Alina Zagitova

[lusk8]

I do think they try to give the skaters a bit of storytelling to work with, makes sense too when you think about face and arm movements.

Alina has worked with some not so obvious storytelling options too, take her fire goddess EX piece, and I like her expressiveness a lot. Take the SOI Japan numbers, she was really awesome in the Dreams one for exemple, she can really sell a performance and is growing her ability to do it by the minute.

Taking part at EX and Ice Shows is probably a great way to develop this side of things without the added pressure of being scored on all elements.

 

[lesnar001]

I do think they try to give the skaters a bit of storytelling to work with, makes sense too when you think about face and arm movements.

Alina has worked with some not so obvious storytelling options too, take her fire goddess EX piece, and I like her expressiveness a lot. Take the SOI Japan numbers, she was really awesome in the Dreams one for exemple, she can really sell a performance and is growing her ability to do it by the minute.

Taking part at EX and Ice Shows is probably a great way to develop this side of things without the added pressure of being scored on all elements.

I totally enjoyed seeing her skate in the ice shows in Japan and South Korea. I loved seeing her skate when she wasn't "choreographed within an inch of her life" and could really relax and enjoy herself.

Also - if you watch one of the South Korea videos - with the finale (I think) you can see what a beautiful held-out spiral position she has.

 

[lusk8]

I totally enjoyed seeing her skate in the ice shows in Japan and South Korea. I loved seeing her skate when she wasn't "choreographed within an inch of her life" and could really relax and enjoy herself.

Also - if you watch one of the South Korea videos - with the finale (I think) you can see what a beautiful held-out spiral position she has.

I think it’s this one from SOI Japan, right? https://instagram.com/p/BhOUK1Ijsfe/

This is very beautiful and I loved that costume on her too.

 

[lesnar001]

I think it’s this one from SOI Japan, right? https://instagram.com/p/BhOUK1Ijsfe/

This is very beautiful and I loved that costume on her too.

This is the one I was talking about....
https://youtu.be/YM41xT-zgEs?t=174

She is wearing her "tiger" outfit. She starts at the bottom left of the rink, and moves into her spiral position and holds her spiral around the right side of the rink about halfway up the right side and then changes direction and continues the spiral left across the center of the ice.

The video should cue up to the correct point but if it doesn't it happens at 2:54. Also easier to see if you go full screen because the video is more a birdseye view.

I also like the clip you included - I think her Japan SOI costumes were the best. Simple and elegant.

 

[lusk8]

This is the one I was talking about....
https://youtu.be/YM41xT-zgEs?t=174

She is wearing her "tiger" outfit. She starts at the bottom left of the rink, and moves into her spiral position and holds her spiral around the right side of the rink about halfway up the right side and then changes direction and continues the spiral left across the center of the ice.

The video should cue up to the correct point but if it doesn't it happens at 2:54. Also easier to see if you go full screen because the video is more a birdseye view.

I also like the clip you included - I think her Japan SOI costumes were the best. Simple and elegant.

Oh you are so right!! That is indeed beautiful, looks effortless.

I keep remembering how Tara said she makes everything look effortless, and it is so true. You never see the effort, looks easy and second nature.

 

[hanyuyuzuru1207]

So excited for Phantom of the Opera short program!!! Costume will be yellow I suppose? Maybe? Never know if she will be Christie

 

[hollyho]

Someone posted a English translation of Zhenya's doc:
https://twitter.com/sara8570/status/991479159401541632

 

[Finley]

So excited for Phantom of the Opera short program!!! Costume will be yellow I suppose? Maybe? Never know if she will be Christie

Plot twist - Alina is the Phantom. :eeking:

 

[hollyho]

Plot twist - Alina is the Phantom. :eeking:

That would be something! Though from Daniil's photo, he is the one with the "mask".

 

[lesnar001]

That would be something! Though from Daniil's photo, he is the one with the "mask".

He's just showing her how it's done!

 

[j00mla]

Will they start choreographing the free program before june?

There are no competitions in May but Eteri's students continue train until May 15 when their vacation starts, so they have opportunity to start prepare to next season.

 

[hollyho]

He's just showing her how it's done!

Good point!

 

[hollyho]

There are no competitions in May but Eteri's students continue train until May 15 when their vacation starts, so they have opportunity to start prepare to next season.

I hope Alina gets to go on a holiday! She did mention on the TV show that her family has a holiday planned, right?

And when does she take her exams? Her schedule seems so packed!

 

[madison]

There are no competitions in May but Eteri's students continue train until May 15 when their vacation starts, so they have opportunity to start prepare to next season.

Or May the 10th?

 

[lusk8]

Eteri Interview from May 5th 2017, she talks about a lot of things. I just read the translations though. And there is this bit with Alina about the training process.

“Q: There are not many athletes who are able to experience this satisfaction from training …

Eteri:– But why? Let’s catch any and ask … Alina, come here!

Eteri: Alina, what is the greatest pleasure from the training process?

Alina Zagitova: I love to skate very much…..

Eteri: Do not answer with learned phrases!

Alina: I really like to jump. And I’m very happy when the jumps turn out.

Eteri: So that’s an overcoming! It’s hard, two run-throughs of the free program, but everything turn out. And it’s a pleasure. They are all like that.”

Alina’s second answer, not the reflex one, shows a lot about her mindset and how she really wants things to work out with excellence.

Original article in Russian for our lovely Russian speakers to check out: https://mrsport.ria.ru/interview/20170505/1120015384.html

And here, from the same interview she talks about vacations: “Now we go on vacation, and it really frightens me. When you let skater for a fairly long time, you never know who will come to you in three weeks.”

From this it looks like vacation time starts a little after May 5th and lasts for 3 weeks. Madison would be right saying it starts around the 10th.

It is a great interview, if I got a correct translation, it has many great quotes on many things (parent involvement, training, competition among skaters, etc).

Her quote on competition was quite great:

“Q: In our interview with her there was one moment when I realized that the topic of rivalry with Alina Zagitova is uncomfortable for her.

Eteri– I do not like it when someone starts to push skaters against each other. I teach them to respect their competitors. If someone has grown to the level of your competitor, then he has worked no less than you. And you should never give your opponent an estimate. Once I even forbade Zhenya to comment on the competitions on television. An acting sportswoman should not give an assessment to her rivals.”

 

[j00mla]

Or May the 10th?

Anastasia Tarakanova says May 15

 

[lesnar001]

Eteri Interview from May 5th 2017, she talks about a lot of things. I just read the translations though. And there is this bit with Alina about the training process.

Alina: I really like to jump. And I’m very happy when the jumps turn out.

Eteri: So that’s an overcoming! It’s hard, two run-throughs of the free program, but everything turn out. And it’s a pleasure. They are all like that.”

Alina’s second answer, not the reflex one, shows a lot about her mindset and how she really wants things to work out with excellence.

Eteri– I do not like it when someone starts to push skaters against each other. I teach them to respect their competitors. If someone has grown to the level of your competitor, then he has worked no less than you. And you should never give your opponent an estimate. Once I even forbade Zhenya to comment on the competitions on television. An acting sportswoman should not give an assessment to her rivals.”

1st highlight - this is a big reason why I think Evgenia & Alina have been so successful - a lot of work but these complete run-throughs must really make them comfortable with their programs come competition time. I remember hearing somewhere that they also train to add triples onto the solo jumps in their programs so they are able to add them on at any point. For example - Alina's long program at the Olympics and Evgenia's long program at Europeans.

2nd highlight - if only a certain skater who didn't make her Olympic team and instead competed as a "twitter warrior" had gotten this advice.

 

[lesnar001]

I hope Alina gets to go on a holiday! She did mention on the TV show that her family has a holiday planned, right?

And when does she take her exams? Her schedule seems so packed!

Don't forget that somewhere in this timeframe (end of May beginning of June) they will be welcoming a new member to their family!

 

[Katie0906]

1st highlight - this is a big reason why I think Evgenia & Alina have been so successful - a lot of work but these complete run-throughs must really make them comfortable with their programs come competition time. I remember hearing somewhere that they also train to add triples onto the solo jumps in their programs so they are able to add them on at any point. For example - Alina's long program at the Olympics and Evgenia's long program at Europeans.

2nd highlight - if only a certain skater who didn't make her Olympic team and instead competed as a "twitter warrior" had gotten this advice.

I remember ashley wagner twitter, regarding alina's backloaded program during team event its quite funny that she even have the nerve to say those thing when she didn't even qualify for the US team what a losser even alina front load her jumps she still win with a wide margin. Sorry for my bad english.

 

[EdRoz]

I remember ashley wagner twitter, regarding alina's backloaded program during team event its quite funny that she even have the nerve to say those thing when she didn't even qualify for the US team what a losser even alina front load her jumps she still win with a wide margin. Sorry for my bad english.

So what ? It was her personal opinion , freedom of speech
for these words she got a lot of hate