Hi guys! I wanted to introduce myself here

I’m Maju, a long time lurker on this thread (that’s what everyone says ahahah but it’s true!!) I love the atmosphere here and how our Alina brings everyone together.
I live in Ireland where figure skating is practically unheard of aside from a handful of people gleaning interest in it once every 4 years

And I was one of those people, tuning into Pyeongchang 2018 to see the team event.
It was here that I fell in love with figure skating and it was all down to Alina. The moment the krasnaya ballerina skated out I fell in love- her costume was so different to everyone else’s which was the first thing that caught my eye. But Alina revealed that she wasn’t just a pretty dress (and face!) when she skated the most technically difficult program of the ladies. To my very unseasoned eyes she stood out from all the rest, a shining star. I can’t describe the feeling I got when she landed her 3Lz-3Lo in the second half in the ladies singles event. I fell in love with figure skating that day and I keep updated on all the competitions now.
I’m so glad to have this forum as I don’t have anyone else to talk to about fs!!
Anyway, back to Alina. I’m sorry to see she’s being struggling recently but we all know how she has a formidable character. I really hope she does well at Worlds. We will all have to wait and see. Alina is incredible and I hope we get to see her 3-3-3 at Worlds if she’s in good form.
Go n-éirí leat Alina! (good luck in Irish

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