From Russia with love [#28]: Autumn to Winter 2017

Work ethic is portable. If you need perfect circumstances to motivate you to work hard, then you don't really have a work ethic.

The ice dance world is too small to have too long of a checklist in a partner. At a certain point, you need to "make do" with what you've got available. And at a certain level of talent, results become more about how hard you're willing to work than how much natural talent you have.

You have an insurmountable problem if the leader of the pair cannot lead. Ice dance's current construct dictates that the male partner leads the pair. So if the leader isn't doing the job required to ensure that this is the perception, what is the female partner to do? Should she pretend that she doesn't know how to skate? Should she go to the gym with him and bribe him to work on his physical strength, teach him to twizzle, teach him to use his edges. She waited for Katsalapov for seven years to do decent lifts and she was still waiting for him to learn how to twizzle when he gave her the heave-ho.

I would not be surprised if Ms Ilinykh looked at things and realized that this was never going to happen with Shibnev. If many here saw that he was out of her league, what reason would she have to stay with him? Should she stay with him just because he's her current squeeze or was?? Oops, so what's a girl to do, go live her life? Who knew she'd do just that. :40beers:

EDIT: Who knows maybe he asked for and got a timeout like with Kustarova. However, since this has gone on for some time she's decided oh well, life awaits. LOL :gallopin1. There are so many possibilities.
 
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Strained her groin. She is currently being treated. Unfortunately. But hopefully, she will recover carefully. Groin injuries can be so difficult to heal. Arghh!!!

sh**it.....hope it is not a serious one. pls keep us updated on how she is doing.
 
Well, literal translation:
“The situation with Ilinykh and Shibnev is complicated. Russian Figure Skating Federation still isn’t sure if they are going to skate woth each other”
I don’t want to spread any gossips, but didn’t he have some problems with the law? They wouldn’t be able to skate together if he had to spend some time inside.
 
If this is true, and the charges aren't that serious -- ie, no physical harm -- I'd expect some type of agreement with him being deported.
 
I don’t want to spread any gossips, but didn’t he have some problems with the law? They wouldn’t be able to skate together if he had to spend some time inside.

I think that was just a David Lease prank, from TSL. But if it is the case better to get out now than later.
 
I don’t want to spread any gossips, but didn’t he have some problems with the law? They wouldn’t be able to skate together if he had to spend some time inside.
The skating lesson is quite insistent shibnev is guilty of robbery in New Jersey when he was training there and will go to prison for missed court appearances. He is a fugitive!

I think that was just a David Lease prank, from TSL. But if it is the case better to get out now than later.

Why make up lies about shibnev stealing things in New Jersey?
 
The skating lesson is quite insistent shibnev is guilty of robbery in New Jersey when he was training there and will go to prison for missed court appearances. He is a fugitive!



Why make up lies about shibnev stealing things in New Jersey?
The skating lesson is quite insistent shibnev is guilty of robbery in New Jersey when he was training there and will go to prison for missed court appearances. He is a fugitive!



Why make up lies about shibnev stealing things in New Jersey?

I don't find this incredulous per say, but just mind-numbingly stupid on his part. It would also explain why persons are so tight-lipped about everything.
 
I think that was just a David Lease prank, from TSL. But if it is the case better to get out now than later.
That doesn’t look like a prank to me. If it is not true, he could be sued. Would anyone be stupid enough to spread something like this publicly, if he made it up?
 
Can someone give us a bit more background? Whether or not he committed the acts may be in dispute, but what wouldn't be in dispute is whether he had court appearances (charges) and whether he missed any and thus may have a warrant out for his arrest.
 
That doesn’t look like a prank to me. If it is not true, he could be sued. Would anyone be stupid enough to spread something like this publicly, if he made it up?

Well, correct me if I'm mistaken he also removed it quickly from the TSL instagram page. He also reported that I/K had a try out a few months ago that everyone denied. So though I know what you're saying to be true, he just sounds like a sketchy source. But this is not something you can hide sooner or later we'll all see the mugshot.
 
Well, correct me if I'm mistaken he also removed it quickly from the TSL instagram page. He also reported that I/K had a try out a few months ago that everyone denied. So though I know what you're saying to be true, he just sounds like a sketchy source. But this is not something you can hide sooner or later we'll all see the mugshot.
It’s on twitter


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Will Elena Ilinykh and Anton Shibnev compete this season? Shibnev is due in Hackensack Court on Nov 8th...missed last appearance.
10:52 AM · Oct 27, 2017
 
Do you want them to use that picture or a picture that is currently used on pillows and whatnot that we can buy?
"May the path to victory touch down on the landing strip of glory."
«Пусть путь к победе опустится на посадочную полосу славы».
 
Appearance for what?

Court appearance. It seems like Shibnev may have had charges against him relating to a robbery. I would like to know if anyone has more information about what he is alleged to have done just so we have a better idea of what he may have been actually accused of rather than assuming the worst.
 
Thanks @Ka3sha !!
Can't believe I've been robbed of seeing Adian doing Rach 2:wuzrobbed

But it seems like he's still trying to do dance. And if everything else fail, he'll be a rockstar. Hell yeah! Russian rock is great! :rockstar:
 
Thanks @Ka3sha !!
Can't believe I've been robbed of seeing Adian doing Rach 2:wuzrobbed

But it seems like he's still trying to do dance. And if everything else fail, he'll be a rockstar. Hell yeah! Russian rock is great! :rockstar:

Can he skate with Davankova? I know I am dreaming. It's not going to happen.
 
Court appearance. It seems like Shibnev may have had charges against him relating to a robbery. I would like to know if anyone has more information about what he is alleged to have done just so we have a better idea of what he may have been actually accused of rather than assuming the worst.

I wonder does NJ have some kind of court database search option.
 
Can he skate with Davankova? I know I am dreaming. It's not going to happen.
If she quit with Shibnev, that clearly shows that she didn’t want to continue. They were doing ok. Why would swap doing ok with someone for starting from zero with an ice dance beginner?
 

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