Everyone in my family ooooo'd and ahhhhh'd over Yuna's black and white and red checked dress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BItUhqzbrEo
Akiko Suzuki's Peacock Costume was Gorgeous!!!!
Akiko SUZUKI (JPN) FS - NHK Trophy 2012
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Really? I didn't know that skate blades weren't that sharp; I always believed they were like knives, since skaters have to have them sharpened every 6 weeks or so. I'm kinda iffy on whether gloves are a yes or a no; usually they look immature or out of place [e.g. Trusova's new green dress is stunning but with the gloves she kinda looks like she's attending a garden party] but then I think of that male skater who severely cut his hand during a program a few years ago and there was blood left on the ice. Or recently, Paganini cutting her hand when touching her blade.Just giving my opinion on some of the bigger questions
1) Favorite designer (Ladu designs, Lisa McKinnon, Brad Griffies, new up and comers)
Vera Wang. I love her simplicity.
2) Green or yellow on the ice: an absolute no-no?
I wouldn't say so. I think it depends on the person. If they are ver superstitious, then best not to with the green, but I do not think it looks bad.
3) Are illusion mesh long sleeves with rhinestones immature?
No. I'm surprised some people feel this way.
4) Gloves: no? yes? safety concerns?
No, I hate them. I've never had a problem not wearing gloves and don't wear them to practice unless I am jumping. You will not cut your blade from touching it to do a biellmann or an I-spin. Skate blades aren't that sharp. If they were sharp enough to hurt your hand, they'd go through those thin gloves anyway. They only time I think they're okay are when they actually add to a costume.
A question about green costumes: why are they considered unlucky? When did this superstion originated?
This is the earliest reference I found but it does not mention how it was born: "One of Sonja Henie's rivals, Cecilia Colledge, wanted to wear a green satin dress for her free skating performance at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Though she always felt she skated best in the green dress, her mother insisted she wear silver. Not even her 'lucky zoo' of stuff animals saved her from finishing the event in second place. One of Cecilia's successors, Daphne Walker, started wearing a green elephant talisman at the age of eight for good luck and collected over three hundred elephant ornaments. Like Cecilia, she often wore green dresses in competition, flying in the face of the superstition that green was an unlucky colour" (I took the quote from this super interesting site: http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2018/08/lucky-socks-and-unlucky-frocks-strange.html)
Where did you bring me on memory lane?Jill Trenary had one of her best performances in green in 1996, again I do wish it was a different shade of green:
with her skin tone and hair color it looks amazing.Indeed the "Green is unlucky" superstion is indeed a puzzler.
I was just catching up on the Junior ladies SPs at Stage IV of the Russia Cup and Liza Osokina's SP dress is total goals!
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I sharpen my skates every two weeks and I'm fine usually. It's all about how you hold the blade. If you're holding it the way your supposed to, your hand is out of the way of the super sharp part of the blade (which still won't be a problem unless you have a lot of force). It's when extreme mistakes get made when hands get cut. Those aren't common.Really? I didn't know that skate blades weren't that sharp; I always believed they were like knives, since skaters have to have them sharpened every 6 weeks or so. I'm kinda iffy on whether gloves are a yes or a no; usually they look immature or out of place [e.g. Trusova's new green dress is stunning but with the gloves she kinda looks like she's attending a garden party] but then I think of that male skater who severely cut his hand during a program a few years ago and there was blood left on the ice. Or recently, Paganini cutting her hand when touching her blade.
I have no idea. Sometimes I'm ok with it sometimes I'm not.
It makes me a bit sad to watch Jill doing that fabulous number when I find that her husband was a big cheater. Does anyone know what she is up to these days. I really liked her skating and her personality.I don't understand green being unlucky in skating. One of the most elegant skater ever was very lucky in fancy green:
https://www.theatlantic.com/enterta...-fleming-and-the-1968-winter-olympics/552635/
I love this costume worn by Kostner, I just wich the shade of green was different:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018_EC_Carolina_Kostner_2018-01-20_22-03-09.jpg
Katarina Witt didn't shy away from green either:
Katarina Witt 1985 Worlds Exhibition
Katarina Witt 1985 Worlds Exhibition Music : ・Malaguena ・Granada ・Flamenco Fantasywww.youtube.com
Jill Trenary had one of her best performances in green in 1996, again I do wish it was a different shade of green:
It's the career filled with unjuries of people like Szewczenko which might make people think that green really is unlucky, even though she skated beautifully in green:
Tanja Szewczenko GER - 1996 World Championships SP
QB : 3rd, SP : 5th, LP : 6th, 6th place March 17th-24th, Edmonton, CANwww.youtube.com
Those people would also say it was the green which kept Bourne/Kraatz off the podium in Nagano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Ee3onj1QE
After watching skaters in green for decades, I can't say for sure how lucky or unlucky it is. Personally, I'm fond of very dark colours and love dark green.
she doesn't wear them anymore, she has nude colored boots that provide the same effect. over the boot tights are kind of an outdated trend, they usually give the appearance of longer legs. i feel like we don't see them very often nowadays vs 15 years ago.I often love Trusova's dresses:
I hate that she wears over the boot tights though. Anyone have opinions on tights?
I'm super weird about it. I love tan colored boots (on some people, they look stupid on others), but over the boot tights are just ugly imo.she doesn't wear them anymore, she has nude colored boots that provide the same effect. over the boot tights are kind of an outdated trend, they usually give the appearance of longer legs. i feel like we don't see them very often nowadays vs 15 years ago.