She was a singles skater for Cyprus at the first Cranberry Cup (the one with the free, but very slow, stream). Next thing I knew she was an ice dancer for the US. I really liked her, went and bought a Cyprus flag even. There was a skate off between her and another Cyprus skater and the other Cyprus skater won, but I far preferred her. Well this way I get to see her more often!
@CaroLiza_fan adopted her first though
To be honest, I preferred the other Cyprus skater. But I totally agreed with the decision to send Emilea to the Nebelhorn, because although Marilena had won the Autumn Classic, Emilea had been the more consistent of the two skaters over the previous season and a half.
Although I miss her representing Cyprus, Emilea has really blossomed as an Ice Dancer. At first, I thought the decision to represent America was madness when they had other options where they would be pretty much guaranteed whatever assignments they wanted. But, Emilea and Vadym have very quickly become one of the top partnerships in America, and are very close to being able to be in that position through their own hard work.
The downside is that, although you get to see her more often, we get to see her less.
CaroLiza_fan