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Denis Ten

Sabrina said:
don't know, but I guess this should have been followed by a religious service, though I don't know if Denis and his family are Christian, Muslim, Buddhist or neither of them.
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He was laid down at an Orthodox Christian cemetery, it just wasn't televised.
 
I have a feeling that we will be seeing many group tributes to Denis this fall during the GP exhibition galas. So that he won't be forgotten.
 
After watching the video of his public funeral...I really hope that somehow, somewhere Denis can see just how many people he touched. Thousands showed up to the funeral let alone the countless thousands more who couldn't make it to Kazakhstan from around the world. I'm not sure even the biggest stadium in the world could fit all the people he positively impacted.

It's still so hard to swallow when someone my own age has their life taken away from them. I feel like life has barely just begun and there is so much I want to accomplish and experience. I know Denis must have felt the same (though he did far more in his short life than I ever could imagine). In his honor, I want to approach my dreams with the openness and passion Denis did. He wanted to write music, so he did. He wanted to become an Olympic medalist figure skater, so he did. I feel inspired by him to go on and achieve my own creative dreams despite the odds and just go forward into the future with bravery.
 
Alchamei said:
And yes, I couldn't really accept the though that while some of the skaters expressed their sorrow, others kept posting stuff from their life. I didn't dislike them, I wouldn't say that, but I kinda felt that they should pay tribute to Denis... Even though many of them did already, but I didn't feel like looking at the happy stuff.
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That's unfair. Not only does everyone grieve differently, but we are not entitled to share in their grief. There is no requirement for them to "prove" their grief to you. For example, I am sure that both Joshua and Max were saddened and grieved by Denis' death. But they rarely share their feelings on social media, so why should they be obliged to do so in this case? Their social media absence does not signify a lack of grief, only their own personal ways of dealing with it.

EDIT: Additionally, it was this sort of judgement that had me reluctant to tweet about my own team's football game on Friday night, even though that's something I normally do. Now I know you would have judged me for tweeting about a football game, less than 24 hours after I learned of Denis' death. Funnily enough, I was still able to be sad about Denis' death and be completely emotionally invested in my football game. People are not one dimensional beings.
 
Silence does not mean disrespect, nor does speaking of something other than tragedy.
 
i understand why alchamei posted that. When somebody you love dies, its easy to look at how the world is still spinning and the sun is still shining and think, "why is everything like this? They are gone, the world should be grey." Alchamei wasnt speaking from a place of malice, but a place of depression and mourning... they didnt mean to hurt anybodys feelings, they are upset and people dont think in a right mind when they are upset
 
Many people around the world are sad about Denis' death, and they show their sadness. That's what should count. If other people post pictures and videos about other things it's their lives. What matters is that he was loved and respected by many people.
 
acapenci said:
i understand why alchamei posted that. When somebody you love dies, its easy to look at how the world is still spinning and the sun is still shining and think, "why is everything like this? They are gone, the world should be grey." Alchamei wasnt speaking from a place of malice, but a place of depression and mourning... they didnt mean to hurt anybodys feelings, they are upset and people dont think in a right mind when they are upset
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I don't speak for anyone but myself here: My feelings aren't hurt. I don't know anyone on GS personally, and I am an adult.

That said, I think it's unseemly to litter a remembrance thread with observations about who is not crying long enough or hard enough.
 
TontoK said:
I don't speak for anyone but myself here: My feelings aren't hurt. I don't know anyone on GS personally, and I am an adult.

That said, I think it's unseemly to litter a remembrance thread with observations about who is not crying long enough or hard enough.
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Yeah, it was pretty insensitive but i was trying to make people understand why they might have acted that way since they were getting a ton of replies
 
I followed the updates since the first page... and 2 days on I'm still in state of disbelief... it just felt unreal because this is Denis Ten... to see the famous picture of him holding Olympic medal at his funeral... the casket it all sunking in now.. I'm still too shock to say anything. He is so young, so talented, has so much more to offer yet...
 
This is unbelievable. No one should die so young and so violently. This is just a reminder to live for heaven, not earth, as life is so fleeting.
 
Shoma Uno was invited to perform at Disney on Ice in Nagoya yesterday. He performed his last season's EX See You Again in all black costume. It was a tribute to Denis.
 
Yatagarasu said:
He said something like that this is something unexpected, that should never have happened. It's addressed to the media as he can't talk any more. That they have all been crying all day because a great man has left them. Addresses Denis' parents (that he knows) and says they cannot imagine what they're going through. Forgive us for not protecting him well enough.
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Thank you for the translation, my friend. :thumbsup: Even though this reply will be posted about 20 pages after yours, I still wanted to say thanks.
 
I contacted the Kazakhstan Embassy in DC to see if they can put out a condolences book and they just got back to me that they have one in the Consular section. I will stop by Monday since it's a short cab ride from my office (less than 10 minutes).
 
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