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Glad to see Aliona inspiring the next generation of skaters! So cute!
Alena Kostornaia
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Glad to see Aliona inspiring the next generation of skaters! So cute!
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Alena will compete at Finlandia Trophy, it's gonna be an easy win for her, unless Liza lands all her Triple Axles.
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So glad the entries finally came out and confirmed Aliona’s participation in Finlandia! Less than a month until we see her compete.
I'm glad we'll get to see Aliona compete before the GP events, but since it's her first senior competition, I'm not so sure it will be easy for her to win... I worry that judges may not give her the PCS she deserves/what she got on the junior circuit. :noshake: Of course, I really hope that I'm proven wrong and that Aliona dominates!!
:agree:I guess Ted Barton did an Instagram Live, and he had lovely things to say about Aliona (swipe to the right):
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nT4I7p-tJ/
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Well I don't think she deserves less than Evgenia for sure..
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I love the whole group of young Russian ladies... but Alena is special.. judges will recognize her I am sure. She brings her personal uniqueness and creativity to the ice for us and we are privileged to witness such talent..
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Can't wait for her senior debut!
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So I thought the same thing, until I saw Trusova had a SP dress that changed today at Nepela... Perhaps all three of them will have one.
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I hope not! Aliona is unique and deserves her own special choreographed moments. Would hate to see this gimmick used on all 3 girls in the same season.
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I totally agree. I’ve never liked changing dresses on anyone. But, it seems like it probably makes the most sense out of all the programs to have one, considering the transformation from human to vampire.
Regardless, I can’t wait to see her skate the new program in competition. Regardless of what costume she has, I know she will look and perform beautifully.
Yeah, I agree, it would make sense to have a costume change in the Twilight program. :yes: And if she doesn't have one, it would seem like she's being left out.
But I also agree with SkateSkates -- Aliona doesn't need a gimmick! :noshake:
Did you all see the video with the 4A's ending poses?
https://www.instagram.com/tutberidze.eteri/
Aliona's eyes...
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rR3viJ0xC/
Lovely fan art of our beautiful girl!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xcwMxpGlg/
Separately, I stumbled upon some of Massimiliano Ambesi's (Italian figure skating commentator) posts about Aliona's performances, and he has nothing but praise!
For example, for her 2017 Russian Nationals FS:
https://www.facebook.com/massimilia...7965945699524/903898116439634/?type=2&theater
GoogleTranslate (with a little editing):
:agree: :luv17:
(His posts on the recent test skates also have Aliona screenshots for the video -- clearly he's a fan!
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xcwMxpGlg/
Separately, I stumbled upon some of Massimiliano Ambesi's (Italian figure skating commentator) posts about Aliona's performances, and he has nothing but praise!
For example, for her 2017 Russian Nationals FS:
https://www.facebook.com/massimilia...7965945699524/903898116439634/?type=2&theater
GoogleTranslate (with a little editing):
:agree: :luv17:
(His posts on the recent test skates also have Aliona screenshots for the video -- clearly he's a fan!
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Lovely fan art of our beautiful girl!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xcwMxpGlg/
Separately, I stumbled upon some of Massimiliano Ambesi's (Italian figure skating commentator) posts about Aliona's performances, and he has nothing but praise!
For example, for her 2017 Russian Nationals FS:
https://www.facebook.com/massimilia...7965945699524/903898116439634/?type=2&theater
GoogleTranslate (with a little editing):
:agree: :luv17:
(His posts on the recent test skates also have Aliona screenshots for the video -- clearly he's a fan!
Great to see the appreciation for Aliona’s special skating, and it seems like his followers agree
Just a few weeks until we see Aliona again! I hope everything is going well in her training. As much as I would love to see her go for the 3A at Finlandia, I would be happy with 2 clean skates at her current level of technical content. I can’t believe she hasn’t competed since early February - it’s been so long!
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More fun with Alyona:and https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-PgGqIYhp/
and: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-PgGqIYhp/
I remember that first picture, a Debbie Harry LP album KooKoo cover created by H.R. Giger
About KooKoo, I possessed that album, it was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic fame, and I played the album very often back then.
and: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-PgGqIYhp/
I remember that first picture, a Debbie Harry LP album KooKoo cover created by H.R. Giger
About KooKoo, I possessed that album, it was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic fame, and I played the album very often back then.
Really sweet fan video of Eteri & Aliona (there are two clips): :luv17:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B212Gs1o6MP/?igshid=19nr7n5vddrs1
I know there are some fans that think that Eteri doesn't like Aliona for some reason, but I actually think Aliona is her favorite on a personal level (but not necessarily the one that Eteri thinks will win everything). :yes:
And I know that a lot of people think Aliona got the worst GP assignments because she's paired with Alina, reigning Olympic and World champ--but I actually think this might be good for Aliona. Because I expect Eteri to ONLY go to the competitions that Alina is competing at, which means that she will be there with Aliona as well. :yes: And even if Aliona is not Eteri's favorite, Aliona seems closest to her (versus Daniil or Sergei Dudakov), so she probably would be most comfortable/confident if Eteri is there. :yes: In addition, that might send a message to the judges--"this is one of the skaters that Eteri cares about enough to be here in person." So we'll see...
At any rate, we know that Eteri ends up carrying a lot of Aliona's stuff:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/s...a-Kostornaia&p=2391547&viewfull=1#post2391547
...And she did the same at the test skates:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2L8OJIpLza/?igshid=169jcli9r879t
Of course, this might be totally random, but you can see Eteri holding Aliona's pink unicorn, while Daniil is holding Alina's, and Sergei is holding Anna and Sasha's tissue boxes. Sometimes being a coach means you have to carry lots of stuff! 
https://www.instagram.com/p/B212Gs1o6MP/?igshid=19nr7n5vddrs1
I know there are some fans that think that Eteri doesn't like Aliona for some reason, but I actually think Aliona is her favorite on a personal level (but not necessarily the one that Eteri thinks will win everything). :yes:
And I know that a lot of people think Aliona got the worst GP assignments because she's paired with Alina, reigning Olympic and World champ--but I actually think this might be good for Aliona. Because I expect Eteri to ONLY go to the competitions that Alina is competing at, which means that she will be there with Aliona as well. :yes: And even if Aliona is not Eteri's favorite, Aliona seems closest to her (versus Daniil or Sergei Dudakov), so she probably would be most comfortable/confident if Eteri is there. :yes: In addition, that might send a message to the judges--"this is one of the skaters that Eteri cares about enough to be here in person." So we'll see...
At any rate, we know that Eteri ends up carrying a lot of Aliona's stuff:
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/s...a-Kostornaia&p=2391547&viewfull=1#post2391547
...And she did the same at the test skates:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2L8OJIpLza/?igshid=169jcli9r879t
Of course, this might be totally random, but you can see Eteri holding Aliona's pink unicorn, while Daniil is holding Alina's, and Sergei is holding Anna and Sasha's tissue boxes.
Sometimes being a coach means you have to carry lots of stuff! - Joined
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With Nebelhorn starting tomorrow it’s really making me wish Aliona was competing there! I know she probably wants to spend more time training since she is coming off an injury, but I would selfishly love to see her at more than 1 challenger before the GP
Just a little over 2 weeks until we see Aliona again and the anticipation is killing me! I wish we would get some new Aliona content before then - maybe another channel 1 feature? Or a training video? Anything!
Just a little over 2 weeks until we see Aliona again and the anticipation is killing me! I wish we would get some new Aliona content before then - maybe another channel 1 feature? Or a training video? Anything!
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With Nebelhorn starting tomorrow it’s really making me wish Aliona was competing there! I know she probably wants to spend more time training since she is coming off an injury, but I would selfishly love to see her at more than 1 challenger before the GP
Just a little over 2 weeks until we see Aliona again and the anticipation is killing me! I wish we would get some new Aliona content before then - maybe another channel 1 feature? Or a training video? Anything!
So long since I've seen Alena skate in a real event. She's been missed a lot because she's such a unique skater and being so artistic and musical.
I've been trying to pass the time by re-watching some of Aliona's old performances.
Like the one I've been looking for!
The CBC version of her 2018 GPF gala performance:
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/isu-grand-prix-final-gala-1.4938900
She comes on around 1:27 (1hr 27 min) into the program, and if you're not in Canada, you need a VPN to watch.
It's so nice to hear Kurt and Carol *rave* about her! :agree:
And here's another cute compilation of Aliona & Eteri clips:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CVEH5Bhup/?igshid=8f319nvvyjz2 :luv17:
Like the one I've been looking for!
The CBC version of her 2018 GPF gala performance:https://www.cbc.ca/sports/isu-grand-prix-final-gala-1.4938900
She comes on around 1:27 (1hr 27 min) into the program, and if you're not in Canada, you need a VPN to watch.
It's so nice to hear Kurt and Carol *rave* about her! :agree:
And here's another cute compilation of Aliona & Eteri clips:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CVEH5Bhup/?igshid=8f319nvvyjz2 :luv17:
