From Russia with love [#23]: Spring/Summer 2016

[Vash01]

Big interview with Evgenia Medvedeva
http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2016/05/12/a_8231183.shtml

I adore this young Russian girls and their ability to give great and honor interviews

Looking forward to the translation. It will take me a VERY long time to translate it. I am so grateful to our Russian speaking members for translating!

 

[altai_rose]

Big interview with Evgenia Medvedeva
http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2016/05/12/a_8231183.shtml

I adore this young Russian girls and their ability to give great and honor interviews

Thanks for the link! Even via google translate, she's fantastic and very mature. And funny -- here's a snippet.

- And then there was a fragment of four consecutive triple jumps. What is the purpose?

- None. I know some people are going through tough offseason, especially fans of figure skating. So why not to please people.

 

[casken]

Evgenia thinking of us poor fans during the off season.

 

[Wyliefan]

I call that very thoughtful of her.

 

[kosjenka]

I think Cizeron does the same thing on his Instagram with all the underwear posts

 

[papa_pl]

I don't know if Kovtun is lazy. I think he is just not very talented.

He has insane vertical jump.

 

[papa_pl]

Evgenia thinking of us poor fans during the off season.

That statement warmed my heart!
Seriously, offseason sux.

 

[clairecloutier]

FS Gossips translation of interview with Kavaguti/Smirnov: http://fs-gossips.com/kavaguti-smirnov-returned-to-trainings/.

It sounds like Yuko really wants to continue!! I'm excited to see them again, but I hope they take it really slow coming back. I don't want Yuko to reinjure herself.

Smirnov says the priority is her recovery, not new programs. I'm not expecting new programs, considering what's happened. However, I also don't want to see a third year of the Manfred LP. I love that LP, but 3 years of it would be too much. I hope they will keep their current SP and go back to either their February or Clair de Lune LPs (if they don't have time to choreograph a new one).

 

[rfisher]

Their Clair de Lune is a beautiful program. I'd be happy to see it again.

 

[Spun Silver]

I love the proud and protective way he talks about her. And her stubbornness. She is one tough cookie. I would be happy to see Claire de Lune again too. Or the Blue Danube.

 

[Vash01]

FS Gossips translation of interview with Kavaguti/Smirnov: http://fs-gossips.com/kavaguti-smirnov-returned-to-trainings/.

It sounds like Yuko really wants to continue!! I'm excited to see them again, but I hope they take it really slow coming back. I don't want Yuko to reinjure herself.

Smirnov says the priority is her recovery, not new programs. I'm not expecting new programs, considering what's happened. However, I also don't want to see a third year of the Manfred LP. I love that LP, but 3 years of it would be too much. I hope they will keep their current SP and go back to either their February or Clair de Lune LPs (if they don't have time to choreograph a new one).

I would love to see Claire de Lune again.

 

[Karpenko]

Thanks for the link! Even via google translate, she's fantastic and very mature. And funny -- here's a snippet.

"- And then there was a fragment of four consecutive triple jumps. What is the purpose?

- None. I know some people are going through tough offseason, especially fans of figure skating. So why not to please people."

Yeah. well played Evgenia. PML

 

[Ka3sha]

Interview with Astakhova/Rogonov

http://vpsfund.org/432-1/
(with special stylized photoshoot for their new SP )

 

[zebraswan]

Interview with Astakhova/Rogonov

According to Dmitriev, their FS will be a "sequel" to the Dolls FS from last season, continuing the story. He also says they are working on a quad throw.

http://vpsfund.org/566-5/

 

[hanca]

According to Dmitriev, their FS will be a "sequel" to the Dolls FS from last season, continuing the story. He also says they are working on a quad throw.

http://vpsfund.org/566-5/

I wonder how can they continue the story when he died at the end of the program. Will she be skating in solo ladies?

 

[Ka3sha]

Katya Bobrova is looking for the perfect wedding dress
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFa3zA2BneC/

 

[Vash01]

I wonder how can they continue the story when he died at the end of the program. Will she be skating in solo ladies?

He will be reincarnated or they will travel back in time

Or he appears in her dream.

 

[hanca]

Or he will be a ghost... So statue program on ghost music.

 

[Ka3sha]

Or he will be a ghost... So statue program on ghost music.

Please, no
The world will not survive the second "Ghost"

 

[kwanfan1818]

Katya Bobrova is looking for the perfect wedding dress
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFa3zA2BneC/

She'd look beautiful in a sack, but wow, that's lovely.

 

[pinky166]

I think Cizeron does the same thing on his Instagram with all the underwear posts

Cizeron puts the Bel-Ami boys to shame. I'm kinda amazed by how he manages to be both ridiculously talented and ridiculously attractive

But then again he's French so the attractive part should be a no brainer

 

[dinakt]

She'd look beautiful in a sack, but wow, that's lovely.

In her text she says that she had a lovely day trying out dresses, but that is not "THE Dress".

 

[dinakt]

Or he will be a ghost... So statue program on ghost music.

Zombies. Bring them on.
But seriously, Dmitriev says:
— Открою секрет. Мы готовимся с Сергеем Комоловым ставить для произвольной программы Кристины Астаховой и Алексея Рогонова продолжение «Куклы». И пусть вас не смущает заключительный аккорд прошлогодней композиции. Герои снова с нами. Что случилось с «Куклой» дальше, вы узнаете, когда посмотрите новую произвольную программу.

"I'll tell you a secret. For the Long, we are preparing to choreograph a continuation of "The Doll" with Sergey Komolov (their choreographer-dinakt). Do not be alarmed by the final chords of last year's program. The characters are with us again. What happens to the "Doll" you'll learn from the new program."

 

[Lis]

Its no secret I love Astakova/ Rogonov.

Cant wait to see their new programs. In fact it is what Im looking forward to the most of all the new programs from pairs

 

[clairecloutier]

A/R's new SP sounds interesting, but I'll reserve judgment on the LP. i could understand them keeping last year's program, it was almost that good. But just keep the program if that's what you're going to do. Why choreo a new version? If you're going to spend the time/money to choreo a new program, it seems like you'd at least want to try a fresh concept/music. But, Komolov has done great work for them, so I should probably just trust him ...

 

[zebraswan]

Its no secret I love Astakova/ Rogonov.

Cant wait to see their new programs. In fact it is what Im looking forward to the most of all the new programs from pairs

Me too. I've loved everything they've done so far & I'm sure Komolov knows exactly what he's doing. He said in one interview last season that he had enough program ideas to carry them through the next quad.

But I'm curious about S/K's programs too. I wonder if they are done already since it seems like they just came back to Russia.

 

[Ka3sha]

Russian junior pair Mishina/Mirzoev (coached by Velikovs) now are training 3-3-2 combo (will definetely add it next season & they have already tried it on some local competition this season )and are training 4Th but only on the floor now.
They want to do both juniors and seniors next season that's why they probably will keep their FP
http://www.fsrussia.ru/intervyu/215...adislav-mirzoev-uchim-novyj-kaskad-3-3-2.html

Good luck to the guys, I really liked them and Atakhanova/Spiridonov this season

 

[julieann]

Their Clair de Lune is a beautiful program. I'd be happy to see it again.

I agree, they have really grown since then so they may take it to another level.

If they are going to recycle a short, I hope it's this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrgCWyXj84U&index=2&list=PLBD69F55D1D5BC529

or this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pq_M3acrE&list=PLF4B383ABA534695A&index=1

I can't wait to see A/R new programs, they seem interesting.

 

[oleada]

Thats good to hear - they have a lot of potential. Too bad about the LP (not a fan of the program) but I get why!

ETA: about Mishina and Mirzoev, no idea why the quote didn't work

 

[Ka3sha]

Thats good to hear - they have a lot of potential. Too bad about the LP (not a fan of the program) but I get why!

I just hope that Nastia won't grow up a lot!