Kathryn2001
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Hey, as a consistent lurker but rare poster, can someone tell me about today's LPs, is there a Youtube someone can share for today's event, I guess with Ted commentating?? Thanks.
Yes, Ted. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zEs6xBKsrXsHey, as a consistent lurker but rare poster, can someone tell me about today's LPs, is there a Youtube someone can share for today's event, I guess with Ted commentating?? Thanks.
This. In spades.I still can't believe they thought that a decision not to divide Anna and Kamila between two teams was fair
Hey, as a consistent lurker but rare poster, can someone tell me about today's LPs, is there a Youtube someone can share for today's event, I guess with Ted commentating?? Thanks.
Maybe, as in golf, they can establish a “handicap” system so the teams can be more evenly matched in competition.Evgenia said that Eteri Tutberidze suggested a really great idea to have this event in 'Russia VS the World' format / or with international skaters, as it's not that fun to fight against each other.
[/QUOTE]A golf handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer's potential that is used to enable players of varying abilities to compete against one another. Better players are those with the lowest handicaps.
I am pretty sure it will first go to Khrystalniy (Sambo-70) since the winning factor (Valieva, Shcherbakova, Usacheva) comes from there, as well as Khuda the Dancer... . Perhaps it will be passed to other clubs each year.So, who gets the keep the trophy?
If you mean the movie from 1947, here is the photo. I don't see much similarity.Gallyamov kind of looks like the prince from the Soviet "Cinderella" movie from the 30s or 40s.
Not quite...... it was known in advance and discussed on Russian sites, that the "fan sympathy vote" will go to whoever loses, so they can get 3+1 million rubles, for 16 participants. The winning team got about $ 4,200 per person, and the losing team + sympathy vote money got 3+1 million rubles about $ 2,500 per person. These are top skaters, and this is a commercial event - so the organizers had to make sure everyone makes a decent amount of money.Team Evgenia won the popular vote, but Team Alina won the Electoral College.
Not great to hear Evgenia is still struggling with ykw after effects. Sort of an odd comment from Alina - it was pretty darn clear that the ladies teams weren't even remotely close to equal and maybe not appropriate to retort on the winning vs. losing. It was a great competition and that's probably the best way to leave it.Press conference:
When asked about Ladies, Alina said that the teams were even and the draw was fair. Evgenia says that the ladies teams couldn't be equal simply because there are three top skaters and three near the top girls, so one team would have had an advantage anyway. She wished Aliona Kostornaia a quick recovery and added that if Aliona was here, the teams would have been more equal.
Both says that there could be some changes in the rules to make this event better in the future. Evgenia said that Eteri Tutberidze suggested a really great idea to have this event in 'Russia VS the World' format / or with international skaters, as it's not that fun to fight against each other. Both her and Alina have some crazy fans and it's not that great to put them against each other.
Evgenia is taking a break again because she has not yet recovered from ********* and is again dealing with the aftermath. She also adds that they do not think of it as a defeat and she, personally, will give all the money she earned to charity. Alina retorts - 'But the Red Machine has won Thank you, Team Evgenia, for a great fight.'
Both smiled a take a picture together. Fin
Alina does fine with public speaking in her own style. She talks like a "girl next door" of her age, and many people love her for it, that she is not pretending to be "a fancy speaker".... She is "folkish" and it is not a problem, she still gets public appearance gigs because an average person relates to her.It was a depressing press conf. Between a sour loser and a winner who can't master 3 words or a sentence...
I re-listened to the press-conference, listening to every word, not like i did the first time, listening and reading at the same time.I feel badly for Med; she's been through a lot. She seems like an intense person, maybe she would rather be able to hide her disappointment but just can't.
Absolutely! and that's why Sheseido chose her....Great and fun event!! I always wish I could understand Russian - I feel I miss so much. One final thought - the camera clearly loves Alina Zagitova. What a natural beauty.
i have some connections to Russia and would love to learn some basics in the language before I go. I might follow up on that. Alina certainly is a natural beauty. I must say I was surprised by the number of red heads/strawberry blond skaters too. (natural ones that is )Great and fun event!! I always wish I could understand Russian - I feel I miss so much. One final thought - the camera clearly loves Alina Zagitova. What a natural beauty.
Many people here are saying they are absolutely shocked and surprised by your press conference reporting.Medvedeva, excuse my french, bitched and bitched, 3-4 questions in a row, "how unfair the draws were" and how she got a weaker team, because of girls. She used a lot of "indirect phrases" but basically it came down to "we were not treated fairly". On top of that she had a "sour puss" face and many posters (on the right of the video screen) kept saying, in one form or the other: "Zhenya you got to learn how to lose gracefully". Some said "she could never lose gracefully, remember the Olympics". One poster said in English, that Medvedeva is mean.
What’s there to be shocked about? Some posters are not known for their unbiased reporting of Russian events. Tinami has not been hiding her dislike for ‘the traitor’ Evgenia. In fact, if Tinami was the gatekeeper at Tutberidze’s rink, Evgenia would be kicked out before she had time to approach Tutberidze to ask her to be her coach again.Many people here are saying they are absolutely shocked and surprised by your press conference reporting.