intense and full with tourists and people from other Russian regioms. It's becoming a giant ants city with events, concerts, street performances, openairs. My only rant: you gotta be local to know all ins and outs and tricks. It's much harder for foreign tourist. Although their tourism service is getting better, but frankly it's still sux. One needs a certain amount of thick skin to travel in Russia, but it's hugely rewarding at the end of the day.
Ants' city: http://youtu.be/8TZ5gv80iyc

Their modern architecture is impressive: http://youtu.be/mhmJYDr_HcQ

Even Soviet heritage is exotic too http://youtu.be/cxs0txgG-zc

TLDR: it's worth to visit, but YMMV.

Alexz said:

This woman is fire! Such a contagious upbeat charisma and strong personality. Certainly we all know what.

But lemme show you something. I discovered this video yesterday by accident, the title kinda attracted my attention right away.

Main city square by the Hermitage Museum. Hundreds of young people on roller blades. Annual traditional roller run through the city of St Petersburg. Circa 2011. Tamara Moskvina is on the stage (obviously, where else she would be?) with the mike in her hand along with some of her students promoting figure skating lifts AND DEMONSTRATING HERSELF. See after 3:15 : http://youtu.be/eHJX2N_YZa0

While all rollerblading youth were gathering on for the rollerblading marathon she ran a warm up fun demo with her figure skaters. Morozov, Kavaguti, others. http://youtu.be/Au0NB4F4yqA

If you want to popularize sport and healthy lifestyle among youth, this is a way you should do it. By showing your own example. Tamara (70+ years old) running circles around Yuko and Smirnov: http://youtu.be/uvlx6p3EgoU

Natural born MC. You know I wont be surprised if Moskvina can rap and do better twerking than any other young girl. She is a force of nature. Seriously, does this woman ever stop?

#respect

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I love Tamara! She, to me, is the best pairs coach ever! I remember her from the kiss n cry areas, or the boards, from Olympics when I was a kid even. Her teams were always prepared and so beautiful. She is still full of grace and poise. While I don't speak Russian, I enjoyed the enthusiasm in her voice!

I was hoping this was a sign Kavaguti was making a miracle return but it appears this is 2011 I think darn. I feel so bad for k and s. they have not won a world title, no olympic medal and couldn't even compete in 2014 and now this achilles injury. They are so hard luck. Then you look at Savchenko - world title, oly bronze medals and picks up a new guy and wins a bronze amidst Russian disaster. Life isn't fair. Nothing against Savchenko and what's his name but k and s are also talented but really never got to be Russia number 1.

Skater Boy said:

I was hoping this was a sign Kavaguti was making a miracle return but it appears this is 2011 I think darn. I feel so bad for k and s. they have not won a world title, no olympic medal and couldn't even compete in 2014 and now this achilles injury. They are so hard luck. Then you look at Savchenko - world title, oly bronze medals and picks up a new guy and wins a bronze amidst Russian disaster. Life isn't fair. Nothing against Savchenko and what's his name but k and s are also talented but really never got to be Russia number 1.

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K&S were Russia's no. 1 at least for the 2008-2010 period. Problem is that they never managed to capitalize on that status with weaker/inconsistent performances that didn't allow them to catapult over S&S or the Chinese Pairs. Consider the 2010 Olympics - just 2 points from 1st after the SP and they bombed the FS to finish 4th overall. They had major chances but disappointed. Sure the recent injury is disappointing, but they had plenty of chances!

I still can't get over the fact that Tamara was doing biellman spins in 19-freaking-65!

Seriously, Denise who?

I adore this great Master of figure skating! I'm in total awe!
Her work dedication, always studying and finding ways to improve ...
And to be in shorts and jumping around in her late 60s is amazing ! Wish I'll do the same ! Great role model for all generations!

Just look at the short profile on her Majesty hereafter made in the '90s.

https://youtu.be/QWlBFCC0RO4

A new Tamara Moskvina interview on the occasion of her 75th:

http://fs-gossips.com/tamara-moskvina-at-any-age-its-important-not-to-be-depressed/

She did a great two-part interview with The Skating Lesson. Has everyone seen it? They really let her speak, and didn't fall into the habit of talking over each other. They realized they were in awe of her.

I am in total awe of this woman. I have even hallucinated laugh occasionally and dreamt the stars have aligned and that she has come to coach the U.S. pairs. But who in their right mind would want to leave the beautiful St. Petersburg?!

I looked up The Skating Lesson links and will post them here. Haven't watched them myself but will do so. Usually Jenny and Dave's interviews are pretty good, and Dave must take tranquilizers on the days they do these interviews. Brava, Tamara! You are an inspiration!

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=O7-tbECzCcs (Part 1)

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=eK1dudkJZVM (Part 2)