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Alina Zagitova

zounger said:
Seeing these pictures a comment from FSU forum about Alina comes to my mind...

"...I like to picture her ten years from now, sitting at an outdoor café in Montmartre, sipping an aperitif and destroying Hemingway with the flick of a single eyebrow."
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I can imagine this. She's only almost 18 and still manages to have an air of mystique. :drama: I'm looking forward to following her journey even beyond the world of skating. She is going to have so many opportunities.
 
How different this year’s World Championships would have been, with majestic triksels and half a dozen impressive quads ....

.... but without Alina .....
 
flanker said:
BTW the ISU stream of the 2019 worlds ladies FS just reached the final group warm-up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiSLEHITeNw

Wanna bite your nails just like a year ago? ;)
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This was one of my best days as a skating fan. Maybe THE best day. I was happy for Alina winning the OG. I know it is her biggest victory and her greatest claim to fame, but I hadn't been on that 'journey' with her yet. The journey you take with the skater you love where you follow everything they do and hold your breath every time they compete.

This victory satisfied like no other. It was such a redemption from the heartbreak of Milan, and the 'omgsheneedstorest!!' Greek chorus. It was exhausting to constantly read about her losing her technique, trending downward, and ultimately being the reason that Russia would lose it's 3rd spot at Worlds because she would surely have another meltdown.....

By the time Worlds rolled around I was halfway to believing all that :( I had gone from hoping she would win Worlds to accepting the foregone conclusion that Rika would win Worlds (shout out to Dave Lease). I accepted that I would be happy just to see her on the podium. Then after the constant - 'does Alina even deserve to go to Worlds?' rhetoric, I was just hoping she skated clean and wasn't the reason Russia lost a spot. :(

To see her come out and KILL it. To skate her absolute best. To give incredible performances. To earn that gold in style. To beat her competitors by more than 10 points. To own that competition. She just slayed. I can't even imagine what it must have meant to her family. I get emotional just thinking about it.

And the silence from her naysayers was glorious. Not even talking about random online FS fans, but the Russian FS community elite, the best of the best, who had been, lets be kind and call it 'ungracious', to her since her Olympic victory. So satisfying..

The fact that it all happened in Japan, the country that had given her so much love, when it seemed Russia just wanted to ignore her, was the fairytale ending.

Even if Alina wins in Beijing, I don't know if it will feel quite as good as this felt. Don't get me wrong, it will be a miracle! But this was just so amazing.

I remember someone posting here congratulating Alina and her fans and jokingly said don't gloat too much. I couldn't even think of gloating because I was so relieved! It was insane. Still the best day ever.

And celebrating online with all of you - it doesn't get any better than that. Thanks for memories :thank:

Best fan fest ever :ghug:
 
Finley said:
This was one of my best days as a skating fan. Maybe THE best day. I was happy for Alina winning the OG. I know it is her biggest victory and her greatest claim to fame, but I hadn't been on that 'journey' with her yet. The journey you take with the skater you love where you follow everything they do and hold your breath every time they compete.

This victory satisfied like no other. It was such a redemption from the heartbreak of Milan, and the 'omgsheneedstorest!!' Greek chorus. It was exhausting to constantly read about her losing her technique, trending downward, and ultimately being the reason that Russia would lose it's 3rd spot at Worlds because she would surely have another meltdown.....

By the time Worlds rolled around I was halfway to believing all that :( I had gone from hoping she would win Worlds to accepting the foregone conclusion that Rika would win Worlds (shout out to Dave Lease). I accepted that I would be happy just to see her on the podium. Then after the constant - 'does Alina even deserve to go to Worlds?' rhetoric, I was just hoping she skated clean and wasn't the reason Russia lost a spot. :(

To see her come out and KILL it. To skate her absolute best. To give incredible performances. To earn that gold in style. To beat her competitors by more than 10 points. To own that competition. She just slayed. I can't even imagine what it must have meant to her family. I get emotional just thinking about it.

And the silence from her naysayers was glorious. Not even talking about random online FS fans, but the Russian FS community elite, the best of the best, who had been, lets be kind and call it 'ungracious', to her since her Olympic victory. So satisfying..

The fact that it all happened in Japan, the country that had given her so much love, when it seemed Russia just wanted to ignore her, was the fairytale ending.

Even if Alina wins in Beijing, I don't know if it will feel quite as good as this felt. Don't get me wrong, it will be a miracle! But this was just so amazing.

I remember someone posting here congratulating Alina and her fans and jokingly said don't gloat too much. I couldn't even think of gloating because I was so relieved! It was insane. Still the best day ever.

And celebrating online with all of you - it doesn't get any better than that. Thanks for memories :thank:

Best fan fest ever :ghug:
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So well said!
It was a whirlwind of emotions, can’t remember the last time I was watching a competition gripping my chair on every jump!
 
Finley said:
This was one of my best days as a skating fan. Maybe THE best day. I was happy for Alina winning the OG. I know it is her biggest victory and her greatest claim to fame, but I hadn't been on that 'journey' with her yet. The journey you take with the skater you love where you follow everything they do and hold your breath every time they compete.

This victory satisfied like no other. It was such a redemption from the heartbreak of Milan, and the 'omgsheneedstorest!!' Greek chorus. It was exhausting to constantly read about her losing her technique, trending downward, and ultimately being the reason that Russia would lose it's 3rd spot at Worlds because she would surely have another meltdown.....

By the time Worlds rolled around I was halfway to believing all that :( I had gone from hoping she would win Worlds to accepting the foregone conclusion that Rika would win Worlds (shout out to Dave Lease). I accepted that I would be happy just to see her on the podium. Then after the constant - 'does Alina even deserve to go to Worlds?' rhetoric, I was just hoping she skated clean and wasn't the reason Russia lost a spot. :(

To see her come out and KILL it. To skate her absolute best. To give incredible performances. To earn that gold in style. To beat her competitors by more than 10 points. To own that competition. She just slayed. I can't even imagine what it must have meant to her family. I get emotional just thinking about it.

And the silence from her naysayers was glorious. Not even talking about random online FS fans, but the Russian FS community elite, the best of the best, who had been, lets be kind and call it 'ungracious', to her since her Olympic victory. So satisfying..

The fact that it all happened in Japan, the country that had given her so much love, when it seemed Russia just wanted to ignore her, was the fairytale ending.

Even if Alina wins in Beijing, I don't know if it will feel quite as good as this felt. Don't get me wrong, it will be a miracle! But this was just so amazing.

I remember someone posting here congratulating Alina and her fans and jokingly said don't gloat too much. I couldn't even think of gloating because I was so relieved! It was insane. Still the best day ever.

And celebrating online with all of you - it doesn't get any better than that. Thanks for memories :thank:

Best fan fest ever :ghug:
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Finley, thank you for sharing this!

Last season was really a rollercoaster, but thankfully, we had the hollywood happy ending at Worlds :biggrin:

It was a great moment to be an Alina fan. I remember being so nervous before both skates, holding my breath before each of Alina's jumps that caused her trouble in other competitions and finally being able to sigh with relief and smile proudly along with Alina after she nailed everything and finished her programs cleanly.

I'm so glad we got to relive these special moments again and celebrate our reigning World Champion :cheer:
 
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