Aljona Savchenko & Bruno Massot

[musicfan80]

Goodness, Aliona has the cutest dog ever!

 

[musicfan80]

Coach Alex is trying to work his "magic" on Aliona's ankle!

It looks like Aliona's ankle has healed enough that she is at least skating on it. I hope I am not interpreting that photo incorrectly.

 

[ragdoll]

Euros is in less than two weeks so let's keep our fingers crossed and may they opt for a clean programme rather than risk further injuries attempting throw triple axel and throw quads!

 

[Mrs. P]

Golden skate article!

http://www.goldenskate.com/2017/01/aliona-savchenko-and-bruno-massot-2/

Nevertheless, the 2016 World bronze medalists are determined to go to the 2017 ISU European Figure Skating Championships that will take place the last week of January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They are considering scaling down the degree of difficulty of their programs which usually include a throw triple Axel and throw quad Salchow, however.

“We just started doing throws,” Savchenko pointed out. “We will see how it goes and then we’ll make a decision. There is always a risk of injury, but you have this with everything.”

“We plan to come to Ostrava,” Massot confirmed, while stressing that they were only simplifying the throw jumps. “Aliona is getting better and our motivation is that we want to be there despite the injury. We’ll make the programs easier for sure in order to preserve Aliona’s ankle, and most of all, not make things worse.”

 

[text_skate]

Confirmation they will go to Ostrava: http://www.sportschau.de/winterspor...ssot-duerfen-zur-europameisterschaft-100.html

Aliona is cleared to skate at Euros. They will do 3Ts instead of 3Ss and scaling down the Throws.

 

[dorispulaski]

Oberstdorf Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpmHEj5dPA

 

[Meoima]

Oberstdorf Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpmHEj5dPA

Aww... I hope they will take it easy at European! Good luck to them!

 

[kptnciam]

Aliona Savchenko & Bruno Massot

Hi!

I'm so happy they're able to compete at Euros, assuming they are sure nothing worse will happen!!

I'm so happy I'll be able to see them live! I went to Marseille too and it was so sad not having them there so I really hope they are okay, happy and that they manage to do what they have set to do!! And that they can leave the ice in Ostrava 100% happy with their performances.

I want to use this opportunity of joy and happiness to share with you a video I made after their injury in Paris. I wanted to cheer them up so I did this. I thought you might like it, it's from all their programs together. I'm rewatching it again to enter the euros mood [emoji16] They are just PERFECT. I'm so in love with their skating.

Here you have it:

https://youtu.be/I68LL8u0XkQ

I'm quite new here so sorry in advance if anything that I post here is inappropriate. It's not my intention. I hope this is okay and is not considered advertisement or anything!!! [emoji848]

Btw, thank you for the Golden Skate article & interview! I translated it to spanish and shared it in another forum! (with the source, of course)

Sent from my phone

 

[musicfan80]

Great job in the SP today - Aliona's fall on the footwork was unfortunate, but the program wasn't lost - and they had such a great attitude about it when it ended.

I am glad they went for the throw 2A - especially if Aliona's ankle is still sensitive.

Their triple twist was - I think it's definitely one of the best in the world - I don't think the +2.10 GOE they got was enough!

Good Luck to them in the LP - I think they can definitely move up to the silver medal if they are clean.

 

[Nathan13]

Aliona and Bruno's performance today was one of those few programs that I will go back and watch over and over again. What a stunning work of art. I knew from the moment they announced their music that their program would be a masterpiece...I hope they win worlds with this. What a performance...:luv17:

 

[Arriba627]

Their FS was magical!

 

[Meoima]

That was amazing! I am glad they still get silver with Aliona in that state. Now I hope she will fully healed for WC!!

 

[daphenaxa]

amazing FP and a beautiful perf!

 

[xibsuarz]

That FS was breathtaking! Amazing comeback after having to withdraw from the GPF. I hope they can bring it like that for Worlds :yes:

 

[musicfan80]

Great podium picture!

Aliona made a beautiful photo collage from Europeans

Happy Birthday, Bruno! Enjoy you cake!

 

[shiroKJ]

Congratulations to Queen Aliona and Bruno!!

 

[beki]

Aliona and Bruno are magic together, dare I say as much or more than Aliona and Robin? I thought she was crazy to continue, but clearly she knew better! She'll be a legend no matter what, but there is no pairs skater more deserving of Olympic gold—fingers crossed for next year.

 

[bobbob]

Aliona and Bruno have a different dynamic than Aliona and Robin--Robin has more elegance in his skating and is probably a better skater, but Bruno is much more powerful, which probably does a better job to showcase Aliona. Spectacular...

If Aliona can nail down her throws, and they go close to clean, there is no team that can beat them (other than maybe Sui/Han).

 

[kptnciam]

Aliona and Bruno are magic together, dare I say as much or more than Aliona and Robin? I thought she was crazy to continue, but clearly she knew better! She'll be a legend no matter what, but there is no pairs skater more deserving of Olympic gold—fingers crossed for next year.

Aliona and Bruno have a different dynamic than Aliona and Robin--Robin has more elegance in his skating and is probably a better skater, but Bruno is much more powerful, which probably does a better job to showcase Aliona. Spectacular...

Everyone tells me that I'm crazy to say this, but I do think that Aliona & Bruno are better than Aliona & Robin. Aliona & Robin were perfect and super elegant and everything you wanted, but from my perspective, they lacked honesty, proximity, to be human... you could fall in love with their skating, you could cry with them (I did!) but they were kind of too good to be real. It was too distant, too perfect, for me.

Aliona & Bruno, on the other hand, can relate to us, to humans. They tell you something and it reaches you, it's real, human, you can feel it. They are honest, you can see a fantastic relationship between them, they are warm, and just lovely. And, from my point of view, if you add this to the excellence of Queen Aliona and Bruno's superpowers... you have the best of the best.

I'm just so in love with them :luv17: And I won't stop saying it: for me, this pair, is better than the previous one :clapper:

 

[solani]

Everyone tells me that I'm crazy to say this, but I do think that Aliona & Bruno are better than Aliona & Robin. Aliona & Robin were perfect and super elegant and everything you wanted, but from my perspective, they lacked honesty, proximity, to be human... you could fall in love with their skating, you could cry with them (I did!) but they were kind of too good to be real. It was too distant, too perfect, for me.

Aliona & Bruno, on the other hand, can relate to us, to humans. They tell you something and it reaches you, it's real, human, you can feel it. They are honest, you can see a fantastic relationship between them, they are warm, and just lovely. And, from my point of view, if you add this to the excellence of Queen Aliona and Bruno's superpowers... you have the best of the best.

I'm just so in love with them :luv17: And I won't stop saying it: for me, this pair, is better than the previous one :clapper:

I kind of agree but I would put the blame on Ingo Steuer, I always had the feeling that Aliona and Robin had to fulfill his artistic vision/expectations. It was great visions sometimes, I just don't think that Aliona and Robin had much to say really. I also think that their relationship was a bit strained because of that. They probably could have been more with a different team.
But of course Bruno has improved beyond expectation and they look very nice together and obviously enjoy themselves and that's great to see.