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Is there any way to contact her?
She seems to need warm words
Evgenia Medvedeva
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She seems to need warm words
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I hope Evgenia listens to herself and not the random internet trolls. I’d like to see the majority of her critics go out and skate a triple... then they can talk.
Change is hard and it takes time. I think her goals for the season were lofty but there were a lot of challenges. Moving to a new country, getting used to a new environment, getting over injury, growing. Even one of those things is a challenge let alone all of them. A team needs to be together longer than 6 months before you expect results. Evgenia is struggling with confidence right now- we know she can go out and do the jumps.
Failure can be a great motivator and in the long run I think this experience could turn out to be good for her. The best don’t not fail- they take disappointment and use it to become stronger. By not making GPF Evgenia has time to go back and do some solid work before her next competition, that isn’t a bad thing. I think it could even be good for her- by the time her next competition comes I think she’ll be hungry.
As a final note- her LP has really grown on me. I like intense Evgenia. I think the program suits her the more she performs it.
Don’t give up Zhenya! Your real fans still love you and any respectable figure skating fan respects what you are trying to do even if they don’t agree with it. You can do it!
Change is hard and it takes time. I think her goals for the season were lofty but there were a lot of challenges. Moving to a new country, getting used to a new environment, getting over injury, growing. Even one of those things is a challenge let alone all of them. A team needs to be together longer than 6 months before you expect results. Evgenia is struggling with confidence right now- we know she can go out and do the jumps.
Failure can be a great motivator and in the long run I think this experience could turn out to be good for her. The best don’t not fail- they take disappointment and use it to become stronger. By not making GPF Evgenia has time to go back and do some solid work before her next competition, that isn’t a bad thing. I think it could even be good for her- by the time her next competition comes I think she’ll be hungry.
As a final note- her LP has really grown on me. I like intense Evgenia. I think the program suits her the more she performs it.
Don’t give up Zhenya! Your real fans still love you and any respectable figure skating fan respects what you are trying to do even if they don’t agree with it. You can do it!
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Well said top to bottom! Best post I have read today.
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You can send a letter to TCC. I don't think you can contant Zhenya on her social media. I hope she will stay off them at least until RusNats, I can't even imagine how many hate comment is she going to get in the next few days.
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i don't know why she didn't try and tack on a 3Lo on her second 2A. oh well
What she said in response to this question is that she distanced herself from social media a while ago. She knows that her fans may be contacting her there, but she apologizes. With the amount of attention (especially, negative) that she receives, she needed to do this.
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Thanks for letting us know! Makes perfect sense, I just didn't know whether he usually does that or if it was an unusual reaction from him.
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Heartbroken for Zhenya. I can't imagine the amount of pressure she is under. Honestly, I had stopped following skating for years and she's what got me back into it.
I'm a singer and I've been going through a rough time mentally myself with nerves and confidence etc. And maybe its weird but Zhenya has really been inspiring to me with her strength. But even the strongest people fall down sometimes.
I do think she needs a good sports psychologist to help her right now. Zhenya will get through this and whether she she still skates after the next Olympics or not it will make her a better person for all of this... but its hard to watch her dissapointment right now. And her comments about having to leave social etc. [emoji22] ugh. It's so sad how people's comments have affected her like this. If only more people were conscious about the power of words and chose to be kind instead.
I'm a singer and I've been going through a rough time mentally myself with nerves and confidence etc. And maybe its weird but Zhenya has really been inspiring to me with her strength. But even the strongest people fall down sometimes.
I do think she needs a good sports psychologist to help her right now. Zhenya will get through this and whether she she still skates after the next Olympics or not it will make her a better person for all of this... but its hard to watch her dissapointment right now. And her comments about having to leave social etc. [emoji22] ugh. It's so sad how people's comments have affected her like this. If only more people were conscious about the power of words and chose to be kind instead.
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Dunno what to think, guys. That brought me to tears. Stay strong, Zhenya.
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My heart has never break, because Zhenya Stolen my heart already
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We just want to see you laugh and smile again, Zhenya! Take some rest, drink lots of hot chocolate (it helps against lovesickness but I‘m sure it will also help with this special kind of heartbreak you’re facing right now), take a walk in nature, talk to your mom, hug your grandma, read a book, sleep, knit clothes for your sweet little pet. I know you want to go back to training immediately and that‘s okay, you‘re a perfectionist after all. But maybe just take a day to refocus, shut everything out and just focus on YOURSELF. You need it.
Honestly, you want to be perfect all the time but that‘s the sad truth - you won‘t. It‘s life. You are on the ground at the moment. Now it‘s time to lie there for a short while and cry because even strong people are allowed to cry and be sad and frustrated. Maybe talk to Brian again like you did after SCI SP. And then you will get up again. I won‘t say: “Don‘t be too sad“ because you have every right to be so. But as much as it doesn‘t look like it right now, it will be a learning experience. You just have to believe in yourself and your abilities. You‘re not skating for anyone else, you‘re skating for yourself. Don‘t listen to what some people say to you, it‘s nonsense and spiteful. And please note that there are many people who always support you. Your fans aren‘t going anywhere. Who would we go to? There is only one Zhenya Medvedeva in this world who is just like YOU. We like you because you‘re yourself. This isn‘t going to ever change. So, just go out there and do what you love and believe in yourself. You have it in you. Don‘t let anyone ever make you doubt yourself again.
We just want to see you laugh and smile again, Zhenya! Take some rest, drink lots of hot chocolate (it helps against lovesickness but I‘m sure it will also help with this special kind of heartbreak you’re facing right now), take a walk in nature, talk to your mom, hug your grandma, read a book, sleep, knit clothes for your sweet little pet. I know you want to go back to training immediately and that‘s okay, you‘re a perfectionist after all. But maybe just take a day to refocus, shut everything out and just focus on YOURSELF. You need it.
Honestly, you want to be perfect all the time but that‘s the sad truth - you won‘t. It‘s life. You are on the ground at the moment. Now it‘s time to lie there for a short while and cry because even strong people are allowed to cry and be sad and frustrated. Maybe talk to Brian again like you did after SCI SP. And then you will get up again. I won‘t say: “Don‘t be too sad“ because you have every right to be so. But as much as it doesn‘t look like it right now, it will be a learning experience. You just have to believe in yourself and your abilities. You‘re not skating for anyone else, you‘re skating for yourself. Don‘t listen to what some people say to you, it‘s nonsense and spiteful. And please note that there are many people who always support you. Your fans aren‘t going anywhere. Who would we go to? There is only one Zhenya Medvedeva in this world who is just like YOU. We like you because you‘re yourself. This isn‘t going to ever change. So, just go out there and do what you love and believe in yourself. You have it in you. Don‘t let anyone ever make you doubt yourself again.
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You guys, I don’t post in here a lot but I love Evgeniya. Today was a nightmare for her - I don’t think she ever recovered after that first awful fall. But she has amazing courage and a wonderful spirit. She took a huge step in moving to TCC. I think she will thrive there - is thriving there already - but what she’s doing isn’t easy and her progression isn’t always going to be straight forward. So just be patient.
One of the reasons I wanted to write in here is because I’m a huge Jason fan. Last year when he totally bombed US Nationals and failed to make the US Olympic Team as everyone expected him to, he was so depressed that he considered quitting. Instead he called Brian to ask about working with him. Back then, last January, Brian wasn’t sure he’d have room. But last spring after it was announced that Zhenya was going to Brian, Jason went to TCC for a tryout and was invited to train there. Well, he got there and he struggled. It seemed like a continuation of last season. He bombed his FS at Autumn Classic, and was 10th in the SP at Skate Canada (he finished 6th overall). He had never had such low placements. He kept falling out of jumps and under rotating them. He didn’t look so great.
But then yesterday something clicked and he was able to do a brilliant short program. I don’t know how many of you guys follow Men’s, but what Jason did yesterday was extraordinary. Not only was his skating beautiful, but his score was the highest score ever recorded for a quadless SP. Today he wasn’t quite as brilliant, but he held it together enough to get a silver medal. There is still plenty of work left to do, but after all his struggles, there is light.
Why am I talking about him here? Because I think he and Zhenya are alike in many ways. They’re both amazingly talented and intelligent athletes who are striving to make fundamental changes technically. I think Zhenya will succeed, but perhaps not as quickly as fans would like. Be patient. She will get there.
One of the reasons I wanted to write in here is because I’m a huge Jason fan. Last year when he totally bombed US Nationals and failed to make the US Olympic Team as everyone expected him to, he was so depressed that he considered quitting. Instead he called Brian to ask about working with him. Back then, last January, Brian wasn’t sure he’d have room. But last spring after it was announced that Zhenya was going to Brian, Jason went to TCC for a tryout and was invited to train there. Well, he got there and he struggled. It seemed like a continuation of last season. He bombed his FS at Autumn Classic, and was 10th in the SP at Skate Canada (he finished 6th overall). He had never had such low placements. He kept falling out of jumps and under rotating them. He didn’t look so great.
But then yesterday something clicked and he was able to do a brilliant short program. I don’t know how many of you guys follow Men’s, but what Jason did yesterday was extraordinary. Not only was his skating beautiful, but his score was the highest score ever recorded for a quadless SP. Today he wasn’t quite as brilliant, but he held it together enough to get a silver medal. There is still plenty of work left to do, but after all his struggles, there is light.
Why am I talking about him here? Because I think he and Zhenya are alike in many ways. They’re both amazingly talented and intelligent athletes who are striving to make fundamental changes technically. I think Zhenya will succeed, but perhaps not as quickly as fans would like. Be patient. She will get there.
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Hmm... I'm not a fan of Evegenia but I say it's nice that she challenges herself by doing a style so different from what she has done for as far as I remember. Her SP, I prefer Russian Test Skates because she was smiling during the performance which is I think how the program should be expressed. In TDF she looked so serious, it disappointed me watching her like she's still playing out some character in one of her pantomime programs. However, I expected her to pull through the FS and place 1 or 2 so I was surprised when I checked the results first.
Don't get me wrong now, but I do think this defeat is good for her. Knowing how it feels should make one greater. It all now lies in Zhenya and I look forward to how she will rise up to this new challenge.
Don't get me wrong now, but I do think this defeat is good for her. Knowing how it feels should make one greater. It all now lies in Zhenya and I look forward to how she will rise up to this new challenge.
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Man... this is rough. It was sad to see her gradually lose focus and confidence throughout the performance. She looked so disappointed after her program. I hope she will get through what the mental block is with this situation. She is going through such a hard time, i need to see her make a beautiful comeback and realize first that all this was worth it. I believe in her cause she is a strong girl but at the same time i am worried because she is still human and there's only so much you can take. If Tuktik made a comeback this season, Zhenya can later when she is in a better place, and when she does, she will come back stronger than ever. And i have seen her nail all her jumps in practice all week-end, she has it in her, she just needs to find her peace and confidence again. I will be rooting for her.
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My heart hurts that Zhenya is in the place and mindset that she is currently in. I know she is better than this. I think something that could possibly help her, would be to talk to someone like Alina. Today, and yesterday I felt that Zhenya was afraid of something, maybe her mistakes were haunting her, I obviously don't know what is going on inside her head. She needs to skate freely and forget any previous bad skates or mistakes. The reason I say Alina is because she was twice behind after the SP and ended up winning during the GP last season, because she managed to put the previous skate behind her. Alina also knows what it's like to be considered "done" because of one bad placement (Worlds 20218). It is one thing to talk to adults and that may be what Zhenya needs, but sometimes talking to someone who is experiencing something like you is a great feeling because you don't feel so alone, and you understand that others may feel this way too. I don't believe she (Zhenya) is done, now that she is managing her technique, she needs to figure out how to work with her head (if that makes sense). I think a conversation about moving on and putting the past in the past could help a lot. I hope that she takes some time and thinks about this. Not everyone is perfect and no ever will be no matter how hard they try. She should remember that everyone has had rough competitions, all of her Russian lady competitors included.
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