Georgian Skating News

[Vagabond]

Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin: We mentioned that we didn’t rule out changing citizenship, but neither the USA nor Israel were mentioned. All this was blown up by “journalists”

Interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin. About switching to Georgian team, new programs and debut competition.

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Gleb Smolkin: Many judges have also mentioned that Diana has significantly progressed in her skating skills over the past year, which allowed our pair to look more harmonious.[/QUOTE ]
I hope that he meant this in the nicest possible way because, otherwise

 

[Karen-W]

LOL - you know Georgia's arrived when they get their own thread on FSU, separate from the general OES thread!

 

[Frau Muller]

LOL - you know Georgia's arrived when they get their own thread on FSU, separate from the general OES thread!

I remember when it was just a tiny 15-yr-old single female at Euros…Gedevanishvili.

 

[tennellicious]

too bad nowadays Georgia is just a proxy for the C-list Russians to compete internationally

 

[Frau Muller]

There are lots of Russian-sounding names in many ISU federations…not just in “Rent-a-Russian” USA! Not all are due to escaping a war/action but…

 

[Karen-W]

Lombardia Trophy entries are out and we get the season debuts of the rest of the Georgian senior skaters!

Egadze will be going up against Levandi, Grassl, Rizzo, Kagiyama, Yoshioka, Pulkinen and Torgashev.

Gubanova AND Urushadze will face off against Pinzarrone, Petrokina, Jyrkinen, Gutmann, Yoshida, Chaeyeon Kim, Kurakova and Ziegler.

Kazakova/Revia will be squaring up with the Mrazeks, the Taschlers, Guignard/Fabbri, Bratti/Somerville and Green/Parsons.

 

[Sylvia]

Moved Romain Haguenauer's quote re. Davis/Smolkin to a newly created GSD thread:

Davis/Smolkin and their transfer to Ice Academy of Montreal

April 10, 2024: https://matchtv.ru/figure-skating/matchtvnews_NI2040618_Novyj_trener_Devis_i_Smolkina_soobshhil_chto_figuristy_khoteli_prijti_v_jego_akademiju_jeshhe_v_2022_godu Machine translation: Coach Roman Haguenauer told Match TV that figure skaters Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin are now...

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ETA Team Georgia's 2024 ISU Championships results:

Europeans:
SILVER Anastasiia Gubanova (206.52)
SILVER Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava (196.14)
7th Nika Egadze (233.16)
8th Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin (189.46)
22nd Alina Urushadze (140.66)

Junior Worlds:
GOLD Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava (179.32)
12th Inga Gurgenidze (172.87)
20th Konstantin Supatashvili (182.68)
22nd (FNR) Mariia Alieva/Yehor Barshak

Worlds:
7th Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava (189.30)
12th Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin (188.34)
13th Nika Egadze (241.55)
13th Anastasiia Gubanova (182.42)

 

[Karen-W]

Hmmmmm... it seems like Alieva/Barshak are also possibly changing training locations per Masha's IG stories today. She has a pic of them and their luggage at the airport titled "new chapter".

 

[Sylvia]

Maria Kazakova just announced her split from Georgy Reviya (April 22): https://www.instagram.com/p/C6E3rJ-okqX/

hello everyone! I have news for you. My journey with Giorgi is over. I am grateful for this experience and I want to say thank you. A new stage in my life is coming. I don't want to give up and I want to continue my career. Therefore, I am looking for a new partner and I will be grateful for the maximum repost of this information. Hello, a new chapter in my life. I'm open to everything! and I take a step forward with my eyes wide open. see you soon

ETA link to Reviya’s post on Feb. 15 (3 days after "half of my meniscus was removed" in an operation): https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Yr9VsIBJ2/

K/R competed 7 seasons together: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103257.htm

 

[Karen-W]

Maria Kazakova just announced her split from Georgy Reviya (April 22): https://www.instagram.com/p/C6E3rJ-okqX/

Given their injury issues, especially his, I don't think this is all that surprising - but disappointing nonetheless.

 

[Marta24]

Maria Kazakova just announced her split from Georgy Reviya (April 22): https://www.instagram.com/p/C6E3rJ-okqX/

Not surprising, but so sad. I fell in love with their skating in their last Junior season. Which proves again to me, do not, under any cirmustances, fall in love with Junior Ice Dance teams.

Anyway, hopefully she can find another partner and continue.

 

[Sylvia]

Hmmmmm... it seems like Alieva/Barshak are also possibly changing training locations per Masha's IG stories today.

Looks like they are in Egna, Italy now (based on one of her latest IG stories).

 

[Karen-W]

Looks like they are in Egna, Italy now (based on one of her latest IG stories).

Yes, I noticed that last week but was waiting to post an update until they'd been there a bit longer - they haven't announced anything officially so it could just be a short-term training situation.

 

[Belsornia]

Not surprising, but so sad. I fell in love with their skating in their last Junior season. Which proves again to me, do not, under any cirmustances, fall in love with Junior Ice Dance teams.

Anyway, hopefully she can find another partner and continue.

Yeah, I think a lot of us weren't expecting to see Kazakova/Revia in competition again, even if we didn't want to say it, but I'm sad about this one. I didn't even particularly like the In The End FD but I loved the unique perspective they brought to this and others of their programmes. I hope she can find a new partner who can support her in being as creative and weird on ice as she wants.

Farewell to the only team ever to skate to the Beautiful South.

 

[Sylvia]

Moving this from the 2023/34 OES News thread :

Anastasiia Gubanova was in Belgium for new programs choreo from Adam Solya - no music announced yet.

Nastya Gubanova OLY ♥️⛸ on Instagram: "I was very happy to work with @adamsolya 🤩. Thank you so much for new beautiful programs♥️"

1,479 likes, 16 comments - nastya_gubanchik on June 15, 2024: "I was very happy to work with @adamsolya 🤩. Thank you so much for new beautiful programs♥️".

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Georgia had the most initial 2024 ISU Grand Prix assignments (8, up from 6 last year) of the "OES" countries:
Nika Egadze: SkAm & CoC
Anastasiia Gubanova: GPdF & CoC
Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava: SkAm & NHK (GP debut)
Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin: SkAm & CoC

 

[farahfan]

Интервью Дианы Дэвис и Глеба Смолкина: блат, свадьба в США, жизнь в Канаде

Багрянцева расспросила обо всем.

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New interview with Davis/Smolkin, quite long and full of details.
Interesting that she says she just got the Georgian passport, and Smolkin is still in process but not in a rush. I assume he'll have citizenship for the Olympics since Georgia wants a team medal.

 

[Alilou]

FS Gossips Transaltions:

Part 1

“Our initial conversations with the I.AM started two years ago, at the end of the Olympic season. But at that time because of difficulties with the documents it didn’t work out.” Davis and Smolkin about trainings in Montreal

Big interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin.

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Part 2

“During the Olympic season, we appeared decent and in some ways, more confident than other teams in the fight for the third spot.” and “I never wanted to skate for America.” Interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin

Big interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin Part 2.

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[Miezekatze]

Oh I randomly read only the 2nd part of the interview yesterday, that explains why it started so out of nowhere with a question about Glebs dad

They seem like such nice people, I always enjoy reading from them.

 

[Sylvia]

Golden Skate's article on Inga Gurgenidze, 15 (Oct. 13):

Inga Gurgenidze: Georgia's NextGen hopeful

Inga Gurgenidze Inga Gurgenidze, a 15-year-old NextGen skater from Georgia, is becoming the country's newest hope for the upcoming Olympic cycle. Now in

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She was 3rd in the FS (landed 3A on the quarter) and placed 6th overall in the final JGP in Wuxi this weekend.

 

[Karen-W]

Looks like Maria Kazakova has a new partner - Vladislav Kasinsky (Kasinskij in the "New & improved ISU bio section - formerly skated with Ekaterina Mitrofanova for Bosnia & Herzegovina).

Both have shared the same pic from Matteo Zanni's IG post earlier today -

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[Karen-W]

Alina Urushadze announced the end of her competitive career today.

ALINA URUSHADZE 🤍 on Instagram: "Дорогие друзья , хочу сообщить о том , что я завершаю свою соревновательную карьеру. Это решение далось мне , крайне тяжело … Не знаю , как правильно писать такой пост , и не думала , что когда то придет это время

304 likes, 59 comments - a.urushadze__ on November 18, 2024: "Дорогие друзья , хочу сообщить о том , что я завершаю свою соревновательную карьеру. Это решение далось мне , крайне тяжело … Не знаю , как правильно писать такой пост , и не думала , что когда то придет это время 🥹 Со льда я не...

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