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Alina Zagitova

lesnar001 said:
It looks like Javier Fernandez is doing neck bridges - nobody can call him a "pencil-neck geek" :cool14:

Yes - more game shows for Alina - she'll be fine now that she knows the rules for curling!
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Meant to mention earlier, that’s not Javi, heavy Javi vibe in that scene right there though.

That’s the encore challenge she had on that one foot spin around. She picked the guy they called Sunshine (same guy she lost to on her first go).

Bringing up another subject: I would love to see Alina do more spirals in her programs. Mao had the best spirals ever, and among current ladies the Japanese girls pick up her mantle quite well.

Alina has such great natural ability I think if she was allowed to explore it more she would really rock it too. Case in point, her great layback spin, she evolved so well on it.
 
lusk8 said:
Meant to mention earlier, that’s not Javi, heavy Javi vibe in that scene right there though.

That’s the encore challenge she had on that one foot spin around. She picked the guy they called Sunshine (same guy she lost to on her first go).

Bringing up another subject: I would love to see Alina do more spirals in her programs. Mao had the best spirals ever, and among current ladies the Japanese girls pick up her mantle quite well.

Alina has such great natural ability I think if she was allowed to explore it more she would really rock it too. Case in point, her great layback spin, she evolved so well on it.
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OMG - I was fooled by "Fake Javi" :shocked:

I should have known the real Javier Fernandez wouldn't risk a neck injury doing those bridges.

Yes - if the ISU ever gives importance to spiral sequences again - I will forgive them for all their past trangressions.

I agree 100% about Mao Asada - unbelievable extension and positions!!!! maybe the best ever.

This is what I mean about Alina's potential - she has marvelous body control and I would love to see her be able to showcase this with an extended spiral sequence.

Unfortunately we don't see these anymore - I want them back so much!!!!

I loved estiticlove's post so much about Alina's great talent - They put perfectly into words what I feel when I watch Alina skate.

I wish Eteri could read this post too!

And using Mao as an example about matching the program to the skater - I always preferred Chopin Nocturne to Rachmaninoff Prelude for Mao because I felt the Rachmaninoff was too heavy. She skated beautifully, of course, to Rachamaninoff but I felt much more connected to the Chopin.
 
esteticlove said:
It's difficult to convert my thoughts into words but what I meant is that she is less likely to sell performance to a romantic/lyrical music perfectly. Because she's too playful for it. And I don't think that it is necessary to do because an abstract program, suiting her personality, will make her stand out from the rest. I will try to explain my idea with the following example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbiDe3Mrroc
Alina - the best execution of movements, great control of her blades, beautiful extensions and softness :love: however, in terms of interpretation it kind of leaves me cold, it just seems that her head (thoughts) is elsewhere, there's not really a connection to the music
Evgenia - rather simple choreo, but she is a great lyrical interpreter, she catches every musical accent and obviously enjoys skating to this music (and shows her enjoyment)
Kaetlyn - although she looks fit and is not the typical example for an ice princess, she has the maturity to express the softness of the song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoFGcVxZl0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBF8_Vp58M
I think the difference is obvious. Alina seems so genuine happy because the music matches her natural playfulness.

Also, this is not really a critic about her as a skater and a performer because she's good. Every skater has a different personality and can interpret different sorts of music. This leads to diversity in the sport which is great. And this is only my very subjective opinion :biggrin:
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Remember that Alina just turned 16, so her feelings and expressions are equivalent to her age. But she won't be 15/16 forever. At the end of the upcoming season she will be nearly 17 and as she appears pretty mature for her age, she is on the threshold of adulthood. So I think that her next programs must take this into consideration.
 
esteticlove said:
I've come to the conclusion that the best part of Alina's skating is not just the 3Lz-3Lo combination but her general ability to execute jumps with almost no preparation for them, which doesn't destroy the choreography and gives a feeling of completeness. I re-watched her Tiger Ex and was amazed how much transitions she did one after another without any stumble. Also, she stands out with a very specific type of skating that is rather rare on the senior circuit - although her skating skills are not perfect yet, there is some kind of a natural elegance and softness in her movements. She really moves like a cat :laugh:

She's more of a sensual person, who won't speak about their feelings but I think she could incorporate them well in her skating if the music is right. They need a piece with some mystic vibes (like her EX) but not too lyrical, or something dramatic and frantic (Step seq in her SP). Maybe some asian music would be also suitable. I can totally imagine her skate to Yuzuru's Seimei or Satoko's Memoirs of a Geisha. But please no romantic music, she's too exotic for it. :roll5:
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I would love to see Alina skating to Danse Macabre. It’s exotic, mystic, dark and a classic! I think it totally fits her fierce personality on ice that we saw in Samson & Delilah and Black Swan. I hope they’ll give her something similar.
 
hollyho said:
Still pining for new photos and one with the pink ball!
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Same here...I am waiting for off-season days to pass faster. :biggrin: Especially now during their training camp...no goodies for us. But that shows her involvement and her work ethics. :luv17:
 
TheBallerina said:
Same here...I am waiting for off-season days to pass faster. :biggrin: Especially now during their training camp...no goodies for us. But that shows her involvement and her work ethics. :luv17:
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Kostornaya said that they are free during the weekends.

Honestly, I don't understand the skaters..... if I were a skater I would post mainly something related to skating. Or they post anything else, but this...
 
dante said:
Do you post your routine job in the internet? :)
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well now there is entire generation of people who post literally every single minute of their lives lol
never understood that, i personally used to post photos only from trips abroad etc
 
EdRoz said:
Nobody's asking me )) I am not Olympic champion :laugh:
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Exactly, nobody is interested, in our case.... but I would like to see more posts related to figure skating coming from figure skaters.... not necessarily from the ice rink, but maybe, when they choose the costume or something like that... or anything related (they know better what they do)
i am more interested in that than to see what Masuru is doing (no offence Masaru).
And in this way the figure skaters would show that figure skating is not just a job.
 
I suppose their team is also limiting their figure skating-relating posts, especially from their trainings or program rehearsals :scratch2:
 
Maybe we should simply ask for more pictures? :scratch2:

madison said:
i am more interested in that than to see what Masuru is doing (no offence Masaru).
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+1, to me it seems like a new canine-related strain of toxoplasma. :biggrin:
 
TheBallerina said:
I suppose their team is also limiting their figure skating-relating posts, especially from their trainings or program rehearsals :scratch2:
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I remember how Aljona Kostornaya in periskop translation said -
Hello Arseniy , this is a winner of Ice age :palmf:
it was two weeks before final on TV :drama:
I think she's got some extra push-ups in the gym :laugh:
 
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