Alena Kostornaia
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Lately, she seems to be really into putting stuff all around her eyes. She does not need this. Her eyes are already naturally captivating.I don't know but it sure cannot add anything to the PCS, along with the music, rather opposite, I'm afraid, as I can imagine there must be also a few judges that cannot stand listening to this.. ahem.. music..
I agree. She really needs to focus on the right thing. The makeup and hair are not going to help the scores as much as jumps and programs...
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WOW, just WOW!!!!!
Aliona's new EX is just
I was NOT expecting Harley Quinn, but now I just can't imagine a more appropriate character for Aliona to play, and I can't think of a pair of songs that fit Aliona better than these two!!
This was just Aliona being Aliona x 10000, and I am here for it!!!
WOW, just WOW!!!!!
Aliona's new EX is just
I was NOT expecting Harley Quinn, but now I just can't imagine a more appropriate character for Aliona to play, and I can't think of a pair of songs that fit Aliona better than these two!!
This was just Aliona being Aliona x 10000, and I am here for it!!!
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I think if anyone can pull it off it’s her and if getting ready helps her get “into character” so to speak then why not. Focusing on your makeup for two hours isn’t really going to change an overall bad mindset the way daily training does.
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overall she looked better this weekend. she's making the right improvements. but, shes going to NEED the 3A even before nationals- for the GPF. and not just one, but two. i'm a little concerned about this as she only attempted one at IDF and fell, but i have confidence in her. i like the comment she made about not wanting to return to the old Kostornaia but coming into her own as a new, better version. she has the right attitude.
i really loved the HQ gala, it really suits her and she looks so cute in costume. however on that note, i hope she doesn't bring back the face tattoo for her FS. i get what she was trying to do, but for me it was distracting and it comes off as exhibition-ish. save it for the gala. i also hope she gets a new FS dress, this one just doesn't seem finalized and competition-y enough for me.
i really loved the HQ gala, it really suits her and she looks so cute in costume. however on that note, i hope she doesn't bring back the face tattoo for her FS. i get what she was trying to do, but for me it was distracting and it comes off as exhibition-ish. save it for the gala. i also hope she gets a new FS dress, this one just doesn't seem finalized and competition-y enough for me.
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Last year may have been a skating disaster, but I'm more and more convinced that it has been an gigantic personal growth experience for Aliona.
Growing up always make things more complicated but the person more interesting.
She does not need nor want a teacher: she wants a "personal" coach that can listen to her, motivate her individually and guide her.
She will not trust her just because she's ET (she did that act of faith when she swallowed her pride and come back)
She will trust Eteri because they traced the path togheter and they have a common goal.
She wants a peer relationship with her coach.
That does not mean ET and her team are not supposed to put her in her place and scold her when it's needed but no more "Here at TT with do it that way" but "That's not the way to reach our goal. We need to set the bar straight immediatly"
I think Aliona is a great growing chance for Eteri's too.
Eteri is a great (most probably the greatest) skating "teacher" on the scene. Crystal is an acadamy by every definition: you go in, you adopt the method and the work ethics, you get results in exchange.
That hard, no compromise attitude was salvation for a 15 year old Aliona: that method put her on top when all the work finally paid of
That same method, until now, never worked for anything else than kids rising to stardom and staying at the top until the next marvel comes up.
To work with a more mature mind required building the relationship day by day.
It's not just pushing out, but taking in and pushing out (my english sounds lacking here hope you can undestand the meaning): a continuous exchange.
Aliona will probably not probably win a GPF or a WC in the future, but the level the new Aliona will reach as a competitor and the way she will be able to express herself on the ice as young woman could be a major achievement for Eteri.
Proving to be able to build a working and efficient relationship with an adult skater could be the next weapon in her arsenal.
When we talk about a peer relationship, it's not just a big serious declaration like the one reported by @nussnacker but even an "innocent" thing like teaching back a tiktop dance: it's "I can give something back because you can now understand my passions and be part of it"
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It's exactly that.
we all need to look behind the simple question if it could benefit the score of not: that's Aliona expressing herself by changing her appearance to suit her mood or the emotions she want to play.
That's who she is right now
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I have the same impression. And that's possible because Alyona is so open, outspoken without disrespect and clever, and because the coaches are also open and clever. They have always had discussions about the programs with their most senior skaters but I suppose too, that they have to go beyond now and that it is happening.
I agree with Macy that she needs two 3A at GPF. Or three if she can. The ice should be good there. I'm sorry for Anna but when I saw her fall (it didn't look too painful) I got the impression that she was taking a spoonful of that puddle with her blade. Alyona definitely didn't need a 3A in the Short.
Well, I don't think that hair and makeup only take two hours because you have to spend time thinking about that instead of the program or music. Everyone can tell that she wasn't trying to sell the program as much as she should for whatever reason. And it shows in the score.
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I think the "whatever reason" is obvious and we've talked about it a couple of times before. She gets disheartened when she makes a mistake, because she's a perfectionist. Of course it's another thing that she should work on, not to get disheartened after making a mistake and stay in the character until the very end, but let's face it, it's very difficult. Not many skaters can do that. (Anna can of course, as she did it after her terrible fall at the very beginning of the FS, but she's a "mental empress"
). But all of these have nothing to do with the make-up, I don't think it distracts her from focusing on her program in any way. And the sheer fact that she was able to pull off the rest of the program clean after that brutal fall from the 3A proves how strong she is. And we should appreciate it!I'm not referring to FS after the fall. Actually I feel the jumps were pretty impressive after the unexpected nasty fall (I even consider the rotation was there and it might be the ice surface that it didn't work). But the performance and the energy. 2019 Russian test, she was not able to do any 3A. But she managed to sell the programs. Like Anna, who was not able to do 4F or 4Lz at the beginning of the season. But she tried her best to sell the programs and everyone can feel her efforts. I get that you would be able to perform as you want if physically not capable (like in skate Canada). But it didn't seem to be the case in IDF. If I remembered correct, neither Anna or Kamila has new gala program (I could be wrong with Kamila). And for her, for god's sake, how many programs we have been talking about now. And it's such critical time, and you really want to distract and just want to be yourself and like "nobody tells me what to do what to say what to be". And you think it's wise decision? In the interview she was talking like she liked the singer, and even did tattoo for the songs. Like where you can tell the love for the song and singer in the performance? That's what I feel frustrated and that's why people are talking that she lost her magic. I really don't see her has the ambition to make the Olympic at this moment and it's such a shame.I think the "whatever reason" is obvious and we've talked about it a couple of times before. She gets disheartened when she makes a mistake, because she's a perfectionist. Of course it's another thing that she should work on, not to get disheartened after making a mistake and stay in the character until the very end, but let's face it, it's very difficult. Not many skaters can do that. (Anna can of course, as she did it after her terrible fall at the very beginning of the FS, but she's a "mental empress"
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This is a Fan Fest page.
And? No critique allowed and praise only? Is that a rule for her fans here? well~
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To answer your question, yes, that is a rule for the fan fests in general.
From the Forum Guidelines:
Some happy photos of Aliona:
Google translation:
We met our beloved girl at the airport. Congratulated on a successful performance at the French Grand Prix and reached the final of the series!One of the bouquets has a dog made of flowers
Thank you for letting me know. Guess I should just get myself out of here
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Oh, do stay! Different view points are always welcome, it's all in how we express them. You're clearly a fan of Aliona's, just feeling frustrated right now, because you want her to make the Olympic team and skate as brilliantly as she did in her senior debut season. She's obviously not back in that form yet, but she's improving, and she's also having fun. Yes, she's learning a lot of new choreography, but at this point, perhaps it's what she needs: she skates her best when she's confident and enjoys the music, so having a new EX that appeals to her and that she relates to may be another stepping stone on the path to becoming the new and better Aliona she wants to be.
As for her FP, I think she's still struggling a little with conditioning; her programme still has quite a lot of cross-overs for a Khrustalny programme, which she seems to be using to regain speed after jumps, and her Fly Ch Combo Spin definitely slowed down quite a lot. She also had quite the fall, as she was still rotating as she hit the ice, and in the past an imperfection in her programme has left her in tears, so I'm not surprised that she was a little switched off in terms of projection and performance, whether that was from disappointment from the fall or because she wanted to focus on staying on her feet. On the other hand, she was clearly still thinking about squeezing out the points she could still get from the jumps, as she missed the 2T on her 3Lz at the start of the programme, but remembered to add it to the final jumping pass. So there are definite signs of improvement, and if she lands a clean 3A, with no step outs, at the beginning of her FP, I would not be surprised to see her perform the rest of the skate with the charisma we came to expect of her in the before times.
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