Recent content by seruleane

I love Radionova. She was the figure skater who got me interested in FS again (after the Sochi Olympics). I loved her charisma and musicality while performing. She reminded me of Oksana Baiul. This is a great interview, and I am so happy to see that she has grown into an intelligent, wise, and...

While I completely agree with this sentiment and would love to stop talking about all of it, Alina does have her share of anti-fans/posters who love to come out of the woodwork to make snide remarks about her, her supposed "introversion" (seriously do any of us even know her?) and basically make...

Not to get off topic, but I don't think you necessarily need an outgoing personality to be an actor. Lots of actors and actresses are actually shy, introverted people in real life even if they seem to come alive on screen.

Excellent interview, thanks for posting! I love that Alina is calmer and skating for herself now. I agree her skating has matured, and while there are still things she needs to work on, I hope she and her coaches can work on them calmly and not worry about needing to win every single...

Love to hear my favorite skaters are nice human beings off the ice too! I remember she and Tiffany had a great time last time they roomed together. Hope they enjoy the rest of IdF :)

Thank you, TAHbKA for translating! I've always liked Inna Goncharenko as a coach. She seems fair and reasonable. I was very sorry to see Elena Radionova leave her. When I first saw Lena as a junior during Sochi, I was hoping she would be in contention for the Pyeongchang Olympics. A lot changes...

Most desired (purely based on personal preference): Alina, Anna, Aliona Most likely: Sasha, Aliona (now with the 3As and highest PCS potential of the three Eteri rising seniors, I think she will make a very strong case) and Anna (but only if her 4lutz is stable). Alina has a chance if others...

VenusH, if you want your criticisms of Zagitova to be taken more seriously, maybe don’t make your posts so clearly derogatory towards her? There are certainly valid things to criticize about her- about any skater in fact- but you’re just trolling...

Honestly, all this bickering about how famous or popular Alina really is in Russia is very tiresome. Personally, when I think about young teenage athletes who became mega stars (eg Lipnitskaya, Baiul) I wouldn’t want their fate to be Alina’s. Not that this is a negative for all teenage stars...

I agree with what other posters said- that Alina, being an athlete training in the rink most of her days is going to listen to her coaches. And if her coach or choreographer says this is OK to do, then she will probably just follow their lead. I also agree that plagiarism in any form- whether...

Oh, I wasn't referring to your comments. I was referring to VenusH above.

Masaru is not just any dog. She was a gift from Japan's Akita Group. Like Mollymgr said, the prime minister of Japan was present. Alina talks about Masaru because people are invested in the dog, and like to hear how she is doing. She has lots of other pets (Alina seems to love animals) but...

I don't think Eteri was implying Alina won her OGM by luck, as you are trying to do. Alina worked hard and deserved it. Was she also lucky to be the right age, and to be peaking at the Olympics? Of course, there is luck involved in everything, and I think athletes and competitors know that...

Long time Alina fan here, first time poster. I personally think Alina has not received enough credit or respect for everything she's been through. She didn't *have* to come back this season after winning the Olympics. She could have retired like Tara Lipinski, Sarah Hughes, Oksana Baiul, the...