Hello! It's my first post in Alina's fan fest; I first heard about her after the Olympics, and watched her Don Quixote program so many times that I cannot hear the music without thinking of her in her red tutu. I think she's a marvellous skater, who puts her heart and soul out there on the ice, and who has faced so much already and overcome it all with quiet grace and class.
I did hope that she would have a better skate today at NHK, but alas, it was not to be. She was really brave, though, to go for the loop, I thought, a second time, after it had not come through for her on the Lz, but that is the Alina I have watched and loved, courageous when skating, and never ever giving up. Even though that loop just wasn't co-operating today, she performed her step sequence beautifully, and her spins, as always, were gorgeous. I hope that tomorrow everything goes much, much better for her, and she can have a skate that leaves her with her glowing smile afterwards.
I really hope it's just a bad day and nothing more and she'll shine again tomorrow!
