Final Cup of Russia

[EdgeCall]

Oh. There are more pairs? I thought the discipline are capped out at 2 groups.

They are capped out at 12 competitors, pairs have four per group.

 

[EdgeCall]

Take your best shot, Ilya.

 

[rollerblade]

Ah thanks. There are so many no shows for the seniors pairs (and dance), they didn't even fill out 2 groups.

 

[LadyB]

Kargulina/Kalashnikov - I liked them all season. Also like the costumes.

 

[elektra blue]

now in the tradition of the Ilyas, grab an ice cream

 

[FelineFairy]

i don't know the sequence VLD/Wld looks similar but my linguistic studies are too rusty by now

Yes, they are closely related. Walt - and Vlad - are variants of the Indo-Germanic root, both meaning "rule, possess". The second element in Walter is Har-, meaning warrior. So Walter is someone who rules the army. In Vladimir the second element is Mir, meaning world. So Vladimir means someone who rules the world.
In pagan times old Slavic names were of two types: common people got names from everyday life, nature, etc. Nobility got those compound names with two roots, Vladimir, Miroslav, (Slav- glory), etc. After the advent of Christianity names from the church calendar replaced the pre-Christian ones. The common names were completely ousted. However, some names of nobility were later included into the church calendar because the Christian church accepted some of the dukes and princes of the pagan times as Christian saints (Vladimir, Olga). Other names (Svetlana, from svet - light) were not included, so one still can't baptize a girl with that name.

 

[elektra blue]

a shoutout to @FelineFairy

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and now disturbed-like Grease cover

 

[LadyB]

They so don't look like Grease....

 

[EdgeCall]

Sorry R/B, you really tried hard with the music choice, but Sofia Samodurova clearly has the edge.

 

[rollerblade]

That Grease has a case of the Mondays.

 

[elektra blue]

og blablabland

 

[LadyB]

MUTE!!!!!!!!

 

[Skatesocs]

Yes, they are closely related. Walt - and Vlad - are variants of the Indo-Germanic root, both meaning "rule, possess". The second element in Walter is Har-, meaning warrior. So Walter is someone who rules the army. In Vladimir the second element is Mir, meaning world. So Vladimir means someone who rules the world.
In pagan times old Slavic names were of two types: common people got names from everyday life, nature, etc. Nobility got those compound names with two roots, Vladimir, Miroslav, (Slav- glory), etc. After the advent of Christianity names from the church calendar replaced the pre-Christian ones. The common names were completely ousted. However, some names of nobility were later included into the church calendar because the Christian church accepted some of the dukes and princes of the pagan times as Christian saints (Vladimir, Olga). Other names (Svetlana, from svet - light) were not included, so one still can't baptize a girl with that name.

Well I definitely didn't find that when I searched

 

[elektra blue]

in your name! Ilya Yablokov!

 

[LadyB]

Ice dance should be good with Rumak/Goncharov and Kaganovskaya/Angelopol!

 

[elektra blue]

Ice dance should be good with Rumak/Goncharov and Kaganovskaya/Angelopol!

also Davis/Smolkin (who probably will win)

 

[FelineFairy]

Well I definitely didn't find that when I searched

You are welcome. Looking for origins of words, just add "etymology" to your search, it will give you links to special dictionaries. (If you already knew that, please bear with me - professional distortion )

 

[LadyB]

in your name! Ilya Yablokov!

I wish I had £1.00 everytime Ilya is mentioned in connection with ice cream. I'd be filthy rich by now!

 

[LadyB]

also Davis/Smolkin (who probably will win)

They're good (and they might as well win), but tbh, they're not for me.

 

[Skatesocs]

You are welcome. Looking for origins of words, just add "etymology" to your search, it will give you links to special dictionaries. (If you already knew that, please bear with me - professional distortion )

I do, and I enjoy linguistics, but my knowledge of how names historically relate is still pretty shallow