Then again, if Germany released her so easily the first time, it is quite possible that they would release her easily again, to skate for any other country.
Maybe by the time German Fed has realised that releasing her so easily wasn't a good idea. They had to pay France a lot of money to get Bruno Massot. How can any country get Savchenko for free? German Fed had to collect money for team jackets. So I'm sure they could need some money.
Maybe. Or maybe they thought they owe her and therefore would do whatever she wants. If they are nice to her, the chance is that she may pass on her skills by coaching German skaters in the future. If they annoy her, she can easily move and start coaching anywhere else.
I somehow don't see her coaching German pairs. I reckon she'd go for a Fed with more clout, and a club with more financial means than they have.
I guess it also depends where they want to live as a family. If they stay in Germany, most of her students will be German pairs, at least at the beginning. Later on, when she builds up her school, some foreign pairs will probably come, but it will take time. If she goes abroad, she will be able to choose federation with more clout, but would her husband want to move to a different country? Would they want to bring up their child somewhere else? Those are all questions that will influence where is works.
It also didnt appear that she was good at it...
She has things to offer in the realm of coaching and choreography, I agree with you there. I think her personality is difficult for a head coach role.
I don’t think Aljona wants to coach now, because now she still wants to compete. But when she is one with competing…who knows. Will she want to do shows, or will she return to coaching?
Of course, it can be learned. It's a skill and like any skill can be learned and improved upon. It might not come naturally to some people and they may not want to put in the work to get decent at it but it's something you are born being able to do. Or not do.
You may be right, but all she needs is one pair that is as crazily ambitious. Ingo Steuer also did not have a big group of students, in fact, Savchenko/Szolkowy were the only successful pair he coached.
Aljona may not have a chance to become a copy of Moskvina, but she could become another Tutberidze! Or a copy of Natalia Pavlova…
there's always the chance that the politics could change and she could get an "extraordinarily talent" push in time for 2026. Not likely at all, I would agree, but there's a chance. But I think the chance came up in Colorado, and she took it. Didn't work out, but nothing has ever stopped Aljona.
I suspect she's already scouted out the possibilities in Germany. She wants a big guy who can get her in the air for throws and twists and who can do the SBS jumps as well as she can. And, given the lack of female skaters who are world medal caliber in the US, I suspect more than one will be willing to negotiate for a world's medal. And, TBH, so will the USFS. She knows the Chinese have one pair of her caliber and they are injury prone. Russia has several so they are the main threat. Canada and the US current pairs, no. So, she could take the right man to Worlds. And, she doesn't have a 4CC gold, so there's something new for her.
Yes, I was thinking if she could recruit another partner from another country who would be willing to apply for citizenship in Germany. And I've always thought that there could be a whole, satisfying new life for her in competing if she goes for doing as much as possible with a new partner, including trips to Worlds, even if another Olympics doesn't work out. She loves to compete. I'm not sure I agree that any of the US top pairs guys would leave a happy partnership for a world medal. But that's just me, and it's entirely possible.
But with all respect-- she left the sport at the top, she became a mother, got right back on the ice and was right back to normal, even landing 3+3 combos. She paired back up with Massot and after a week or so they looked like they hadn't taken any break since 2018. She's more than capable of pulling off another surprise, and this board is a perfect starting-point to show how many people were
her decision in 2014 and even calling her desperate at that time.
Miss Savchenko should look to our own Sarah Hughes for inspiration in that regard. It's called walking away from the sport with class and dignity. The Nyman summer sideshow has not been dignified and has only provided fodder for gossipmongers.
Also, coming back to the Olympics in 94 didn't tarnish Katarina Witt's Legacy. Trying out baseball didn't tarnish Michael Jordon's.
