Alena Kostornaia

[Batsuchan]

Well, this is a relief!

Tatjana Flade apparently confirmed that the ISU and the Russian Fed know about Aliona's stalker and will be keeping an eye out for him at IDF.
https://twitter.com/wakahfans/status/1189587167322017792

I'm glad they know about it, and I hope this means Aliona will just be able to focus on her skating (and having fun with Dasha)! :yes: :agree:

 

[Batsuchan]

Here's the full interview with English subtitles!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kERWSKTjCpE

 

[moonstruck]

there's a Twilight marathon on TV right now...kinda seems like it's a good omen for Aliona this weekend

thank you 1TV for posting Aliona's interview She seems like a positive person, as well as being quite driven and hardworking, of course. Very kind words about her coaching team as well, you can see she really appreciates them.

 

[SkateSkates]

According to the planned program content, Aliona will go for the 3A in her SP!

I wonder how the program has been modified to add in the 3A? Hopefully we will get some practice clips

 

[BabySloth]

Would it be possible to keep the Ina Bauer entry for the 3A?

It sounds insanely hard to me, but maybe Aliona can do it.

 

[Azikin]

Wonderful interview! Well if she does all the planned content, she will win for sure..

 

[Good Vibes Only]

Would it be possible to keep the Ina Bauer entry for the 3A?

It sounds insanely hard to me, but maybe Aliona can do it.

I am sure that team Eteri probably wants her to do it like that eventually. It’s a great way to get +5’s across the board

 

[nussnacker]

Would it be possible to keep the Ina Bauer entry for the 3A?

It sounds insanely hard to me, but maybe Aliona can do it.

With Alexandra doing cantiliver entrance into 4T, I believe truly nothing's impossible for TeamTut

 

[LynsJ]

I’ve arrived in Grenoble for IDF. I was too late to head to the practices today but will be there for the whole event so I will try and get some good pics of alena to post here! Wishing her all the best! I’m so excited to see her live [emoji846]

 

[Batsuchan]

I’ve arrived in Grenoble for IDF. I was too late to head to the practices today but will be there for the whole event so I will try and get some good pics of alena to post here! Wishing her all the best! I’m so excited to see her live [emoji846]

Actually the ladies practice starts at 3:45pm local time and Aliona is in the second group that starts around 4:30pm so you could make it if you want to!!

 

[LynsJ]

Actually the ladies practice starts at 3:45pm local time and Aliona is in the second group that starts around 4:30pm so you could make it if you want to!!

I’m doing the touristy type things today so I can fit in the practices for the rest of the weekend! I had to decide between practices today or tomorrow [emoji23]

 

[eba]

She's so mature, so aware of herself and the people around her. Very inspiring to learn what drives her with the interview.

 

[littlesheep]

It looked like things didn't go well in her run-through and she cried at the end. I hope she's not injured.

 

[vesperalvioletta]

It looked like things didn't go well in her run-through and she cried at the end. I hope she's not injured.

https://twitter.com/GijiStellata

This account posted that Alyona left the ice upset, took a break, but then came back and seemed to have a more positive outlook. Her jumps got better once she calmed down.

 

[Decoder]

https://twitter.com/GijiStellata

This account posted that Alyona left the ice upset, took a break, but then came back and seemed to have a more positive outlook. Her jumps got better once she calmed down.

So no injury - what a relief! It is a mental game. Besides, she is still in the middle of mastering the 3A. As long as she believes in herself, everything will turn out to be fine.

 

[silveruskate]

We can see what happened....Aliona FS run-through IdF Practice. You'll have to turn your head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbf7DKMyFc

 

[SkateSkates]

I’m getting nervous for her after a tough runthru. Someone reported on twitter when she got off she re-laced her skate so hopefully that was the issue. I really hope she can put this behind her and skate confidently tomorrow. It’s kind of strange they only have 1 practice today - would be nice for her to have another chance to iron things out. I wonder if she will scale back the 3As if she is still having issues tomorrow. I just hate seeing her upset.

 

[macy]

just posted this in the Russian ladies thread but was deleted due to competition rules, so here is a condensed version that hopefully is ok...

IMO she looks tired, the mistakes she is making aren't due to technique error. she may be jet lagged. tomorrow is a new day, and and she will come back fighting.

 

[Nord Stream 2]

https://vk.com/kostornaiateam?z=video-156669444_456239591/812ecc164ed18b55ba/pl_wall_-156669444

 

[Nord Stream 2]

Coach of the group Eteri Tutberidze Sergey Dudakov said that the fall of Alena is not related to the quality of the ice.

"The ice in the arena is good, everything is fine. It was a technical nuance, everything is good, " Dudakov was quoted as saying by TASS.