Aww, that is too bad. But the potential for two great Russian teams...
Also, Stolbova and Bilodeau?
I knew it was inevitable, but I'm still so sad. They might have been polar opposite personalities, but when they were on, they were magic. I went to Skate America and Worlds just to see them a few years ago and I'm so glad I did.
Being a fierce competitor is a good thing. Being fierce with your partner for every move they make is a totally different thing. I always felt that she hated everything he did. And that he was always looking to her for some kind of acceptance or acknowledgement that he wasn't the biggest piece of #!%* on the planet. I swear somewhere there is footage of her looking at him after he exhaled and looking at him as he just did that in the completely wrong way.
Nooooooo!!!! I like Charlie!!
Being a fierce competitor is a good thing. Being fierce with your partner for every move they make is a totally different thing. I always felt that she hated everything he did. And that he was always looking to her for some kind of acceptance or acknowledgement that he wasn't the biggest piece of #!%* on the planet. I swear somewhere there is footage of her looking at him after he exhaled and looking at him as he just did that in the completely wrong way.
Nooooooo!!!! I like Charlie!!
Agree. And I think those polar opposite personalities actually made for an interesting pair to watch - they had a dynamic contrast, kind of like James/Cipres.
Hmmm, Vanessa and Morgan have a hot chemistry that's just magical and can't be taught or bought (they've dated in the past). I'm not sure what you mean by 'contrast' in their case, since their muscularity/physicality and movement qualities match up exceedingly well. They are quite sympatico and charming, albeit both are fiery in nature, with Vanessa having more control over her emotions than Morgan. The fire in their natures and their hot connection is one reason why they stopped seeing each other off-the-ice. Their fiery connection was simply too hot to handle as partners on and off-the-ice. Yes, they haven't always seen eye-to-eye, and they did have a famous fight in the kiss 'n cry, largely because Morgan could not control his disappointment after one of their performances. But that incident happened before they had a career breakthrough with John Zimmerman and crew in Florida.
OTOH, Stolbova and Klimov apparently have very different personalities that made it difficult for them to connect emotionally. They otherwise matched well physically, and they managed to find program concepts and music that worked in their favor in regard to their personality differences and lukewarm emotional connection. I think Stolbova and Klimov both respected each other and their partnership, but they were never good friends. Morgan and Vanessa are actually friends.
I loved S/K's programs during the 2016-2017 season. Stolbova seemed to be happy and she smiled at Klimov during their Clair de Lune sp at Russian Nationals. But obviously I now know how much they were also struggling to hold it together technically due to various injuries. It surely had to be a huge disappointment for both of them to be kept off the Olympic team. That could be the source of some of their current disgruntlement with each other.
It was a battle for S/K as a team seemingly throughout their partnership. Everything came together magically for them during the 2013-2014 season which was memorable. And their GPF win (and programs the following season) was wonderful, especially I Put a Spell on You. Stolbova is a firecracker technically, and she seems to have so much inside her bursting to be expressed that apparently she never quite fulfilled in her partnership with Klimov. It would be wonderful if she was able to find someone capable enough to support and complement her, and to collaborate with in further pursuing her skating dreams.
Ha ha, yes! That's the Clair de Lune program. They really seemed to be onto something and to be connecting more and trying to explore something new with their partnership at that stage, even though they were still struggling with physical issues.
“Haters gonna hate” or “Haters are motivators” I feel like Susie needs her own thread now
How could you possibly know all the ins and outs of their entire relationship based on what you saw on tv for a few minutes a handful of times per season? You talk about them like telenovela characters. Wow, she hated him so much she stayed with him for 9 years? Do you know how many pairs don't make it nearly that long?
Noooo!!! I like Ksenia!!! Charlie isn't remotely hot enough to be worthy of her as a partner. And I'd bet you thought he had a great relationship with Julianne, right? Just goes to show that things are not always as they appear on the surface.
That's not what happened between Ksenya and Fedor..Being a fierce competitor is a good thing. Being fierce with your partner for every move they make is a totally different thing.
That's not what happened between Ksenya and Fedor..
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They just have completely different emotional worlds..... sometimes for two talented people it does not work out.
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They had nothing in common outside the rink, nothing.... and when difficulties came their way they handled it very differently, each thinking the other does not understand..
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If Stolbova did not have a strong mind they would be skating kind of a crap Tarasova/Morozov have been doing for a while. A was telling about some of Morozov's music ideas for that team. Let's just say am forever grateful to Stolbova for not having to endure another team doing a panty drop-like routine.
Am very much looking forward seeing Stolbova with whoever she choses to compete. Hoping it's Novoselov, but would take her with any partner (am actually surprised someone even managed to spot a partner there when Stolbova is on the ice)
She has seemed like a total prima donna bitch for years. I am not surprised he left her after she cost them a trip to the past Olympics. Good riddance.
It's not quite like that... Fedor was a lot less ambitious about getting to the top than Ksenya, and she got emotional a few times in public.She has seemed like a total prima donna bitch for years. I am not surprised he left her after she cost them a trip to the past Olympics. Good riddance.
and she also was not happy about the few times he had "beers" with his buddy during competitions, after which once he fell down...
Yes, I am sure talent is what Klimov is lacking. He has Olympic silver and gold medals, but he is so untalented! He must have got the medals just for his lovely blue eyes.Good choice for her. I loved them, but he didnt have enough talent or physical ability to go to the next level with her. Hopefully she finds a partner worthy of her talents to win the Olympic and World titles she deserves.
It's not quite like that... Fedor was a lot less ambitious about getting to the top than Ksenya, and she got emotional a few times in public.
In one interview Fedor said that he (sort of) considers himself "second rate skater" and explained about himself: Being single skater is the ultimate goal, and when you fail as a single skater, you do pairs, if you fail pairs you do dance. So i failed as a single skater and now i do pair and that's ok".
In the same interview he said how different he and Ksenya are "we were offered to skate together. we tried out and started skating. very soon i knew how different we are in everything, and decided to not have any dealings with Ksenya outside of skating and related business. after the competition or practice ends, we go our own way and do not talk".
He was also VERY close friends with Trankov, going off drinking beers, to football games, hanging out together.. He was fine to be 2nd on the podium next to his "buddy Maxim", and Ksenya wanted him to be more "hungry" and "more ambitious" and not be "ok with standing 2nd next to his buddy"... (and she also was not happy about the few times he had "beers" with his buddy during competitions, after which once he fell down)...
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Yes, I am sure talent is what Klimov is lacking. He has Olympic silver and gold medals, but he is so untalented! He must have got the medals just for his lovely blue eyes.
I was being sarcastic! I have no clue what colour of eyes he has and couldn’t be bothered to search for photos.This is hilarious! (But I always thought he had brown eyes?)
Yes, I am sure talent is what Klimov is lacking. He has Olympic silver and gold medals, but he is so untalented! He must have got the medals just for his lovely blue eyes.
Fine, so you argue that because they didn’t win anything substantial (in your eyes), he doesn’t have enough talent. So why in your opinion she has the talent? Not sure if you noticed, but she has exactly the same achievements (or lack of them, according to you) as he has!Of course he is very talented, IMO just not quite Olympic or World Champion level talent. Which results bear out as he and Ksenia did not win a major title, and only 2 total individual medals at Worlds/Olympics. She is however.
I have no clue either what this is about, someone must be on my ignore list...Huh?? Where did the drunk stuff come from? That was Kostomarov, not Klimov.
Fine, so you argue that because they didn’t win anything substantial (in your eyes), he doesn’t have enough talent. So why in your opinion she has the talent? Not sure if you noticed, but she has exactly the same achievements (or lack of them, according to you) as he has!
The talent is not measured by what someone wins. If Massot didn’t pair up with Savchenko, the chances are he would eventually retire as an average pair skater without any title. Does it mean that he doesn’t have talent? Winning competitions is about opportunities. Stolbova/Klimov’s opportunities were unfortunately reduced by their frequent injuries. That has nothing to do with talent.