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Carolina Kostner
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omg!
Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it - it's her first practice after arrival; and it doesn't matter what she does in practice anyway; it's the competition that matters.
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Mishin & Caro:
http://fs-gossips.com/carolina-kostner-and-alexei-mishin-we-didnt-plan-any-victorious-performances/
I think this might be the most interesting part to me:
"next season we must gradually bring the complexity of the programs to the level which she’s capable of."
People have assumed that Mishin won't be "allowed" to coach Caro next year, but it seems Mishin himself has no doubts, so at least that's something that now seems clarified.
http://fs-gossips.com/carolina-kostner-and-alexei-mishin-we-didnt-plan-any-victorious-performances/
I think this might be the most interesting part to me:
"next season we must gradually bring the complexity of the programs to the level which she’s capable of."
People have assumed that Mishin won't be "allowed" to coach Caro next year, but it seems Mishin himself has no doubts, so at least that's something that now seems clarified.
I don't get the strategy here. The next season is the Olympics season. Will she try her new tricks one competition before the big one?
In every competition she has improved this season and now it seems like a stand-still because from what I've seen in the practice videos she will not attempt the Lutz in her FP.
I don't know if finishing off the Top 5 at Worlds prior to the Olympics season is a smart move. She has already lost to a couple of girls in PCS in the short.
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I am proud of Caro! Yes she did not medal but she accomplished a very respectful result! A bronze at Europeans and 6th at Worlds, not to shabby!:yes:
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Three cheers for Queen Caro! 30 years old and still Top 6 in the world!
And it wasn't even a particular good skate.
Oh yes! Kant wait to see her saying: "I won it all. Now, after my 2nd Olympic medal, I won it all repeatedly".
Mamma Mia, what an accomplishment!
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"Medal" (seems like Plushenko calls her so) plans her Oly trophy.
http://bit.ly/2op7wsN
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Carolina's gorgeous "Clair de Lune" EX from Worlds 2017.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5h1obf_wc2017-carolina-kostner-gala_sport
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5h1obf_wc2017-carolina-kostner-gala_sport
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Truly breathtaking. Meraviglia, Carolina.
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I have read a very very bitter article about Carolina Kostner
Corriere della sera (31 marzo 2017)
Medvedeva is the ice queen; Kostner slips out of her world
http://www.corriere.it/sport/17_apr...do-8f5b6e3a-164a-11e7-b176-94ba31b8546a.shtml
Corriere della sera (31 marzo 2017)
Medvedeva is the ice queen; Kostner slips out of her world
http://www.corriere.it/sport/17_apr...do-8f5b6e3a-164a-11e7-b176-94ba31b8546a.shtml
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I just came across this post-SP interview with Caro & Charlie White, which I don't think has been posted in the thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xImfRtpvk9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xImfRtpvk9E
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The new issue of International Figure Skating magazine has a two page article about Carolina. A good part of it is a review of her season, but there were some other things that I found interesting.
When she returned to the sport in 2016, she did so with a new perspective and a desire to push her own artistic and technical boundaries. "I slowly started skating again. It was my wish to polish my technique in a way that I would be able to include into my skating everything I had learned artistically in the past two years. It would be a dream to combine those two things. Deep inside I realized that I just love what I'm doing and I can do it only now and not in five to ten years."
When Mishin agreed to coach her, she started working with him at his annual spring and summer training camps and also spent some time in Russia. She said that from the outset she knew she had made the right choice. "I felt comfortable right away and I feel I have integrated well. We have a great practice group in St. Petersburg. We motivate each other and convey our strengths to each other." Kostner also fell in love with the beautiful city of St. Petersburg -- its palaces, historic buildings, parks, theatres, and museums. "I am not there all the time, but the city is fantastic."
She talked about her experience at Europeans and said "I don't really think about records and counting medals, but it gives the medal from Ostrava a different meaning than my last or my first one. This medal might be a material symbol, but for me it is the beginning of a new chapter. I don't know where this journey will take me and I don't even want to know yet. I just want to be carried by my emotion and by what is coming next. I don't see this so much as a comeback -- it is more a continuation of my career."
Kostner has always been one of the most popular skaters on the circuit. Her gentle personality and undeniable talent have made her a role model and an inspiration for a generation of young skaters. She is friendly and respectful and everyone who gets to know her loves her. Tuktamysheva says "I really adore Carolina. She is a wonderful person and it is a pure joy to be with her on the ice. She has amazing skating skills and choreography. I am very glad that she joined our group." Anna Pogorilaya said she welcomes Kostner's return to competition. "In figure skating, the focus is more on the jumps than on components. Therefore, I appreciate Carolina coming back, because not many skaters can be at such a high level for a long time. We try not to make it kids' skating, but women's skating. I always enjoyed women's skating, even when I was little."
She thought about what would happen if she came back and was not as successful as many people would expect her to be. She says "this confirmed my decision to come back and what I am doing gives me a lot of power. The outcome of all this means much less to me than the journey itself. I hope I can share my love and passion for figure skating."
When she returned to the sport in 2016, she did so with a new perspective and a desire to push her own artistic and technical boundaries. "I slowly started skating again. It was my wish to polish my technique in a way that I would be able to include into my skating everything I had learned artistically in the past two years. It would be a dream to combine those two things. Deep inside I realized that I just love what I'm doing and I can do it only now and not in five to ten years."
When Mishin agreed to coach her, she started working with him at his annual spring and summer training camps and also spent some time in Russia. She said that from the outset she knew she had made the right choice. "I felt comfortable right away and I feel I have integrated well. We have a great practice group in St. Petersburg. We motivate each other and convey our strengths to each other." Kostner also fell in love with the beautiful city of St. Petersburg -- its palaces, historic buildings, parks, theatres, and museums. "I am not there all the time, but the city is fantastic."
She talked about her experience at Europeans and said "I don't really think about records and counting medals, but it gives the medal from Ostrava a different meaning than my last or my first one. This medal might be a material symbol, but for me it is the beginning of a new chapter. I don't know where this journey will take me and I don't even want to know yet. I just want to be carried by my emotion and by what is coming next. I don't see this so much as a comeback -- it is more a continuation of my career."
Kostner has always been one of the most popular skaters on the circuit. Her gentle personality and undeniable talent have made her a role model and an inspiration for a generation of young skaters. She is friendly and respectful and everyone who gets to know her loves her. Tuktamysheva says "I really adore Carolina. She is a wonderful person and it is a pure joy to be with her on the ice. She has amazing skating skills and choreography. I am very glad that she joined our group." Anna Pogorilaya said she welcomes Kostner's return to competition. "In figure skating, the focus is more on the jumps than on components. Therefore, I appreciate Carolina coming back, because not many skaters can be at such a high level for a long time. We try not to make it kids' skating, but women's skating. I always enjoyed women's skating, even when I was little."
She thought about what would happen if she came back and was not as successful as many people would expect her to be. She says "this confirmed my decision to come back and what I am doing gives me a lot of power. The outcome of all this means much less to me than the journey itself. I hope I can share my love and passion for figure skating."
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Here's a few photos I took of Carolina at World's in Helsinki...
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