From what I've read, yeah. It seems like usually with Eteri's group, the coaches pick the music and the skaters tend to go with it. I'm not sure if anyone's actually complained about the music that was picked for them and demanded a different one...
http://www.fsrussia.ru/intervyu/3675-alina-zagitova-potom-podumala-slezami-goryu-ne-pomozhesh.html
Interesting post-gala interview. She said she wasn't physically tired or nervous btw - at all 0_0 And all was clean in practice before. It was some kind of emotional emptiness during skate like she was in a dream
https://vk.com/eteritutberidze?w=wall-97272391_56111
And photos of smiling Alina :luv17:
I think they do trust their team to make a strong program... and in Alina's case, she might be afraid to complain
I always wondered if she likes her Gala program, because she seems kinda shy in her real life...
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg0X3O_hrry/ have u seen this video? Alina with new costume
It has been a roller coaster. Thanks so much to the fans and posters in this thread. You made it so much more fun. ) to bring over news of Alina for us and save us from Google translate!
Here is a link to an article about the most recent press conference - https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20180327/1134667037.html
Eteri blames Alina's performance on lack of experience and the fact that she had been sick an unable to maintain optimum physical condition. She also says there is no need to wonder about where the motivation will come from for next season. They have it now.
So I guess that is the silver lining.Alina had her highest high and lowest low. If she had just won everything right out of the gate it might be hard to hit the re-set button and start all over again next season. Loss at Worlds = motivation.
So now this season is over
Now we will be depending on the Russian fans (and russiafan
I want a Alina Zagitova to make that decision whether to backload her program or not. I do not want the ISU to make that decision. Nor do I want them to raise the age to participate on the senior tour. Zagitova won the Olympics at 15 and Medvedeva won the World Championships at 16 and 17. So now age is an issue and it's supposed to be raised? BS Tara Lipinski won the World Championships at 14 then the Olympics at 15 did they raise the age limit or was there even serious talk about it? Nyet I think if Americans or Canadians had wonnthis Olympic gold medal at 15 and then the last two World Championships at 16 and 17 then there wouldn't be any discussion about raising the age limit. But because its the Russians the age limit may be raised and they're like robots I guess coming out of a machine.
