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Alena Kostornaia

Imagine said:
For me this is a loss. I am not a watcher of pairs, but I wish her all the best in the rest of her career.
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I have not been a keen watcher of Pairs yet, but she skates so beautifully that I believe I will be. At least of her programs.
They may innovate too, like, inventing a Beach Pairs discipline:
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DizzyFrenchie said:
A few steps at practice, I hope the link works.
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This is lovely.. and shows super promise🙃

Emily Chan was a singles skater who paired with Spencer Akira Howe; it has taken time but they have achieved some success so it seems to be worth the effort (they are favorites because they come from my home town..)

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elbkup said:
This is lovely.. and shows super promise🙃

Emily Chan was a singles skater who paired with Spencer Akira Howe; it has taken time but they have achieved some success so it seems to be worth the effort (they are favorites because they come from my home town..)

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It is lovely indeed. Also, success of Osokina gives me hope.. ;)
 
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I copied the text on Lexilogos Russian keyboard, then Deepl.com translated, here's the result:
"Don't call me to get married. Call me to buy cars."
Does Alyona Kostornaya have a driving license? I wonder how she could have found time enough, with her tight schedule.
 
Interview for lenta.ru:

In November 2022, you assumed that one day you would go into pair skating, but you were not sure yet. And in January they announced it officially. Was it a spontaneous decision?

Back in October, as soon as I left the hospital, I wrote to Elena Germanovna [Buyanova] that I was ready to go there and there. I had to finish learning the elements for the show. And then at some point I realized that I had more prospects in doubles. It took me a month to decide. All the right people knew from the beginning, but officially it was too early to tell.

How is the work going? Where is more comfortable: already in pairs or still in singles?

As a singles skater, the desire to go and jump all the time does not leave me, especially if something does not work out. But I'm not alone, we need to do everything together. At such moments, a nightmare begins, I can just go hang myself (laughs). But it gets better and better all the time, I'm not the same as I was at the beginning.

What elements are already stable?

We do spins, parallel jumps and double ejections well. I'm still falling off triples. In the hall we do a double twist, we tried a triple - it’s also good. Not so excellent, as if we had been training for ten years, but tolerable.

In 2022, you explained the return from Evgeni Plushenko to Eteri Tutberidze as follows: “I don’t perceive a male authority. For me it is not an authority. I rely more on life experience, on some knowledge, something else, and not on patriarchy.” Now your coach is a man. What changed?

Well, on some issues I still need a female look: for example, I discuss a new suit with Betina Popova, and not with Sergey Sergeevich [Roslyakov]. At the same time, now I perceive the coach more as an assistant, a person who wants me to become better, to achieve results. It's my business to listen to him or not to listen.

How you perceived coach before?

As a person who will stand over me with a club.

Everyone has already spoken about your prospects in pair skating, it seems. And what do you think?

There are chances, we must use them.

A few years ago you said that you dream of the Olympics. Thoughts about her already in pairs remain?

Certainly. I would just like to be there. My mother told me: “Even if you open the side there and shout to me at the screen:“ Mom, I got to the Olympics! ”, Then I will be happy for you.” And if I also ride there, it will be great.

But these are dreams. Will be I succeeds or not is another question. Only time can show it.

And if you got to the Olympics in Beijing, would you have already completed your sports career?

Not a fact, I always wanted to try in pairs. Maybe I would also visit some show to learn some support, I would like it, and would decide to continue skating.

Anna Shcherbakova says she is afraid to even watch pair skating, let alone try. Do you have fear?

Sometimes I upload a video of what we learned to a chat with girls from single skating, and they ask if I'm scared (laughs). But I'm fine. Something, maybe uncomfortable or unusual. But I can’t say that this causes a protest in me or that I have to persuade myself.

When was the last time you were scared in your life?

It is usually associated with aircraft. For some reason, our flights from Italy are always disgusting. How many times they flew there - everything is fine, but back - terrible. It was somehow that we landed, already started to stop, and then suddenly accelerated and took off again at a very low speed. I then thought that I would turn gray, it was very scary. Or they fell into air pockets such that we were pressed to the floor. Thought it was the end.

I also have claustrophobia, but I only feel it in an MRI machine. Starts shaking, panic, tears flow. But in the elevator, for example, I go normally.

You have been posting a lot of photos with Georgy Kunitsa lately. What reaction did you expect from the fans when you went public with the relationship?

Usually, when you post photos with a hint of some kind of relationship, everyone immediately starts writing and saying that this is the end of a career. Probably a quarter of all messages were about this.

At first, such comments offend. And then you think: what can these people do? Basically, nothing. This is my Instagram - I do as I want.

Have you ever responded to hurtful messages?

I - no, but Gosha loves to troll people.

And who is in charge in your pair?

Hard to tell. We complement each other. Gosha is calm, and I'm a little nervous.

Do you think that in any business it is useful to work side by side with a partner?

It's very individual. I won’t name names, but in figure skating there were cases when it really bothered pairs.

Can you remember your craziest thing ever?

I don't think I've ever done really crazy things. I really want to jump from a bungee in Sochi, but I'm still forbidden. At first, there was not enough age, then there had to be an operation, and now, after the operation, it is also impossible. They say it's more interesting than skydiving. By the way, I haven't tried this either.

You are often called the most extraordinary figure skater in Russia. How do you feel about this?

I like it because once upon a time my goal was really to be different from everyone. And I get it. Of course, sometimes the stories around me are overblown. I am a public person, so all my actions, including mistakes, are given great publicity. And sometimes, if you figure it out, I don’t do anything special. It's like the scandals around Olga Buzova: well, a person had a fight with someone, what's the difference? But she is famous, so everyone is discussing.

At the same time, I definitely like to be the first, and I am pleased that they repeat after me. This applies to changes in appearance, and sports. For example, at competitions, I put glitter on my face. Naturally, before me this was done at some concerts, but in figure skating - no. Or there was a situation in the show recently. I flew on a loop: you accelerate, you are lifted and lowered, and you need to do a couple of acrobatic elements. After some time, other athletes have already tried it. As my friend says, bad ideas don't steal.

The desire to create a somewhat daring image is something that you have always had, since childhood?

No, it comes with age. I used to be taught not to stand out too much. And if you stand out, then only something good, very good. And when I got older, I realized that any PR, excitement around you is not bad. Simply, if the occasion is good, it is doubly pleasant.

I am a very difficult person and was a difficult child. When my mother tells me something about my behavior at childhood, I think about it: I would kill for this. Sometimes I work with children, I have been putting programs on for two years now. I understand: I could not endure such a child as I did in childhood. There were always some problems, I could run somewhere and forget what needed to be done, let a lot of people down. How did the coaches agree to work with me? How did Elena Vyacheslavovna Zhgun lead me from 7 to almost 13 years old? And we still managed to succeed. And now we are on good terms, I can turn to her on any issue.

Are there any moments in which a lack of endurance prevented you from achieving something?

No, there were no global omissions precisely because of the character. Perhaps, in some individual training sessions, I could have achieved more if I had not started to sob and hysteria when something went wrong. But these are isolated cases, which by and large did not affect my results. Although such moments, of course, I would like to minimize.

The only thing I regret is the Olympics. But I did not get on it because of a broken arm. With plaster, no matter how much you want, you can’t jump. It hurts even if you don't move your arm. Well, the World Cup is a pity. But then there was quarantine, again not my fault.

What is the most valuable medal for you, if you do not take the gold of the European Championship?

It is impossible to single out, each in its own way. It is always struggle, tears and joy.

What period in your sports career at the moment is the most difficult?

It was very hard every time I entered the competition after changing the coach. An incredibly oppressive atmosphere, constant questions... Everyone is waiting for something, wanting something from you.

I tried to ignore it all, but it didn't help. No matter how strong you are in public, at home, alone with yourself, you are broken. Of course, the coach supports you, but you don’t need to get hung up on this, this is a very personal story.

You started figure skating at the age of four. What would you say to that four year old girl if you had the chance?

You are doing everything right. Go your own way, but don't forget to listen to your loved ones.
 
Alex Fedorov said:
Interview for lenta.ru:

In November 2022, you assumed that one day you would go into pair skating, but you were not sure yet. And in January they announced it officially. Was it a spontaneous decision?

Back in October, as soon as I left the hospital, I wrote to Elena Germanovna [Buyanova] that I was ready to go there and there. I had to finish learning the elements for the show. And then at some point I realized that I had more prospects in doubles. It took me a month to decide. All the right people knew from the beginning, but officially it was too early to tell.

How is the work going? Where is more comfortable: already in pairs or still in singles?

As a singles skater, the desire to go and jump all the time does not leave me, especially if something does not work out. But I'm not alone, we need to do everything together. At such moments, a nightmare begins, I can just go hang myself (laughs). But it gets better and better all the time, I'm not the same as I was at the beginning.

What elements are already stable?

We do spins, parallel jumps and double ejections well. I'm still falling off triples. In the hall we do a double twist, we tried a triple - it’s also good. Not so excellent, as if we had been training for ten years, but tolerable.

In 2022, you explained the return from Evgeni Plushenko to Eteri Tutberidze as follows: “I don’t perceive a male authority. For me it is not an authority. I rely more on life experience, on some knowledge, something else, and not on patriarchy.” Now your coach is a man. What changed?

Well, on some issues I still need a female look: for example, I discuss a new suit with Betina Popova, and not with Sergey Sergeevich [Roslyakov]. At the same time, now I perceive the coach more as an assistant, a person who wants me to become better, to achieve results. It's my business to listen to him or not to listen.

How you perceived coach before?

As a person who will stand over me with a club.

Everyone has already spoken about your prospects in pair skating, it seems. And what do you think?

There are chances, we must use them.

A few years ago you said that you dream of the Olympics. Thoughts about her already in pairs remain?

Certainly. I would just like to be there. My mother told me: “Even if you open the side there and shout to me at the screen:“ Mom, I got to the Olympics! ”, Then I will be happy for you.” And if I also ride there, it will be great.

But these are dreams. Will be I succeeds or not is another question. Only time can show it.

And if you got to the Olympics in Beijing, would you have already completed your sports career?

Not a fact, I always wanted to try in pairs. Maybe I would also visit some show to learn some support, I would like it, and would decide to continue skating.

Anna Shcherbakova says she is afraid to even watch pair skating, let alone try. Do you have fear?

Sometimes I upload a video of what we learned to a chat with girls from single skating, and they ask if I'm scared (laughs). But I'm fine. Something, maybe uncomfortable or unusual. But I can’t say that this causes a protest in me or that I have to persuade myself.

When was the last time you were scared in your life?

It is usually associated with aircraft. For some reason, our flights from Italy are always disgusting. How many times they flew there - everything is fine, but back - terrible. It was somehow that we landed, already started to stop, and then suddenly accelerated and took off again at a very low speed. I then thought that I would turn gray, it was very scary. Or they fell into air pockets such that we were pressed to the floor. Thought it was the end.

I also have claustrophobia, but I only feel it in an MRI machine. Starts shaking, panic, tears flow. But in the elevator, for example, I go normally.

You have been posting a lot of photos with Georgy Kunitsa lately. What reaction did you expect from the fans when you went public with the relationship?

Usually, when you post photos with a hint of some kind of relationship, everyone immediately starts writing and saying that this is the end of a career. Probably a quarter of all messages were about this.

At first, such comments offend. And then you think: what can these people do? Basically, nothing. This is my Instagram - I do as I want.

Have you ever responded to hurtful messages?

I - no, but Gosha loves to troll people.

And who is in charge in your pair?

Hard to tell. We complement each other. Gosha is calm, and I'm a little nervous.

Do you think that in any business it is useful to work side by side with a partner?

It's very individual. I won’t name names, but in figure skating there were cases when it really bothered pairs.

Can you remember your craziest thing ever?

I don't think I've ever done really crazy things. I really want to jump from a bungee in Sochi, but I'm still forbidden. At first, there was not enough age, then there had to be an operation, and now, after the operation, it is also impossible. They say it's more interesting than skydiving. By the way, I haven't tried this either.

You are often called the most extraordinary figure skater in Russia. How do you feel about this?

I like it because once upon a time my goal was really to be different from everyone. And I get it. Of course, sometimes the stories around me are overblown. I am a public person, so all my actions, including mistakes, are given great publicity. And sometimes, if you figure it out, I don’t do anything special. It's like the scandals around Olga Buzova: well, a person had a fight with someone, what's the difference? But she is famous, so everyone is discussing.

At the same time, I definitely like to be the first, and I am pleased that they repeat after me. This applies to changes in appearance, and sports. For example, at competitions, I put glitter on my face. Naturally, before me this was done at some concerts, but in figure skating - no. Or there was a situation in the show recently. I flew on a loop: you accelerate, you are lifted and lowered, and you need to do a couple of acrobatic elements. After some time, other athletes have already tried it. As my friend says, bad ideas don't steal.

The desire to create a somewhat daring image is something that you have always had, since childhood?

No, it comes with age. I used to be taught not to stand out too much. And if you stand out, then only something good, very good. And when I got older, I realized that any PR, excitement around you is not bad. Simply, if the occasion is good, it is doubly pleasant.

I am a very difficult person and was a difficult child. When my mother tells me something about my behavior at childhood, I think about it: I would kill for this. Sometimes I work with children, I have been putting programs on for two years now. I understand: I could not endure such a child as I did in childhood. There were always some problems, I could run somewhere and forget what needed to be done, let a lot of people down. How did the coaches agree to work with me? How did Elena Vyacheslavovna Zhgun lead me from 7 to almost 13 years old? And we still managed to succeed. And now we are on good terms, I can turn to her on any issue.

Are there any moments in which a lack of endurance prevented you from achieving something?

No, there were no global omissions precisely because of the character. Perhaps, in some individual training sessions, I could have achieved more if I had not started to sob and hysteria when something went wrong. But these are isolated cases, which by and large did not affect my results. Although such moments, of course, I would like to minimize.

The only thing I regret is the Olympics. But I did not get on it because of a broken arm. With plaster, no matter how much you want, you can’t jump. It hurts even if you don't move your arm. Well, the World Cup is a pity. But then there was quarantine, again not my fault.

What is the most valuable medal for you, if you do not take the gold of the European Championship?

It is impossible to single out, each in its own way. It is always struggle, tears and joy.

What period in your sports career at the moment is the most difficult?

It was very hard every time I entered the competition after changing the coach. An incredibly oppressive atmosphere, constant questions... Everyone is waiting for something, wanting something from you.

I tried to ignore it all, but it didn't help. No matter how strong you are in public, at home, alone with yourself, you are broken. Of course, the coach supports you, but you don’t need to get hung up on this, this is a very personal story.

You started figure skating at the age of four. What would you say to that four year old girl if you had the chance?

You are doing everything right. Go your own way, but don't forget to listen to your loved ones.
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Thank you very much!
So they're already in good way for a Triple Twist? Wow!
What I don't understand is about the throw jumps. They have posted beautiful Triple Throws already. Does she mention falls about a specific Triple Throw, or rather a lower than expected success rate on Triple Throws in general?
And so, the relationship is official. I didn't want to post here some photos of them kissing, because I was not sure that it was totally official. I wish them the greatest happiness!

And, as you're so kind, do you know the skating rink where they are training?
 
DizzyFrenchie said:
Thank you very much!
So they're already in good way for a Triple Twist? Wow!
What I don't understand is about the throw jumps. They have posted beautiful Triple Throws already. Does she mention falls about a specific Triple Throw, or rather a lower than expected success rate on Triple Throws in general?
And so, the relationship is official. I didn't want to post here some photos of them kissing, because I was not sure that it was totally official. I wish them the greatest happiness!

And, as you're so kind, do you know the skating rink where they are training?
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the only throw triple that's been shared was a two footed triple loop. we've seen a few doubles though. so far it doesn't seem there's any info on if they're landing any other throw triples.
 
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