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Alena Kostornaia

McBibus said:


everything seems to be from 2020.
It's unbelievable how long can I listen to her talking and giggling without understanding a single word :ROFLMAO:
Her voice is the best soundtrack ever 💎 🦄 🥰 👑
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💯% agreed! Actually, it's like the voice of a character from a cartoon for children... :biggrin: Extremely funny and cute at the same time! 🥰 (I'm not sure she'd be extremely happy to hear that though...) :ROFLMAO:
 
McBibus said:


everything seems to be from 2020.
It's unbelievable how long can I listen to her talking and giggling without understanding a single word :ROFLMAO:
Her voice is the best soundtrack ever 💎 🦄 🥰 👑
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translation:

Tweet: I'm hungry. I eat dumplings. (in Ukrainian)

This is probably a very relevant topic for all athletes. Not necessarily about dumplings, of course, but ... But we love to eat!

(a poster with the inscription "Bright. Magic. Kostornaya" is shown, then Alena, along with Rozanov and Plushenko, awaiting judges' score)

I was very worried about the score and therefore I did not expect to see so many points at all, especially considering that I did not have a triple Axel [in this performance].

Tweet: Plushenko should have changed the name of his academy a long time ago - angels should be replaced with little imps.

About changing the name from “angels” to “little imps” - well, I don’t know, maybe, speaking specifically about me, that’s right. But about the name of the academy as a whole, it is better to ask Evgeny Viktorovich.

I have two states: the first is a state of drive, when it is very difficult to endure me, because I am very noisy, loud, constantly saying something, constantly laughing, I have an adrenaline rush. And the second state is when I am quiet and calm, somehow inexpressive. I am a person of mood, which can depend on various factors - for example, on the weather, on how successful my training was, on whether I want to do something or not, on whether I like something or not. In general, my mood is unpredictable.

From Yevgeny Viktorovich there is always some kind of energy on the ice. Therefore, if I am in a mood that is unfavorable for skating and jumping, he will always find a [suitable] task for me, find words that can cheer me up. And if I need to overcome my mood, then he will help me.

Voice over (I think it's not Plushenko, but Rozanov): Alyona, you're should be a little angry, come on, get angry! At least get a little pissed when you go into this jump... Stop messing around! Need to get angry! Get angry at yourself!

Tweet: Queen

Well, I don't know how Queen I am - it's too early to talk about it. But the image is similar.

Tweet: Here comes the crown...

The crown in hairs is not a crown, it's a diadem after all. Don't forget about it. Crown is too loud. But I tried to specifically choose [diadem] in such a way that it matches in color and to get some kind of addition to the hairstyle. And to completely do my hair, I needed 1 hour and twenty minutes in time. But yesterday it was a little faster. At first, I didn’t do this hairstyle myself - a girl helped me, but now I’m trying to do everything on my own - it seems to work out well, but it takes a lot of time.

Tweet: You can hit me, but Alena Kostornaya does not look her best this season

So! Someone writes that I don't look very good this season. Well, that's someone's personal opinion. Because we have a very subjective sport. Some like it, some don't, some are for it, some are against it. No one has canceled the right to an opinion, but your opinion is yours. And if you don't like something, well, don't like it.

Tweet: Alena is generally unrealistically beautiful! My beautiful girl!

I try, I try! Beauty still needs to be supported. Now I began to devote a lot of time to maintaining fitness and other aspects of the correct daily routine, which I had almost never observed before. For example, I went to bed when I wanted to, I could stay awake all night, doing something deliberately meaningless, and then, when there was no more than an hour left before training, I would lie completely unconscious, because my body coped with it.

And now I began to pay more attention to these aspects, and as a result, the swelling under my eyes has decreased, and the skin has become cleaner, the complexion has become more or less acceptable, and not like that of a dead.

Tweet: Wow, Alena's skates are decorated with rhinestones!

About skates with rhinestones. Yes, this is my third pair of skates decorated in this way - and for the third time I sit and stick [these rhinestones]. I once saw Zhenya Medvedeva's skates decorated in this way, I really liked it, and I thought - why not do the same? No one but Zhenya has done this yet - why don't I try?

I myself sat and pasted rhinestones. Here, literally two days ago, in the evening before my short program. I pasted directly before the program because my laziness did not let me do it before. That is, I started gluing, the rhinestones fell off, and I thought: “Well, I'll do it later, later, later” - and only when there was almost no time left, I did it.

It takes me twenty or thirty minutes for each slot in the skates. More precisely, for a small slot - ten minutes, and for the largest - thirty minutes. In general, you have to spend time on one skate ... now I'll count ... There are seven slots, and it took me about an hour and a half - for each skate. But in any case, you need to sit down, arm yourself with a glue gun, take rhinestones and do not forget about the skates themselves …

Tweet: I really like Alena's step sequence.

Someone liked my sequence of steps... We are working, working on this element, working on programs. Well, I really like my step sequences too. I really try to show emotions, to give everything away. I try to communicate even more with the audience, I try to look at them. I try to treat competitions not as competitions, but as an opportunity to communicate with the audience. That is, not to give energy to the audience, but to receive energy from them. But, despite this, all the time you need to control yourself. Once I already lost control in such a situation - and safely flew under the side of the rink. Now I try not to do that.

Tweet: Kostornaya skated so softly to the music of Billy Eilish, I drowned in feelings.

Yes, I myself am delighted with myself if I manage to show what I can show. I give my all to the program and try to fully embody my image.

Tweet: What kind of wild abstractionism does Alena have on the dress in front? Honey, take that dress off!

So! About the dress in the short program: the red spot is not a spot, it is a hint of the heart. Maybe now it's not very clear, because the dress is in the process of being finalized. Maybe we will change something, maybe the dress will remain the same. But in general, if I raise my hand like this, the spot takes on the shape of a heart. Of course, not a standard heart, but a human one, which should be. That was the intention. And these snakes on the dress are like veins. At the first time, I also did not understand what was shown here and why, but then they explained it to me and I thought: “Yes, this is it!” After the explanation, everything immediately became clear to me.

Tweet: I missed Alena so much.

About how people missed me... I also really missed the competition. And, probably, I still lack that adrenaline that I had when I entered international tournaments. There is not enough hall, because then the hall was much larger. I haven’t fully remembered these feelings yet, but I’m still very happy. It is very difficult when you are not preparing, when it is not clear what to prepare for, how to motivate yourself. I don’t even know, I go out on the ice with the thought of what I need to do, what I would like to do, what I would like to see in the end. But it’s not always possible to set myself up, and therefore I need a good kick. In general, this is everything. Thank you!
 
Alex Fedorov said:
translation:

Tweet: I'm hungry. I eat dumplings. (in Ukrainian)

This is probably a very relevant topic for all athletes. Not necessarily about dumplings, of course, but ... But we love to eat!

(a poster with the inscription "Bright. Magic. Kostornaya" is shown, then Alena, along with Rozanov and Plushenko, awaiting judges' score)

I was very worried about the score and therefore I did not expect to see so many points at all, especially considering that I did not have a triple Axel [in this performance].

Tweet: Plushenko should have changed the name of his academy a long time ago - angels should be replaced with little imps.

About changing the name from “angels” to “little imps” - well, I don’t know, maybe, speaking specifically about me, that’s right. But about the name of the academy as a whole, it is better to ask Evgeny Viktorovich.

I have two states: the first is a state of drive, when it is very difficult to endure me, because I am very noisy, loud, constantly saying something, constantly laughing, I have an adrenaline rush. And the second state is when I am quiet and calm, somehow inexpressive. I am a person of mood, which can depend on various factors - for example, on the weather, on how successful my training was, on whether I want to do something or not, on whether I like something or not. In general, my mood is unpredictable.

From Yevgeny Viktorovich there is always some kind of energy on the ice. Therefore, if I am in a mood that is unfavorable for skating and jumping, he will always find a [suitable] task for me, find words that can cheer me up. And if I need to overcome my mood, then he will help me.

Voice over (I think it's not Plushenko, but Rozanov): Alyona, you're should be a little angry, come on, get angry! At least get a little pissed when you go into this jump... Stop messing around! Need to get angry! Get angry at yourself!

Tweet: Queen

Well, I don't know how Queen I am - it's too early to talk about it. But the image is similar.

Tweet: Here comes the crown...

The crown in hairs is not a crown, it's a diadem after all. Don't forget about it. Crown is too loud. But I tried to specifically choose [diadem] in such a way that it matches in color and to get some kind of addition to the hairstyle. And to completely do my hair, I needed 1 hour and twenty minutes in time. But yesterday it was a little faster. At first, I didn’t do this hairstyle myself - a girl helped me, but now I’m trying to do everything on my own - it seems to work out well, but it takes a lot of time.

Tweet: You can hit me, but Alena Kostornaya does not look her best this season

So! Someone writes that I don't look very good this season. Well, that's someone's personal opinion. Because we have a very subjective sport. Some like it, some don't, some are for it, some are against it. No one has canceled the right to an opinion, but your opinion is yours. And if you don't like something, well, don't like it.

Tweet: Alena is generally unrealistically beautiful! My beautiful girl!

I try, I try! Beauty still needs to be supported. Now I began to devote a lot of time to maintaining fitness and other aspects of the correct daily routine, which I had almost never observed before. For example, I went to bed when I wanted to, I could stay awake all night, doing something deliberately meaningless, and then, when there was no more than an hour left before training, I would lie completely unconscious, because my body coped with it.

And now I began to pay more attention to these aspects, and as a result, the swelling under my eyes has decreased, and the skin has become cleaner, the complexion has become more or less acceptable, and not like that of a dead.

Tweet: Wow, Alena's skates are decorated with rhinestones!

About skates with rhinestones. Yes, this is my third pair of skates decorated in this way - and for the third time I sit and stick [these rhinestones]. I once saw Zhenya Medvedeva's skates decorated in this way, I really liked it, and I thought - why not do the same? No one but Zhenya has done this yet - why don't I try?

I myself sat and pasted rhinestones. Here, literally two days ago, in the evening before my short program. I pasted directly before the program because my laziness did not let me do it before. That is, I started gluing, the rhinestones fell off, and I thought: “Well, I'll do it later, later, later” - and only when there was almost no time left, I did it.

It takes me twenty or thirty minutes for each slot in the skates. More precisely, for a small slot - ten minutes, and for the largest - thirty minutes. In general, you have to spend time on one skate ... now I'll count ... There are seven slots, and it took me about an hour and a half - for each skate. But in any case, you need to sit down, arm yourself with a glue gun, take rhinestones and do not forget about the skates themselves …

Tweet: I really like Alena's step sequence.

Someone liked my sequence of steps... We are working, working on this element, working on programs. Well, I really like my step sequences too. I really try to show emotions, to give everything away. I try to communicate even more with the audience, I try to look at them. I try to treat competitions not as competitions, but as an opportunity to communicate with the audience. That is, not to give energy to the audience, but to receive energy from them. But, despite this, all the time you need to control yourself. Once I already lost control in such a situation - and safely flew under the side of the rink. Now I try not to do that.

Tweet: Kostornaya skated so softly to the music of Billy Eilish, I drowned in feelings.

Yes, I myself am delighted with myself if I manage to show what I can show. I give my all to the program and try to fully embody my image.

Tweet: What kind of wild abstractionism does Alena have on the dress in front? Honey, take that dress off!

So! About the dress in the short program: the red spot is not a spot, it is a hint of the heart. Maybe now it's not very clear, because the dress is in the process of being finalized. Maybe we will change something, maybe the dress will remain the same. But in general, if I raise my hand like this, the spot takes on the shape of a heart. Of course, not a standard heart, but a human one, which should be. That was the intention. And these snakes on the dress are like veins. At the first time, I also did not understand what was shown here and why, but then they explained it to me and I thought: “Yes, this is it!” After the explanation, everything immediately became clear to me.

Tweet: I missed Alena so much.

About how people missed me... I also really missed the competition. And, probably, I still lack that adrenaline that I had when I entered international tournaments. There is not enough hall, because then the hall was much larger. I haven’t fully remembered these feelings yet, but I’m still very happy. It is very difficult when you are not preparing, when it is not clear what to prepare for, how to motivate yourself. I don’t even know, I go out on the ice with the thought of what I need to do, what I would like to do, what I would like to see in the end. But it’s not always possible to set myself up, and therefore I need a good kick. In general, this is everything. Thank you!
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Wow! Thank you, Alex for the translation! I remember watching this video then with the autotranslation on, but it wasn't much of a help. Finally we've learnt what all those cute giggles by Aliona are about! 🥰
 
Another video (with Georgy Kunitsa too)

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Русские фигуристы за рубежом! Парный номер Алëны Косторной и Георгия Куницы / Ташкент, 07.01.2023

Подписывайтесь на канал "Кваксель", чтобы первыми получать контент о фигурном катании! Пока в России идут шоу Навки, Авербуха и Плющенко, в Ташкенте зажигают...
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patee said:
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So, they already have a half twist, a triple throw jump, a lift that looks complex (but I know nothing to Pairs Lifts levels) and a Death Spiral in a program, this included in a show — which makes it more difficult than in a competition, because there's more skating than just the program, preparation and recovery can be more difficult, and show lights make jumps more difficult. I could hardly believe my eyes! They must work very hard, and they seem to go along very well, there's what people call "chemistry". They seemed to have good mutual understanding in the interview, too (although automatic translation can trick).
 
patee said:
Now we can compare how much she's changed since 2020... :)
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I don't have enough time yet, so in a nutshell:
1) Alena does not like to skate on open rinks, because it is cold there.
2) She believes that anyone can learn figure skating, but you need to take care of your arms, legs and head (in that order).
3) When Alena was at school, right before the first training session she had a French lesson, where she went very early in the morning, repeating the French words that she had to learn on the run.
4) Alena got excellent grades at school, excluding grades for behavior. She herself believes that her "bad behavior" helped her create her own style of skating.
5) In the second half of 2026, Alena plans to enter the Faculty of Medicine, specializing in neurosurgery and plastic surgery. She believes that after 2026 she will only be able to perform on shows.
 
bouncy said:
Wait, I didn't know Aliona speaks Ukrainian
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I don't think Alena speaks Ukrainian. But Russian and Ukrainian (as well as Belarusian) languages are extremely close. And so that a Russian-speaking person does not understand the Ukrainian text, this text should be long and contain as many words as possible, invented during the time after the collapse of the USSR. In this case, it was three words that made up two sentences. Here it is in Ukrainian:

"Голодний. Бахнув пельменiв"

And this is in Russian:

"Голодный. Бахнул пельменей".

The differences are minimal, and in both cases it is not a literary language, but a colloquial one.
 
According to sports.ru, it looks like this whole pairs thing is legit. Aliona herself ”won’t comment“ about it, but that’s what everyone is saying. At the very least, she‘s not with Buyanova anymore (she’s confirmed that) - apparently she‘s with Sergei Rosylakov, and yes, her partner is reported to be Kunitsa.
 
Another wrist injury. Vacation in Cuba in the middle of the season.

She's 20 this year. If she gave total commitment every day for the next 18 months maybe she could be competing in the 2024/25 season but it would be very difficult.

Now that's going to be delayed since she has her wrist in her splint. It could be a couple months before it completely heals, plus she's on vacation. Realistically she's probably looking at 2025/26 unless she starts training again tomorrow.
 
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