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Alena Kostornaia

macy said:
she looks like she has lost weight and muscle, i hope its just due to being sick and not unhealthy measures. i hope her training is going well, she seems to be in a good mood.
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Interestingly, I thought she'd lost weight, but that it was more a return to form. She tends to disappear in black, compare these photos to her exhibition last season and she actually looks quite similar in the legs and arms. She does seem in good spirits, so I am excited to see what she brings to the cup final. She is not usually one to hype herself up before competitions. Maybe the Plushenko personality is getting to her :LOL:
 
I don’t think we should speculate about her weight from a couple of photos - angles can make a huge difference and since she posted them herself I don’t think she would purposely choose unflattering angles. Although, covid can definitely have this effect on people, so I guess we will see for sure on video.
 
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McBibus said:
Keep in mind she's also taller than last year
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I think Wikipedia lists her as being 5' 1" tall now. She used to be like 4' 10 and a 1/2 inches tall.

Either way it's almost go time for alyona.

What I'm confused about is did she have covid symptoms or not?

This is still a golden opportunity for her to make worlds.
 
I actually think this free program is better than her first one!! Her step sequence looks nice as well (might be my fav one of hers ever). I just hope her stamina is good enough for this weekend. I also can’t wait to see her new dress!! Praying for the best this weekend:pray:
 
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I love the new music. Don‘t even know why, it just resonates with me. I just hope they‘ll add some more choreography, so far it‘s looking totally empty which is understandable but still a little worrisome. But if they do and Aliona manages to regain her old magic, it could be spectacular.

Her jumps are conflicting. On the one hand, her combos didn’t look completely UR which pleasantly surprised me considering she’s coming back from a serious illness. And the 2A is huge, of course. But then there‘s jumps like the 3Lo with an insane delayed rotation and leg wrap and that‘s just... not good. Especially if you think beyond just 3-3 and remember that, to have any chance for the OG team, she‘ll need at least the 3A...But for now; it’s just good to have her back and I‘ll try to reserve judgement until next season when she‘s hopefully recovered.
 
Fluture said:
I just hope they‘ll add some more choreography, so far it‘s looking totally empty which is understandable but still a little worrisome. But if they do and Aliona manages to regain her old magic, it could be spectacular.
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I feel like there is a lot more choreography than what we know of. In her run through she really only did the jumps and steps (and stroking through the rest). Based on how much better the step sequence is, I would think (or at least hope haha) that the overall choreography is better too. I agree with what you said at the beginning about how the music resonates with you (and for me I also really don’t know why).
 
I'm hoping she gets a new dress for the new program 👀
Her delayed rotation worries me a little but let's hope for the best 😇
 
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