Alena Kostornaia | Page 183 | Golden Skate

Alena Kostornaia

PrayOrDie said:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B59ZMxjpamJ/

finally, episode with Alena coming soon
Click to expand...

What happened to this episode? I was looking forward to seeing this SOOO MUCH, but it seems like it hasn't been released yet? :confused: Has all the other drama meant that they pushed back the release date...? :unsure:

Well, speaking of drama, I just hope this doesn't affect our terrific trio, and I hope it doesn't impact how they're scored at Nationals. :pray:
Before all this happened, I would've said that Aliona would've probably been able to make the Euro/Worlds team even if she had a bad competition and finished 4th, but now I am not so sure... :slink:

In my opinion, her situation is quite different from Liza's last year because she's the GPF *WINNER*, not just a medalist, AND she holds the SP and overall world record scores. But with all this extra drama, who knows what could happen?

Let's just hope that Aliona isn't bothered by all this external drama and is able to skate her best! :agree:

Personally, I think it will actually be harder for her to win Nationals than it was for her to win GPF. First, she's probably still tired from having NHK/GPF in quick succession (she only had a 2-week break while Anna/Sasha had 3 or 4 weeks before GPF), and Nationals is coming up soon too. Second, internationally she benefits from having higher GOE and PCS than Anna/Sasha, but at Russian Nationals I expect them all to get very-high GOEs and PCS, and something like a +4 on a quad is worth more points than a +4 on a 3A. That being said, if Aliona skates clean (and if the drama doesn't affect the scoring), I wouldn't be surprised if she got some ridiculous scores, especially in terms of PCS. At Junior Nationals in February, one judge gave her three 10s for the SP, and she got around 36 and 75 in PCS there. Thus, at the upcoming Nationals, I wouldn't be surprised if she got a lot of 10s in her PCS if she skates clean. So maybe 38-39 in the SP and 76-78 in the FS. If she also gets only 4s/5s in GOE, I could see her getting scores like 90 and 170 in the SP and FS. :yes: :eek:

But that still might not be enough if Anna or Sasha go clean. And also, like I said, Aliona may be feeling fatigued, and we know she has that issue with her tibia. So I'm mostly hoping she can have performances that she is happy with and not over-exert or injure herself. :pray:
 
Batsuchan said:
In other news, Aliona was named athlete of the month in November by the United States Sports Academy! :laugh:
https://ussa.edu/news/chen-kostorna...ports-academy-november-athletes-of-the-month/
Click to expand...

That's really awesome, although objectively I think Aliona's first place over Mikaela Shiffrin is a bit of an overstretch. I am really Aliona's fan, she is my most favorite figure skating lady now, maybe sharing the position with Evgenia and TukTik. But still, Mikaela is a worldwide superstar elite athlete with tremendous achievements, while Aliona is just barely starting. Nevertheless, congrats to Aliona! :)
 
Manitou said:
That's really awesome, although objectively I think Aliona's first place over Mikaela Shiffrin is a bit of an overstretch. I am really Aliona's fan, she is my most favorite figure skating lady now, maybe sharing the position with Evgenia and TukTik. But still, Mikaela is a worldwide superstar elite athlete with tremendous achievements, while Aliona is just barely starting. Nevertheless, congrats to Aliona! :)
Click to expand...

Hahaha, well I think all this really shows is that Aliona has fans who are willing to vote for her in these kinds of silly polls--like me! :biggrin:

Speaking of which, vote for Aliona here! :agree: For best skater of 2019!
https://life.ru/t/спорт/1260935/laif_obiavliaiet_gholosovaniie_za_luchshikh_sportsmienov_2019_ghoda

**

Separately, in case you missed it, there was another little interview with Aliona after the GPF FS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20iighkaHM :love:
 
Manitou said:
Mikaela is a worldwide superstar elite athlete with tremendous achievements, while Aliona is just barely starting
Click to expand...

Yeah, winning GPF and establishing a new world record is such a small achievement... I'm not following Mikaela but I doubt she was more successful in the previous month.. and her previous achievements hardly matter..

But hopefully you're right and Alena is just barely starting! :biggrin:
 
Hi, everyone! There was some kind of information a month ago, that Aliona is going to be in a show this January. Is it truth?
 
Batsuchan said:
The accolades keep coming! :cheer2:

How cool of Aliona to win a silver doe award already! :hap57: Will there be an actual award ceremony that Aliona will attend?
Click to expand...

Yes, there will be an official awarding ceremony at the Russian Olympic Committee headquarters, date and time unknown.
 
Batsuchan said:
The accolades keep coming! :cheer2:

How cool of Aliona to win a silver doe award already! :hap57: Will there be an actual award ceremony that Aliona will attend?
Click to expand...

What's a silver doe award, beyond something noteworthy? And congratulations to Aliona on such a splendid first half of her debut senior season!
 
Lunalovesskating said:
They probably mean her 3A. Alena said during the GP season that she is currently not learning Quads. (Could have changed by now)
Click to expand...

See that’s what I thought. But then there was this interview with Trusova where she said “4 girls jump quads” and then paused and said “no wait, 5 girls in the group jump quads.” I thought she was referring to Maia Khromykh , because there had been a video of her landing one, but since they split up training groups, and I don’t think Maia is in the same one as the 3A, it would make sense if the 5 were the 5 listed in the Instagram post... idk. Just conjecture.

https://youtu.be/cEvAGL8bYHM
 
sclloyd said:
See that’s what I thought. But then there was this interview with Trusova where she said “4 girls jump quads” and then paused and said “no wait, 5 girls in the group jump quads.” I thought she was referring to Maia Khromykh , because there had been a video of her landing one, but since they split up training groups, and I don’t think Maia is in the same one as the 3A, it would make sense if the 5 were the 5 listed in the Instagram post... idk. Just conjecture.

https://youtu.be/cEvAGL8bYHM
Click to expand...

Well, Sofia Akatieva also has a quad, and Veronika Zhilina just did one in a competition, so it would make sense if she meant just the older group she trains with. But wouldn't Kamila and Maya likely be in the same group?
 
SnowWhite said:
Well, Sofia Akatieva also has a quad, and Veronika Zhilina just did one in a competition, so it would make sense if she meant just the older group she trains with. But wouldn't Kamila and Maya likely be in the same group?
Click to expand...

6 jump quads for sure - Sasha, Anna, Kamila, Maya, Sofia, Veronika

We don’t know about Aliona, but even if she does I don’t think Sasha would include her in the list until Aliona or one of the coaches revealed it first. All 3A are media trained and know when to reveal and when to keep something close to their chest.
 
I read somewhere that in alina's latest Instagram story, Anna and sasha were spotted in the training video but not Aliona. I am really nervous about Aliona's injury and if its affecting her training.
 
littlesheep said:
I read somewhere that in alina's latest Instagram story, Anna and sasha were spotted in the training video but not Aliona. I am really nervous about Aliona's injury and if its affecting her training.
Click to expand...

I also tried to look for Aliona in the video but I couldn’t find her. I am hoping that either I saw her but didn’t know it was her or that she was talking to Daniil, Eteri, or one of the Sergeis when the video was filmed.
 
Good Vibes Only said:
I also tried to look for Aliona in the video but I couldn’t find her. I am hoping that either I saw her but didn’t know it was her or that she was talking to Daniil, Eteri, or one of the Sergeis when the video was filmed.
Click to expand...

I couldn’t find her either. Of the girls I saw Sasha, Daria and Kamila for sure, and I think Maya. I didn’t see Aliona or Anna.

I am starting to get worried about this potential injury - I really hope she will be ok for Nationals and the rest of the season!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Silevril Ilumire
Patrick Blackwell
Replies
1
Views
822
Silevril Ilumire
Silevril Ilumire
Remilia
Sofia Dzepka
Replies
15
Views
4K
flanker
flanker
sissy7
2026 Synchronized Skating Junior World Championships | Mar 13-14
Replies
2
Views
586
ladyjane
ladyjane
cocteautwin
ISU Congress 2026
2 3
Replies
54
Views
5K
paulusfr
P
Walt FSHunter
2026 Ukrainian Junior Championships
Replies
0
Views
501
Walt FSHunter
Walt FSHunter
Back
Top