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Well said. But the young people in sports or not have some interest in social media. It is dangerous.
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Well said. But the young people in sports or not have some interest in social media. It is dangerous.
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Yeah, I don't think it works that way. I'm not an athlete but I am an author with public-facing social media accounts and let me tell you...there is absolutely no age limit on looking at things you know you shouldn't. Do I know it'll hurt my feelings to see what people say about me or my books on Goodreads or Amazon or Twitter? Yes. Have I done it anyway? Of course. I'm in my 30s and growing up online and knowing better hasn't stopped me or any of the other authors I know (I'm getting better at it, but it's taken me YEARS to resist the temptation). I can't imagine it's easier on teens who've grown up in a social media landscape. And that doesn't even get into the people who tag me with their negative reviews or comments. It's like opening your front door and getting punched in the face by some stranger standing on your porch. Every public figure I know has admitted to googling themselves at some point knowing they'd hate what they saw but humans are curious creatures and we do it anyway. Short of complete abstinence from the internet (which, let's face it, isn't gonna happen) it's really hard not to see the negativity when there's so much of it online.
agreed. It's important to learn to deal with the negativity, because there will always be non-fans/people that make stuff up/whatever. Obviously, it would not be a good idea to purposely seek out the negativity, but oftentimes it's unavoidable. Like on social media, people want to interact with their fans but there are always non-fans mixed in there. And sometimes people say mean things in person. The important thing is learning to deal with it and not letting it get to you; instead, focus on the positivity. How exactly this can be approached will depend on the person. It's easy for some people to just brush off the criticism, but for others, they might have to take a more cautious/avoidant approach.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqDCfTnKz5/
presumably today's photo
also, there are rumors that the health issue is not that serious but it's not allowing her to compete for now :think:
presumably today's photo
also, there are rumors that the health issue is not that serious but it's not allowing her to compete for now :think:
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqDCfTnKz5/
presumably today's photo
also, there are rumors that the health issue is not that serious but it's not allowing her to compete for now :think:
Today's photo? So, Anna (and Sasha) is still in Moscow? I know ladies start only in friday, but presumed they aldready flew to Croatia.
Also, good to hear Alyona's health is good, if true of course, but I tend to believe positive news easily.
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I believe Anna and Sasha are in Zagreb
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I think they are in Croatia because someone posted in the edge about their practices. I hope it is true that the injury isn’t too serious and she is able to recover fully before next season.
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Eteri group is famous for being super late and fly time to Zagreb is like 2 hours or so.. so they could be at early morning practice in Moscow, then go flying in afternoon, then having second evening practice in Zagreb. In theory, that is
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Eteri group is famous for being super late and fly time to Zagreb is like 2 hours or so.. so they could be at early morning practice in Moscow, then go flying in afternoon, then having second evening practice in Zagreb. In theory, that is
Well, in theory they will be there sooner than Alina was in Saransk, that's true
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Wishing her a speedy recovery and strong come back next season.
BTW, just a pointer/suggestion. I know it is quite common that her name is being spelled in English as "Alena", but it is actually quite misleading. Her name in Russian is spelled Алёна Косторная, with two dots above her "e", which means her name is pronounced as Alyona/Aljona. Since the pairs champion Ms. Savchenko, with the same name, has always been known as Aljona, why not start calling her (or writing her name) as such? And I think this fan thread is a good place to start... Or did explicitly approve of (or even prefer) being called Alena somewhere at one point???
BTW, just a pointer/suggestion. I know it is quite common that her name is being spelled in English as "Alena", but it is actually quite misleading. Her name in Russian is spelled Алёна Косторная, with two dots above her "e", which means her name is pronounced as Alyona/Aljona. Since the pairs champion Ms. Savchenko, with the same name, has always been known as Aljona, why not start calling her (or writing her name) as such? And I think this fan thread is a good place to start... Or did explicitly approve of (or even prefer) being called Alena somewhere at one point???
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I think most people spell her name Alena for a couple of reasons - this is how the ISU has translated it and this is also how she spells it on her personal Instagram accounts. But true fans of course know it’s pronounced Alyona
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Oh, I see... it always nagged me whenever I saw it, but I guess if she is ok with it there is no reason for that
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Oh, I see... it always nagged me whenever I saw it, but I guess if she is ok with it there is no reason for that
I spell her name like Alena just because that's how everyone else spells it. But I pronounce it as Alyona
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It would help if you see some past pages in this fanfest. This has already been discussed many times..
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The photo was made 2 weeks ago (according with answer in the IG comment)
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Eyes :luv17:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ButSWX7nGzH/
And angel...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BurfMRrnQFt/
https://www.instagram.com/p/ButSWX7nGzH/
And angel...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BurfMRrnQFt/
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It would help if you see some past pages in this fanfest. This has already been discussed many times..
Ok, I see, I should have known... I have been seeing this spelling everywhere, was getting annoyed every time, and I just came here to vent it. well, I see I vented in the wrong place, where people already know the right way
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