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Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin

Kitt said:
"From an artistic side Ruslan can beat any other partner from the ice dance elite. I have seen enough of it, so I have the right to judge it. Take notice of his expressions in Carmen, and you will understand everything without words." Wow, Elena! She sure expresses it well. I love this couple!
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Love this girl! She is refreshingly honest about Ruslan and about herself. Both of them have grit! They are my everything:)
 
For short dance;

Referee Mr. Rolf PIPOH
Technical Controller Ms. Christine HURTH
Technical Specialist Ms. Ayako HIGASHINO
Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Andrzej DOSTATNI
 
These are the couples who are skating after Ruslena

Group. 4
1. Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV BLR
2. Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN DEN
3. Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR TUR
4. Irina SHTORK / Taavi RAND EST
5. Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND GBR

Group. 5
6. Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ ESP
7. Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN RUS
8. Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY SVK
9. Alexandra NAZAROVA / Maxim NIKITIN UKR
10. Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN RUS

Group. 6
11. Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
12. Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA
13. Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
14. Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR
15. Nelli ZHIGHANSHINA & Alexander GASZI GER


We can safely say that if Ruslena skate well, judges have no reasons to held them down. They have the capacity and the program which can put them skating in the last group in the FD, and that's what they need the most. Help their FD by placing high up in the SD.
 
Thanks Tanka and MSLiina for your translation! It was so nice to know how they could achieve such a harmonic presesence on ice so quickly.

Waiting already eagerly for the rest parts of interview:rolleye:
 
These are the most interesting parts of the interview, from what I could understand with google translation.

When I revised its rental with Nikita, and including the Olympic, I caught myself thinking that in some way also to restrain myself. I can only guess what is the reason ... And trust me initially Kustarova Elena and Svetlana Alexeeva, my present-day coaches, I finally got the degree of freedom that I need to complete self-confidence and as a consequence - for self-realization. They inspired me that I - the best. Of course, it happens that and complain, but my professionalism and creativity are not subjected to questioning once. So when I hear from them, "we believe in you", I know - it's not just a phrase on duty.
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It tells us a lot. ;)

They are much more solid experience of joint actions. And in addition we are not powerful enough to run-time programs. Add to another three months, we could move mountains.
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Yes please! Move that mountain. :dance:

But there is a plan for the next season. Only in my head - a million ideas, realizing that, I believe that we will improve and skating in the same million times.

But to equate the couple who rides without a year, week, and people who have something dashed off, still can not. Yeah, who do think that we are in the first season win any individual medals, become champions of Russia, will select the final of the Grand Prix and get there for the free dance fourth assessment? But in the next season if all realize our ideas and make a breakthrough, the fight with couples who today stand on pedestals European and world championships, will have an equal. Today, our task - to plow and maximize progress, and a year later - surprise, amaze and, in the end, do something so that the fans expect from us.
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The last part makes me more excited for the near future. :love:
I'm happy, and surprised tbh, that they already have a plan for next season. They sounds like they have clear ideas and objectives, which is amazing. I love that they are playing it down right now, but recognizing their great achievment for this year. It's the best approach! :thumbsup::yes:
 
Elena is a very purposeful, intelligent girl. From what I can gather from Ruslan's demeanour and interviews he is her match in every way. They are blessed to have found each other. In spite of their technical woes, Zueva artfully showed off S/K in their FD this season, and she will continue to do the same for the next. But who can I/Z turn to for the same treatment? Whose choreography could really make I/Z stand out? There doesn't seem to be a wealth of talent in Russia where ID choreo is concerned :rolleye:
 
bramweld said:
Elena is a very purposeful, intelligent girl. From what I can gather from Ruslan's demeanour and interviews he is her match in every way. They are blessed to have found each other. In spite of their technical woes, Zueva artfully showed off S/K in their FD this season, and she will continue to do the same for the next. But who can I/Z turn to for the same treatment? Whose choreography could really make I/Z stand out? There doesn't seem to be a wealth of talent in Russia where ID choreo is concerned :rolleye:
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I would love them to work with Christopher Dean or Jennifer Swan, but I don`t know how realistic that is to happen.
 
Copy from FSU:
morqet said:
I found this interview with Nelli which I love:
http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/774514

- After Worlds, her mother called her & said it was true, Victoria was leaving Ruslan & she cried all night, she was so worried. Then the next day, she stopped, and thought, wait, Ruslan gets to skate with an Olympic Champion, the girl that people say is the best in the World. And since then, no concerns, instead it has worked out for the best - Lena is smaller & lighter than Victoria, more suited to him physically & in their nature as they are both fiery people. Now she doesn't know what she was so upset about
- Nelli hasn't spoken much to Elena, but she heard that she wanted to only skate with Ruslan, not try with anyone else & that made her very happy.
- Lena is so strong with the emotions, much more than Victoria & this brings out more in Ruslan. Especially see this in Carmen.
- Of course she had heard about Elena having a reputation of being difficult & maybe she believed it before. But now, she thinks that maybe Nikita wasn't all sweetness himself. Lena & Ruslan fight, like any ice dance couple do as part of working together, but it's not serious & they resolve things.
- Lena keeps their mother up to date with everything they are doing, sending pictures & so on, (something that Vic never did) and this keeps their mother very happy " Oh good, I got a new photo, now I'm calm, I can see he's doing OK" :rofl:
-Doesn't want to talk about any specific weaknesses, there is still a lot of work to do, but they've done more than people thought was possible already & the feelings of anger & needing to prove themselves will continue to drive them. Remember the people like Anissina who were also dumped, but still rose to the highest pinnacle of the sport.
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Marta25 said:
I would love them to work with Christopher Dean or Jennifer Swan, but I don`t know how realistic that is to happen.
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It may be lost on some, but I find it phenomenal that Najarro could have produced arguably one of the best SD' of the season in a couple so new. I/Z need to work with the best, because they are capable of going all the way. I am hopeful that their FED realizes this as well.
 
There are plenty of people they can work with - more with Najarro, I know the forum has taken against Averbukh but he's done good programs in the past, I don't know what Luidmila Vlasova is doing now, but she worked on Schindlers List, Don Quixote & Ave Maria with I/K, she's still in Russia & has only ever had good things to say about Elena so I suppose she might work with them, or there are plenty of other ballet specialists they could turn to. Plus Kustarova's group works with ballroom dancers all the time & they themselves can produce great programs, like B/S's sailor dance or their Chess SD. It doesn't have to be a big name to produce a good dance. And remember that Najarro cleared his schedule & flew to Latvia because he so wanted to work with Elena. Who else can you say that about?
 
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if there are choreographers in the world that looked at their SD this year and immediately put 'choreograph for I/Z' on their bucket list.

I hope Najarro will do another program for them, when there is another Latin dance (either for SD or FD).
 
I'd love to see Najarro do a full Flamenco FD for them in the future. Not next season, but perhaps for 2018, depending on what that years SD is.

And I'm pretty sure it's the coaches who get the choreographers, not the Fed. As I/Z will be on the National team next season, they will have more funding to pay for choreographers. I'm sure there will be many choreographers excited to work with them after this season. Not to mention, looking at Y/M's FD this year, they have very good ballroom specialists working with them if they want to go that route. They have many options.
 
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