Alina Zagitova
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Someone award lusk8 all the medals! This post is everything we need :clapper:
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Quote from interview with Olympic Channel
Those are not the words of a quitter
Alina keep fighting!!!
Those are not the words of a quitter
Alina keep fighting!!!- Joined
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Ashley Wagner said some very kind words about Alina in her Instagram story 
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Russian press divided over Zagitova.
https://tass.ru/sport/6043655
Plyushchenko: "Getting Silver is no catastrophe for Zagitova, she doesn't need to hang her head, just to keep working and fight and she will rise again"
Which sort of sums up my opinion.
Another take from a sports psychologist.
https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles...oj-a-medvedeva-pervoj-im-obeim-bylo-by-legche
Vadim Gushchin: "It would have been easier for both of them if Medvyedeva had won Gold and Zagitova Silver at 2018 Olympics"
"Medvyedeva wouldn't have such a conflict and Zagitova not so much pressure"
He also sheds some light on the cruelty of supporter camps of one skater against the other and mass psychology in fandom on social media in general.
Article too long to translate now, but you can run it through an online translator yourself.
https://tass.ru/sport/6043655
Plyushchenko: "Getting Silver is no catastrophe for Zagitova, she doesn't need to hang her head, just to keep working and fight and she will rise again"
Which sort of sums up my opinion.
Another take from a sports psychologist.
https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles...oj-a-medvedeva-pervoj-im-obeim-bylo-by-legche
Vadim Gushchin: "It would have been easier for both of them if Medvyedeva had won Gold and Zagitova Silver at 2018 Olympics"
"Medvyedeva wouldn't have such a conflict and Zagitova not so much pressure"
He also sheds some light on the cruelty of supporter camps of one skater against the other and mass psychology in fandom on social media in general.
Article too long to translate now, but you can run it through an online translator yourself.
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Funny moment time: today we had not one, but TWO giant bears: a white one and a red one, thrown on the ice for Alina :eeking:
The little girls struggled again to carry them out of the ice, and in this video this moment is captured very well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayaKK2eEOx8
(so many toys, flowers and hearts for Alina! she is, and forever will be a fan-favourite, because she is just such an amazing person! :luv17: )
The little girls struggled again to carry them out of the ice, and in this video this moment is captured very well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayaKK2eEOx8
(so many toys, flowers and hearts for Alina! she is, and forever will be a fan-favourite, because she is just such an amazing person! :luv17: )
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I could partially agree with that, but that's not how sport works. You never can't come to a competition and start some tactics. Well, sometimes somebody does it (like football team that don't try to win to secure better position for the next round), but that is not sport. You always have to do your best and deal with the result whatever it is. Because both Zhenya and Alina did the best they could at the olympics we've got thrilling competition that will be remembered for decades (while this Euro will be later remembered just like the one where Alina won silver
), because two great athletes and personalities met and showed us what they are capable of.
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Ashley Wagner said some very kind words about Alina in her Instagram story
What did she say?
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ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!:gaah:
Alina's unbroken streak of "Level 4"'s this season is now over....
Element#10 - CCoSp3.
"The Streak" wasn't quite up there with Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak
But it was very impressive nonetheless.
You just KNOW this had to be a tough day for Alina if she missed a Level 4.
Alina's unbroken streak of "Level 4"'s this season is now over....
Element#10 - CCoSp3.
"The Streak" wasn't quite up there with Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak
But it was very impressive nonetheless.
You just KNOW this had to be a tough day for Alina if she missed a Level 4.
Just that Alina won the Olympics at 15, which is hard and puts pressure on her, and that she needs to find herself for next season or for Worlds.
Not gushing, not mean.
Ashley was very happy about Sofia and Viveca though
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She said that people should keep in mind when watching Alina perform that Alina was just 15 when she won the Olympics and that there is a lot of pressure on Alina at every competition, which is really hard to deal with and that Alina just needs to find ways to adjust to that for hopefully Worlds and the next season. Ashley seemed very understanding and empathetic for what Alina is going through.
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Just that Alina won the Olympics at 15, which is hard and puts pressure on her, and that she needs to find herself for next season or for Worlds.
Not gushing, not mean.
Ashley was very happy about Sofia and Viveca though
What IS Viveca's last name????
(Just Kidding)
She shares a name with actress Viveca Lindfors.
But Ashley is too young to probably even know who she was!
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And who do you think made it possible for Alina to get this far? We can't know anything about the true nature of the dynamics of the relationships within the team. Jumping to conclusions by watching some video is nonsense...
Sorry but watching her performance today under the 200 marks means something is wrong and has to be fixed not only by Alina but also by her coaches.
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Here we go!
Iriska is back and looking forward to see Survivor on Sunday!lusk8, thanks for your excellent post!
Here we go!
:agree:
Now that Alina's "pets" are back in her fanfest, we can continue to "help her a lot"
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Yes, something must have gone wrong, but blaming everything on the coaches has run its course. They'll have to talk through everything together though and I think Alina needs an expert, a good sport psychologist, who can help her cope with the pressure, because it's all about that in my opinion.
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