Allons-y! French skating news & updates

[shah]

Anyway I´m waiting someone will come with the ultimate remix: Requiem for a dream + Adagio

Performed by Edvin Marton

With vocals by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.

Shouldn't Il Divo be involved, too?

and Maksim Mrvica and Raul di Blasio will play burning pianos in the background till they light your inner fire and take you higher

[Sylvia]

Was it ever officially confirmed that Olga Orlova/Matthieu Jost have split? The following was posted in the Khokhlova/Novitski thread today re. Orlova/Jost splitting:

Unfortunately this is true.

[kwanfan1818]

and Maksim Mrvica and Raul di Blasio will play burning pianos in the background till they light your inner fire and take you higher

Wow, we have the soundtrack for a new Johnny Weir show

[Asli]

Young children and older one ! Their ballet is french national champion, and I also train there

Yes, I know there is a successful ballet team in Colombe (though I thought it was junior), but I was trying to keep to the point rather than raise questions about what ballet means as a competitive discipline.

Is it true then that the club may be closed? How real is the danger?

[Nmsis]

Is it true then that the club may be closed? How real is the danger?

It is very real.

A lot of rinks built in the 70s need some heavy work and the municipalities who own them don't want to put their money in a costly facility which struggles for its financial balance. Nowadays, cities who are building rinks put them in the middle of a leisure complex or a leisure zone. Anyway the mayor has a proposal to transform the rink into a bowling.

There is an petition, a facebook group, Candeloro has met the mayor, there has been a protest. Rama Yade came into the mix to criticize the mayor. But if she's the Secretary of State for Sports, she's also a member of the opposition in the city council of Colombes ( ).

A deputy mayor has said that the decision (the mayor should take a decision in June) wouldn't be applied next September but in September 2011 but that's still to be confirmed.
The mayor still envisions the replacement of the rink by a bowling, with the potential addition of an artificial rink. Nothing to calm down the worries.

The french fed is annoyed not only because that has been an important rink in the development of figure skating in France but also because it's in Colombes that they have organized their development program. It represents 4 to 9 days a month that they are using to monitor and develop skaters.

[IneZR]

Was it ever officially confirmed that Olga Orlova/Matthieu Jost have split? The following was posted in the Khokhlova/Novitski thread today re. Orlova/Jost splitting:

The news was posted in Pirouette magazine's May edition. They said they expected more from this partnership and it didn't work out the way they had planned.

[briancoogaert]

Yes, I know there is a successful ballet team in Colombe (though I thought it was junior), but I was trying to keep to the point rather than raise questions about what ballet means as a competitive discipline.

Is it true then that the club may be closed? How real is the danger?

The president of my club told me two weeks ago : 20 % of chance to stay opened ! It's not big !
And yes, this is a junior ballet. But not young people who will become champions.

[Mevrouw]

What? Has the French Rumour Mill ceased to grind?

[aliona22]

Anyway I´m waiting someone will come with the ultimate remix: Requiem for a dream + Adagio

No Requiem but here's Semenovich/Kostomarov skating to an R&B remix of Mahler + Adagio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljSlaHhi2kU
I think Linichuk choreographed this program. That's V/M's FD music at the beginning, no?

[casken]

No Requiem but here's Semenovich/Kostomarov skating to an R&B remix of Mahler + Adagio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljSlaHhi2kU
I think Linichuk choreographed this program. That's V/M's FD music at the beginning, no?

Yes I love that FD. It's cheesetastic, but in a good way. BTW, here's a smoother version of it.

I always thought that S&K were a better stylistic match then him with Navka. I always found N&K to be like some guy skating with his hot aunt.

[Artifice]

I always found N&K to be like some guy skating with his hot aunt.

LOL Just to make sure I got your view, how would describe such a partnership skating wise ?

[casken]

LOL Just to make sure I got your view, how would describe such a partnership skating wise ?

Oh fine. She was way more secure and confident in her skating though.

[skatak]

Well, I thought it would have already popped up in here...

an article of La NR indicates that Brian LP will be choreographed by David Wilson. Other than that, no fresh news, and still no coach.

[taz'smum]

Article on Brian in Lyon
http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/permalien...er-a-Lyon.html

[kirkbiggestfan]

How scary to read all those quotes from Raymonde. "We have not decided yet". She keeps using the word "we".

[MarieM]

Typical

And still no confirmation from the FFSG about the pairing of Vanessa with anyone

[skatak]

Article on Brian in Lyon
http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/permalien...er-a-Lyon.html

in this one it's said Brian will work with Brian Orser in Canada.
So, for now, we have Orser + Wilson.

[kirkbiggestfan]

Typical

And still no confirmation from the FFSG about the pairing of Vanessa with anyone

Anyone? Not Coia?

[MarieM]

I am just saying that when the pairing will be a done deal, the FFSG will surely glose about it in a press release. They've been the champions of those these past years. Only tell if it's positive, otherwise, shut your mouth !

[joeperryfan]

P/B's new FD is to Charlie Chaplin. I'm sure they'll rock it

And here's a photo from their Official facebook page:

Charlie Chaplin