From the clips we have seen so far Alena looks great in training. She did a gigantic 3F+3T when Plushenko did his interview. She also perfected her Biellmann positions which will get her bonus points, I think Alena has a great shots at making the team. Her FS music choice is amazing, I think judges will love it and she will get great PCs for it. So far I am not worried about her. The 3A will come too, I believe.
nobody can see the future.
I never read that, but in one of my fist messages i wrote
And again I wrote many time that ice seems to be downhill for her.
Beautifully said
Honestly I like your wording better.
While patiently waiting for the next performance, it is all fans' treat here to share, compare and "Let (us) count the ways."
To wit:
Reviewing her solitary public appearance this year, I found my self replaying time and again from the first camera cut, where a few simple strokes, two turns and a couple of crossovers are enough to steal your breath.
And when a gesture comes from the wrist, an almost visible line of energy runs continuously throughout, from the blade to the fingernail polish.
Early reviews were quite mixed, but, when polished, I think "Crown" will prove to be iconic. Notable already, one infamously critical skating "pundit" has confessed that a very dimissive first impression was almost immediately swept away upon subsequent review, and now "" is called "next level", "perfect", "so right".
And the flamethrowers are out for sure, regarding the transfer, and the interview, and the "crowded ice" issue. But I say that "diva" is coarsely abused as a slur by the Philistines toward the many, many pretenders, whereas Alyonushka has been quite candid about these issues. "I am a difficult person"; "I am emotional."
(And I've already mentioned on this board my interpretation of the choreography bringing the finger guns to the judges.)
Hey, if the crown fits.... Though I wonder, how does she get it over those horns?
We have Alina for the icon, we have Zhenya for the martyr, we have Sasha for bravery and Anya for piety, but for me, personally, I have only one burning desire..."Let me stand next to your!"
Surely I am not the only one who sees these things, am I?
Yes indeed, although refracted through the lense of my own recollection, it was your very own posting that I paraphrased. A bit of laziness not to track down the original is my shortcoming, and I beg pardon for misapplication of quotation marks used only to highlight the fact that the original thought was not my own.
While patiently waiting for the next performance, it is all fans' treat here to share, compare and "Let (us) count the ways."
To wit:
Reviewing her solitary public appearance this year, I found myself replaying time and again from the first camera cut, where a few simple strokes, a pair of turns and a couple of crossovers are enough to steal your breath.
And when a gesture comes from the wrist, an almost visible line of energy runs continuously throughout, from the blade to the fingernail polish.
Early reviews were quite mixed, but, when polished, I think "Crown" will prove to be iconic. Notable already, one infamously critical skating "pundit" has confessed that a very dimissive first impression was almost immediately swept away upon subsequent review, and now "
And the flamethrowers are out for sure, regarding the transfer, and the interview, and the "crowded ice" issue. But I say that "diva" is coarsely abused as a slur by the Philistines toward the many, many pretenders, whereas Alyonushka has been quite candid about these issues. "I am a difficult person"; "I am emotional."
(And I've already mentioned on this board my interpretation of the choreography bringing the finger guns to the judges.)
Hey, if the crown fits.... Though I wonder, how does she get it over those horns?
We have Alina for the icon, we have Zhenya for the martyr, we have Sasha for bravery and Anya for piety, but for me, personally, I have only one simple desire..."Let me see more of that
Surely I am not the only one who sees these things, am
Hi, this is my post first so I’ll try to keep it short. I think Aliona’s return will be gradual and that’s understandable given how disruptive this season has been, and considering injuries. However she skates at the fourth stage of the Russia Cup, I will always be a fan of Aliona’s skating, and I hope she feels that she is heading in a positive direction. PS I enjoyed your post.
Welcome on the board, Philippa8187! Have a good time here, post often (and don't get too much put off by sudden twists and turns some other threads sometimes take
) Great first post, by the way! We all keep fingers crossed for Alyona's successful comeback! Good to have you on this ship, too!
She's a brand ambassador. Has been for a few months, I think. She refers to the brand in other posts she's made.
She probably got dinged on the air position. Her 2A has a lot of great qualities, but she is pretty loose in the air and has a leg wrap.Aliona'a 2As in her juniors.
Interestingly, despite the quality and complexity she put out, she never really got straight +3s in the old system, and +5 in the new one internationally in those 2 years. Only at her 2nd russian nationals (2018-19 season) did she get +5 across the board, so only domestically.
I guess in the grand scheme of things her scores were always good, but looking in detail, knowing she puts out incredible entries and exits into her 2A every single time, it becomes noticeable that something isn't right about the scoring.
